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
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FCT, BENUE SCHOOLS WIN MILO SECONDARY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.(PHOTO).

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FCT, BENUE SCHOOLS WIN MILO SECONDARY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP




The girls and boys categories of the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship have been won by Akpur College, Gboko, Benue State, and Government Secondary School, Karu, FCT, respectively.

In the girls’ category, Akpur College, Gboko, Benue State defeated Queen Amina College, Sabon-Tasha, Kaduna State 35 to 31, according to a statement by Bola Audu, Corporate, Communications Specialist Nestlé Nigeria Plc at weekend.

However, the boys from Government Secondary School, Karu, FCT defeated Father O’Conel Science College, Minna, Niger State 34 to 23 in a thrilling match, the statement added.

“At Milo, we believe that through participation in sports, children learn grit and imbibe values that help them on their journey to success in life,” Mr. Olutayo Olatunji, Category Manager for Beverages, Nestlé Nigeria, said at the second of the four series Conferences. “We are therefore committed to the Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship in Nigeria. We are delighted that we are able to return to the Championship after a break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

“Let me use this opportunity to reiterate our commitment to developing talents, enforcing a healthier lifestyle, and instilling values and lessons for success in life through this Championship. The Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship will continue to provide opportunities for developing qualities including leadership skills, ability to work in a team, perseverance, courage, self-belief, and respect in these young ones who participate. We are grateful to our partners – the Nigeria Schools Sports Federation (NSSF) and the National Collegiate Sports Foundation (NCSF) for their support over the last 22 editions.”

The Chairman of the Kwara State sports council Bolakale Adisa Mogaji, who was a special guest at the Conference finale said “I am a beneficiary of Milo sports development in Nigeria myself. I participated in the now rested Milo Squash Championship in Lagos many years ago. Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship is a very good development for all basketball players. As these students have gathered from different states for a bigger competition, they will be encouraged to take the sport more seriously and enjoy all the benefits of playing and participating. We thank Milo for continuing to be a pillar of sports in Nigeria.”

The Central Conference was hosted at the Ilorin Township Stadium in the Kwara State capital from May 14 to 20 of May 2022. The States that make up this Conference are Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau, and host Kwara. Others are Benue, Kebbi, Kaduna, Sokoto, and the F.C.T (Abuja). The Champions in both the male and female categories of this Conference will compete with winners from the Savanna Conference held in Kano from May 7 to 13.
Another two Conferences – Equatorial Conference, would be held in Enugu from May 21 to 27, while the Western Conferences, will take place at Ibadan from May 28 to June 3 in the national final at the indoor sports hall of the national stadium in Surulere, Lagos from June 25 to July 01, 2022.

Milo has used the Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship to emphasize the importance of grit in teaching schoolchildren vital life values such as determination, tenacity, endurance, perseverance, teamwork, and self-confidence for over two decades.

Nestlé will continue to support grassroots sports development in Nigeria as part of its mission to unleash the power of food to improve people’s lives today and for future generations.

The Equatorial Conference of the 22nd Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship will be held in Enugu from May 21 to 27, 2022.


 

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