OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).
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...
Alice Ramsey,is the first woman to drive an automobile across the United States in 1909.The cars at that time had a top speed of approximately 15 mile per hour and most of the roads were very rough and primitive compared to modern day highways .It took 59 days for Alice Ramsey and her 3 traveling companions to drive from New York to San Francisco.Alice Ramsey was born Alice Taylor Huyler.She was a 22 year old house wife and mother from Hackensack,New Jersey who began a 3,800 mile journey from Hell's Gate in Manhattan,New York t San Fransico,Carlifornia in a green Maxwell 30 on her 59 day trek.She was accompanied by two older sisters inlaw and another female friend,none of them could drive a car except her.The drive was originally meant as a publicity stunt for Maxwell Briscoa,the car maker at that time,because women were not encouraged to drive cars.Ramsey was named the ''Woman motorist of the century'' by AAA in 1960.In later years,she lived in West Convina,California,where in 1961 she wrote and published the story of her journey,''Veil Duster'' and ''Tire Iron''.She is married to congressman John R.Ramsey of Hackensack,New Jersey,on 10 January 1906 in Hackensack,New Jersey with whom she had two children.She died on September 10,1983 in Covina California.More photos below. 
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