LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
Lagos Court Jails NOGASA Chair, Fatuyi Phillips 21 Years for N43.5m Fraud Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43, 502,000.00 Count one reads: "Fatuyi Yemi Philips and Oceanview Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, on or about the 28th day of September, 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the aggregate sum of N43, 502,000.00 from Elochukwu Okoye and Elebana Unique Ventures Nigeria Limited on behalf of WAPCIL Nigeria Limited under the false rep
The statue picture above is the statue of Queen of Sheba,displaced in a medival French cathedral.According to Ethiopian history that was put together by many researchers,it was said that Makeda the Queen of Sheba is a large part of the history of Ethiopia,including King Solomon of Israel.Many Ethiopians believe that the relationship between Sheba and Solomon resulted to a son who founded the Solomic Dynasty in Aksum.According to the Ethiopian traditional history,the Queen of Sheba learned about the wisdom of King Solomon from a merchant called Tamrin,how he worshiped God and skills building a great Temple in Jerusalem.The Queen of Sheba decided to visit and see for herself King Solomon's wisdom,how he worshiped God and his many skills.When the Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon in Jerusalem she gave him many gifts and she asked him many questions,which he was able to answer.While she was with him,King Solomon made Queen Sheba promise not to take anything from his house.King Solomon went to bed one night on one side of the chamber and Queen Sheba went to bed at the other side of the chamber.Before King Solomon slept,he placed a bowl of water near Queen Sheba's chamber.As she was thirsty,Queen Sheba woke up at the middle of the night and found the water,which she drank.At this point Solomon heard noises,woke up and found her drinking the water.He accused her of having broken her oath not to take anything from his house.Nevertheless her beauty attracted King Solomon and the relationship between King Solomon and Queen Sheba was consummated,resulting in the birth of a son named Ibn-al Malik {Known as Menelik} the founder of Ethiopian Solomic Dynasty.Though it cannot be proved that the Queen of Sheba had a son with King Solomon in the Bible,but there is evidence of the Queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon in Jerusalem,in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible,the book of Kings chapter 10,verses 1-10.The son of King Solomon and Queen Sheba Menelik,when he grew up about 22 years old,he asked his mother who his father was and she told him that it was King Solomon of Israel.Menelik told his mother that he wanted to go to visit his father in Jerusalem.He went to Jerusalem to visit his father and Solomon received him with great honour.Menelik stayed with his father in Jerusalem and learnt the law of Moses for 3 years.Menelik looked very alike his father,which confused the Israelites as they had difficulty in telling the difference between Solomon and Menlik.Because of this confusion they complained to King Solomon and asked him to send Menelik home.King Solomon said if they wanted him to send his son back home the high priests would have to send their oldest son and 100 people from each tribe of Israel with Menelik.The priests agreed to send their oldest son and 1000 people from each tribe with Menelik.Menelick then returned to Aksum,amongst those accompanying him was Azariah the son of the High Priest Zodox of the Temple of Jerusalem.Before the journey Azariah had a dream that told him to take the Ark of the covenant with him to Ethiopia.Azariah did what the dream told him to do and he stole the Ark from the Temple,puting in its place a copy.Azariah told Menelik what he had done and Menelik was angry with him but Azariah convinced Menelik to take the Ark with him.Zadok,the High Priest of the Temple,discovered the Ark's disappearance and informed King Solomon.King Solomon and his army followed Menelik but could not catch him.While this was taking place Solomon dreamt that his son should have the Ark and he returned to Jerusalem and ordered his High Priests to keep its disappearance a secret.On his return to Ethiopia,Menelik founded the Solomonic Dynasty and the Aksumite Kingdom adopted Judaism and the law of Moses.The Ark of the covenant is the most reserved holy relic of God's incarnate and became part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christian belief.According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church,this priceless treasure {The Ark of the covenant} still exists and rest in a small chapel in the Monastic Complex of Saint Mary of Zion Church in Aksum.The original church of Saint Mary of Zion was built in the forth century during the reign of Ezana who converted the Aksumite kingdom to christianity.The Ark of the covenant is now kept in a small chapel built in 1965 on the orders of Emperor Haile Selassie,which stands at the heart of Aksum monastic complex of Saint Mary of Zion {Mariam Tsion}church.Only one monk is elected and charged with it's care and preservation.The elected monk becomes the official guardian of the Ark and no one,except the elected Guardian {a monk} who looks after the Ark of the covenant,is allowed to enter the chapel.Before the guardian dies according to Aksumites tradition,he must nominate his successor.Aksum remain the capital where the coronations of Emperors and Empress were held until the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie.More photos below from the Ethnological museum in Addis Ababa.. 
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