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

UFC SUPERSTAR ISRAEL ADESANYA PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUNK-DRIVING. (PHOTO).


UFC superstar Israel Adesanya pleads guilty to drunk-driving

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has pleaded guilty to drunk-driving charges in his home country of New Zealand.

According to Marca, he arrived with his lawyer at the Auckland District Court in the morning to plead guilty to drunk driving and apologized claiming he regrets his decisions.

Adesanya said in a statement, "I want to apologize to the community, my family and my team for the decision I made to get behind the wheel after drinking at a dinner,' 

"I am disappointed with my decision to drive, it was wrong. I know that people might follow me and I want them to know I do not think this behavior is acceptable."

The UFC fighter was "charged with driving a car on Wellesley St in Auckland Central with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood," according to the official court paperwork forwarded to the publication. 50 milligrams is the permitted maximum.

Adesanya could face up to a $2,680 fine and or three months in jail and will be back in court on January 10 for sentencing.

 

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