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...

SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGEMENT IN RIVERS GOVERNORSHIP APPEAL.(PHOTO).


Supreme Court reserves judgment in Rivers governorship appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers March 18, 2023 governorship election, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against the declaration of Siminalayi Fubara of People Democratic Party, PDP as the winner of the poll.
A five-member panel headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved judgment on the appeal after all parties in the suit adopted their briefs of arguments.
Tonye-Cole filed the suit following the Appeal Court’s decision of Nov. 28, 2023, which dismissed his appeal for lacking sufficient and convincing evidence.
The APC governorship candidate contends that the Rivers 2023 governorship election was marred by irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
The APC candidate also alleged that Fubara continued to sign documents as the Rivers State’s Accountant-General after his nomination as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Defendants in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the PDP and Fubara.

 

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