The State of Osun Technical Committee on Road Safety has observed that brake failure is a major cause of road accidents for which drivers often give flimsy excuses.
This observation was made at the monthly meeting of the committee held in Osogbo.
Chairman of the Committee, Prof Joseph Fawole harped on the need for drivers to cultivate the habit of properly inspecting their brakes before setting out on any trip.
Professor Fawole lamented that brake failure involving articulated vehicles, commercial vehicles, and private cars had caused avoidable deaths for many innocent passengers and pedestrians.
He then advised all traffic inspectors to ensure sanity on the roads by making the inspection of functionality of brakes a topmost priority, among other traffic offences.

An Osun State High court on Monday   sentenced one Sunday Isaiah and Akeem Lamidi to death by hanging over armed robbery.
The court presided over by Justice Moshood Adeigbe at Iwo, Osun State convicted the duo on two count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery.
The two convicts were said to have acted contrary to section 6(b) and section 1(1) & (2), (a) of the Robbery and firearms  (Special Provisions) Act Cap. R,11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

They were said to had been part of a gang of armed robbers that invaded the residence of one Mrs M. Aladete at Asabi Okin, Iwo, Iwo local government area of Osun State on 2nd of May 2012.
They were said to have forcefully gained entrance into her apartment by perforating the wall and thereby gaining entrance into her sitting room.
The victim was consequently thoroughly beaten, threatened with guns and her official vehicle driven away.
Nemesis however caught up with them when they were later  arrested at Ibafo by Nigeria Police, when they were about to sell the vehicle.
The two convicts who were arraigned on 21st May 2014 pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
The prosecution counsel from the state Ministry of Justice, Barrister Bamidele Salawu substantially called three (3) witnesses and tender several exhibits which were admitted without any objection.
Counsel to the convicts C.N.N. Okwusidi, pleaded to the court to temper Justice with mercy with his clients.
In his Judgment Justice Moshood Adeigbe found them guilty on the two counts charge preferred against them and sentenced them to death by ganging to serve as deterrent to people of like mind.

The Governor, state of Osun,  Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday confirmed the claims of a research that the state has the capacity to meet the rice needs of the South West.
The Governor made this observation during a visit to Onilapa to meet with rice farmers to discuss ways of improving output and packaging of local rice in the state.
“Two days ago, I was in Onilapa to meet with rice farmers to discuss ways of improving output and packaging of local rice in the state.
“New research has shown that the state of Osun has enough capacity to meet the rice needs of the South West.
“Our government will continue to provide support for these local farmers until they reach the target of 20 tonnes per hectare.

“We are working closely with various research institutes to offer insight and ideas to rural farmers towards improving their capacity.

“Our intervention in agriculture did not begin today as we have prioritised the welfare of these rural farmers from the get-go. This is why we willfully up took the task of opening up our rural areas through the construction of roads
“Under our Rural Access and Mobility Project (ORAMP), we have constructed 10km of roads in all LGAs totalling 310km across the state,” he said.

Traders at the Orisunbare International Market in Osogbo, Wednesday morning tasked the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to deliver more dividend of democracy to them.
At a rally held in Osogbo, the traders pleaded with Governor Rauf Aregbesola to deliver all that he promised them, stating his government had promised to complete the last section of the market last year, but as at today, it is yet to complete work.
The market men and women who carried placards with various inscriptions as ‘We want to meet peacefully with Aregbesola’ among others, said they recognized the governor intervention in other sector of the economy, but wants him to shift some focus on the market too.
The traders numbering around 100, pleaded with the government to review security charges for securing their stores that recently went up from N700 to 2,500.
However, addressing the rally, Deputy Chief of Staff to the governor, Barrister Gbenga Akano promised the government will address all their concerns.

The Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) in Osun State has charged the managers of the local government councils in the state to fast-tract development in their various local government areas by adopting Community Driven Development (CDD).
The General Manager of the agency, Mrs Aderomke Oluwafunmilayo Abokede gave the charge at a one day strategic workshop organized by Osun CSDP to intimate the council managers on operational procedures of the body to stimulate and enhance community development in the state.
Abokede said the workshop became necessary given the critical roles of the Local Government Authority (LGA) in the implementation of developmental projects in various local communities across the state. CSDP is a World Bank assisted programme.
She observed that since the local government authorities as the third tier of government is the closest to the communities, they are expected to work with the people of the grassroots to improve their welfare and better their life by maximizing resource in executing meaningful projects for the people.
She explained that, “There is paradigm shift in development now. As against the top-down supply approach that has been discovered to be responsible for past project failures, CSDP prefers the Community Driven Development approach which is bottom-up and demand driven.”

“CDD gives control of the resources and the decision to the people of community based on their need. With this, there is focus on the ownership and sustainability of the projects because of the active community participation.”
Abokede urged the council managers to abide and adhere to the laid down procedures of CSDP implementation. She disclosed that Osun State Government has paid its counterpart fund and commended the state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola for his commitment to development of local communities in the state.