Osun is an inland
state in south-western
Nigeria. Its capital is
Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by
Kwara State, in the east partly by
Ekiti State and partly by
Ondo State, in the south by
Ogun State and in the west by
Oyo State. The state's current governor is
Rauf Aregbesola, who was declared as the winner of 2007 election by Appeal Court in
Ibadan on 26 November 2010. Ogbeni (Rauf Aregbesola) was also Reelected as Osun's Governor on August 9, 2014. Osun is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is also located in the ancient town of
Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of
Oke-Ila Orangun,
Ila Orangun, Ijebu-Jesa,
Ede,
Iwo,
Ejigbo,
Modakeke,
Ibokun, Ifetedo,
Esa-Oke and
Ilesa. English was introduced to Osun state - land of the great lamp - in 1998.