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...

TODAY FRIDAY,T.B JOSHUA'S APPLICATION TO STOP THE INQUEST OF HIS COLLAPSED BUILDING,WAS THROWN OUT OF COURT.

                                      The inquest T.B Joshua was trying to challenge was set up by the Lagos state Government to unravel the cause of the September 12,2014 building collapse which killed 116 people most of South African nationality.T.B Joshua had dragged the coroner court and the coroner,Mr Oyetade Komolafe,before Justice Okunnu of the Lagos High Court Ikeja,asking for a judicial review of the proceedings.In delivering her ruling,Justice Okunnu held that ''Although the coroner's court cannot be sued,Mr Oyetade Komolafe himself can be sued in his own capacity as a coroner.The court needed to resolve the issue whether the coroner has acted contrary to the rules of natural justice by not granting the applicants a fair hearing and whether he has exceeded the scope of a coroner's court.Sections 26 and 27 of the Coroners System Law of Lagos state 2007,empowered the coroner to summon any witness to assist him in his fact finding mission.There was nothing unsual in the summons extended to Joshua.I find therefore the present application,lacks merit and has failed in its entirely.It is accordingly dismissed''.

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