[[Image:Rio Osun.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Osun river in [[Osogbo]], Osun state]]Ibi tí a ń lè ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun lo nii ni wọ́n da sileẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ kẹtàdínlọ́gbọ̀n oṣù Kẹ́́́́ ọdún 1999. Wọ́ ṣe àfàyọ ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun láti ara [[Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́]] wọ́n fún Ìpínlẹ̀ náà ní orúkọ rẹ̀ látara omi [[Odò Ọ̀ṣun]] ìyẹn omi tí ó jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára àwọn òrìṣà ilẹ̀ [[Yorùbá]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Osun-Osogbo|date=2020-04-27|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osun-Osogbo&oldid=953397802|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Osun-Osogbo|date=2020-04-27|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osun-Osogbo&oldid=953397802|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref>
ruba goddess of the same name.<ref>{{Citation|title=Osun-Osogbo|date=2020-04-27|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osun-Osogbo&oldid=953397802|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref>
The former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of [[Osun State University]] with six campuses ([[Osogbo]], [[Okuku, Osun State|Okuku]], Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state. Important cultural events in the state include the [https://tribuneonlineng.com/iragbiji-hills-monuments-of-natures-beauty/ Ori Oke] and [http://www.africancraft.com/oyelami/iragbiji.htm Egungun festival] in [[Iragbiji]],<ref name="Iragbiji">{{Citation|title=Iragbiji|date=2020-05-26|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iragbiji&oldid=959047116|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref> Olojo in Ife and the [https://hotels.ng/travel/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-osun-osogbo-festival/ Osun Osogbo festival].
The modern State of Osun was created on August 27, 1991 from part of the old [[Oyo State]]. The state's name is derived from the [[River Osun]], the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.<ref>{{Citation|title=Osun-Osogbo|date=2020-04-27|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osun-Osogbo&oldid=953397802|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref>
