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...

W.H.O,WARNS TODAY ABOUT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF zIKA VIRUS TO AFRICA & ASIA FROM LATIN AMERICA.

                                    The zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia,with the world's highest birth rates,the World Health Organization warned as it launched a global response unit against the new emergency.WHO on monday declared an international public health emergency due to zika's link to thousands of recent birth defect in Brazil.Anthony Costello,WHO director for maternal,child and adolescent health said today in a conference in Geneva that ''We've now set up a global response unit which brings together all people across WHO,in headquarters,in the regions,to deal with a formal response using all the lessons we've learned from the Ebola crisis.The reason it's a global concern is that we are worried that this could also spread back to other areas of the world where the population may not be immune.And we know that the mosquitos that carry zika virus-if that association is confirmed-are present...through Africa,parts of southern Europe and many parts of Asia,Particularly South Asia...''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                           









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