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...

LAGOS DECLARES TOMORROW JUNE 12 PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

No automatic alt text available.                 The Lagos State Government today sunday declared tomorrow monday public holiday to mark June 12 celebration in the State,saying that the State remains committed to the ideals of the annulled 1993 Presidential election.In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government,Mr Tunji Bello on behalf of the State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode,the government said the holiday was in honour of the ideas which June 12,1993 Presidential election represents being a day that the country experienced an election that was adjudged as the freest and fairest in Nigeria's history.The Governor said 24 years after,the ideals of June 12 commemoration were worth celebrating,describing the day as one of the most defining moments of the country's political history which has positively shaped its democratic rule.Governor Ambode said the time has come for Nigerians to go beyond the commemoration and entrench a viable democracy as a way to immortalise the late presumed winner of June 12,1993 Presidential election,Chief M.K.O Abiola through the practice of true federalism and conduct of credible and fair elections.He said ''June 12,1993 is a day we must not forget in the annals of our democratic history.Our present democratic experience may still be far from the ideal but we must all make concerted efforts to entrench fiscal federalism which is the only way to achieve true nationhood''.
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