LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 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

LAGOS STATE GOVT,CONFIRMED 1 DEATH CASE OF LASSA FEVER YESTERDAY AND SEVERAL OTHERS INFECTED.

                     Yesterday friday,the Lagos State Government confirmed two more cases of Lassa fever in the state with one of the victims already dead.The development brought the number of Lassa fever cases in the state to three,including the index case at Ahmaddiya Hospital in Ojokoro part of the state.The Commissioner for Health,Dr Jide Idris,yesterday friday said the index case was responding to treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital {LUTH}.The second victim he said is a 36 year old lady,an indigene of Kogi State who was first discovered at Naval Reference Hospital,Ojo on January 18 before she was referred to Mainland Hospital the same day and has since been receiving antiviral medication.Idris said yesterday that her condition was stable and ambulating.The third case he said died because he presented late.He is said to be a 51 year old resident of Ilasan Lekki and indigene of Edo state where he attended a wedding ceremony on December 28,last year.He was initially admitted at Divine Medical Centre in Ikoyi on January 12,this year,but died at 2 pm the same day before the result of the laboratory test that confirmed him positive was received.His corpse has been kept in the morgue in a leakproof body bag.He was to be buried yesterday,after due consultations with his family.Idris said there were eight negative cases while three others were pending for confirmation.He said his ministry had listed 447 contacts of the confirmed cases and 438 {98 percent} of the contacts were being monitored.''The three confirmed cases are not related in terms of source of infections''.The Commissioner said his ministry had requested for more Ribavirin injection and tablets,personal protective equipments {PPEs} and other items from the Federal Ministry of Health {FMOH},Abuja.The Commissioner for Environment,Hon. Samuel Adejare,said open defecation and dirty environment should be avoided in order to rid the environment of rodents.One more photo below.                                                                                                                       

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