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...

2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: ADEQUATE PREPARATION WILL ENSURE GOLD FOR NIGERIAN ATHLETES-AMBODE.

Image may contain: 5 people, people standing, beard and outdoor               Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today monday said adequate preparation remained the only panacea for Nigerian athletes to perform exceptionally well at the Commonwealth Games taking place in Australia in 2018,assuring that every effort would be geared towards giving them necessary facilities to prepare.Speaking at Lagos House in Ikeja after receiving the Queen's Baton,the traditional curtain-raiser to the Commonwealth Games,Governor Ambode assured that the State Government would revamp all the sporting facilities in the State and make them available for use by athletes representing Nigeria at the Games.The Governor,who was particularly happy to receive the baton at Lagos House,congratulated the people of Australia for being the proud host of the Commonwealth Games,adding that the development was a wake-up call to Nigerians.''I like to assure that we will use this particular event to jump-start and reactive the training of all our athletes that will be going to the Commonwealth Games next year.While I like to charge our athletes,I also like to appeal to the different agencies and authorities that we should ensure that we provide adequate facilities and equipment for all our athletes.Like you are already aware,this Commonwealth Games will be hosted in the beautiful city of Gold Coast,Queens Land in Australia and so we believe strongly that proper preparation is the only way that can get Nigeria to win the gold and that is why our government is seriously committed to uplifting all the sporting facilities in the State so that we can use it as a platform to encourage our athletes and also improve on sports development.In the last few weeks,we have been trying our best to reactivate the sporting facilities we have in Lagos and in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Sports,we believe that those facilities will be available for all our athletes to use them as we prepare for the Commonwealth Games,'' Governor Ambode said.
On his part,Minister for Yoth and Sports,Solomon Dalug,who led the delegation to the Lagos House alongside Presidemt of Nigeria Olympic Committee,Engr Habu Gumel and Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria,Mr Paul Lehmann,among others,thanked the Lagos State Government for the reception and other plans at ensuring the best of preparation towards the coming games next year.More photos below.
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