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

NTEJE DEVELOPMENT UNION BANS YOUTH ACTIVITIES,OTHERS AS MEASURES TO RESTORE PEACE TO THE COMMUNITY. (PHOTOS).


Nteje Development Union Bans Youth Activities, Others As Measures To Restore Peace To The Community



Nteje Development Union, Oyi Local Government Area has banned all youths and youth related activities as part of measures mapped out by the union to restore peace and unity to the community.

The ban was announced during the inaugural meeting of the new caretaker executive of the union with the entire community held at Umunnebo Primary School, Nteje.

The meeting was well attended by the three quarters that made up the community, namely Ezi, Ivite and Ikenga, the clergy, Ndi Ichie, Oji Ana Nteje, Nteje Development Union, Abuja branch, Warri, Awka, Onitsha, Aba, Enugu branches, among others.

Speaking during the meeting, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Nteje Development Union, Mr. Chidiebele Obika, who thanked Governor Chukwuma Soludo for finding them worthy to serve, said that the meeting was to inform Ndi Nteje of their recent appointments by the state government as well as the terms of reference giving to them.

Mr. Obika noted that they were given the mandate to restore peace, law and order to the community, stop all forms of youth restiveness, ensure that Nteje conducts town union election within the three months given to them and promised that they will work assiduously to achieve the mandate given to them.

The Chairman further revealed that at the interim, the union with the support of Ndi Ichie, Oji Ana, women groups, among others have unanimously suspended all youths activities in the community among others, as a step towards bringing peace to their community.

Also speaking, an indigenous priest, Reverend Father Vincent Abanogo sued for tolerance, love and forgiveness among one another and urged Ndi Nteje to always be upright, seek the face of God as well as always stand for equity, fairness and justice at all times.

Earlier while breaking the kolanut, Chief Oduche Okwuanasonya on behalf of Okanna na Okpoke Nteje and Chief Ikechukwu Umeadi on behalf of Oji Ana Nteje all thanked members of the new caretaker committee for a job well done and prayed for a lasting peace to return to the community.

Others who spoke at the event called for an intervention of the State government on the erosion menace ravaging some parts of the community, to make Eke Igwe market Nteje a daily market rather than weekly; requests the new caretaker committee of NDU promised to look into.
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