OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 Over 25 million phones stolen in one year – FG The Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report of the National Bureau of Statistics, a Federal Government agency, shows that Nigeria recorded 25.35 million phone theft cases between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the report, this was the most common type of crime within the period under review. The report read, “The number of crimes experienced by individuals in Nigeria was analysed over a period of time. The results show that theft of phones (25,354,417) was the most common crime experienced by individuals, followed by consumer fraud (12,107,210) and assault (8,453,258). However, hijacking of cars (333,349) was the least crime experienced by individuals within the reference period.” It also noted that most phone theft cases occurred either at home or in a public place, and about 90 per cent of such cases were reported to the police. Despite the high rate of the incident being reported, only about 11.7 per cent of t...

T.V PROGRAM SESAME STREETS,CELEBRATE'S 45 YEARS ON AIR.

Beloved: Caroll Spinney, 80, is celebrating his 45th year with the beloved children's show Sesame Street in which he has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the show's first episode in 1969                                                                    Sesame streets,a longtime television series for children,celebrated it's 45th year this week and the man behind the show is 80 year old Caroll Spinney has been both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the past 45 years  since the show's first episode on November 10,1969.Caroll Spinney said ''It doesn't feel like it was 45 years.It's amazing''.The Big Bird has performed alongside countless celebrities over the years and Spinney has traveled to Japan,Australia,China,Canada,France,German and the United Kingdom for Sesame street television specials.It has remained some what of a secret that the six year old bird is actually played by an 80 year old man,but the public got a deeper look into the life of the man behind the feathers in the 2014 documentary ''I AM BIG BIRD''.The documentary,shares unknown stories of his time as both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch like the fire that occured in Oscar's trash can almost killing Spinney as well as Spinney cheating death when he declined an offer to take himself and his Big Bird costume aboard the ill-fated space shuttle challenger in 1986.Spinney said that when directors set out to make the documentary five years ago,they believed they would be capturing Spinney last season as the beloved bird.More photos below.          Around the World: Spinney has traveled to Japan, Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for Sesame Street television specialsI Am Big Bird: The public got a deeper look this year into the life of the man behind the feathers in the  documentary ' I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story .'Celebrities: The over eight-foot-tall bird has performed alongside countless celebrities over the yearsPhysically Challenging: With Spinney soon to celebrate his 81st birthday, he said that playing the eight-foot-tall bird has become difficult for him physicallyLongest-Running: Spinney said that in 1969 he had no idea the show would become the longest-running children's show in television history

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