INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US for alleged bribery, fraud Gautam Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy,has been indicted in New York over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme, United States prosecutors have said. The authorities on Wednesday charged Adani and two other executives at Adani Green Energy, his nephew Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain, with agreeing between 2020 and 2024 to pay more than $250m in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts expected to yield $2bn in profits. Prosecutors said the renewable energy company also raised more than $3bn in loans and bonds during this period based on false and misleading statements. Shares of Adani Enterprises, the group's flagship firm, closed down 22% on Thursday. Other group firms also closed in the red. Adani Green Energy, which is the firm at the c
25 year old Mrs Blessing Emeka Eze,who has been going from one church to another claiming that her 8 year old daughter was kidnapped and released after 11 days in captivity has been arrested.Blessing Eze,who was born in Owode Ogun stste was caught by members of Four Square Gospel Church,Obawole,Iju station Lagos Nigeria,yesterday sunday the 7th of June 2015 where she had gone to give false testimony that her 8 year daughter who was kidnapped at Ogba area of Lagos state was found at Mile 2 after 11 days.She also told the congregation that her daughter Precious told her that she was fed with raw food and raw meat which made the pastor of the church,Rev A.S Adekunle to order that the girl be taken to a medical centre on Old Akute road for treatment.On getting to the hospital,the 8 year old girl who was wearing pampers was observed by the doctor on duty and the doctor said nothing was wrong with the girl but the mother insisted that something was wrong with her.At this point,the doctor prescribed that she has to be on observation in addition to giving her drip to flush out any disease she might have contracted.Again ,her mother objected and demanded that the girl be given only injection.While the argument was on,two men came in and identified the woman and the same daughter as the person who gave a similar testimony the previous sunday at Christ Apostolic church in the same Obawole and the church donated N5,000 for her to take care of the child.After she was threatened with arrest,she opened up and said the girl was not kidnapped as she alleged adding that she was only using the girl to make ends meet.She was subsequently handed over to the police at Iju police station,Red House,Iju Ishaga Lagos state for further investigation.
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