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

GOV. AMOSUN SWEARS IN SECOND FEMALE OGUN CHIEF JUDGE YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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      Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has sworn in Justice Mosunmola Arinola Dipeolu, as the new Chief Judge of the state.
Dipeolu, the second female chief judge of the state, after her female predecessor, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade, who recently retired from service, was sworn in during the state Executive Council meeting, held at the Governor's office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Amosun charged her to discharge her duties without fear or favour, adding that "this swearing in comes with a lot of huge responsibilities and more is demanded of you, knowing the status of Ogun State in the comity of states in Nigeria."
He assured of the continued non interference in the affairs of the Judiciary, by his government and the next administration.
Responding, Dipeolu thanked God, the governor and her predecessor, for the opportunity given her to serve the state, soliciting the continued support of the government to the Judiciary.
Answering questions from news men, Dipeolu said she would work towards decongesting the prisons in the state and also equip the magistrates for optimal and efficient performance.
The governor, who later attended special Church and Mosque services, held simultaneously to usher in the 2018/2019 Legal Year of the Ogun State Judiciary, at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Ake and Kobiti Central Mosque, Abeokuta, commended the legal practitioners for their dedication to duty and active role in the dispensation of justice in the state.More photos below.
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