INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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  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

YAHAYA AND FALEKE'S SUPPORTERS CLASHED WITH STONES/STICKS AT THE APC SECRETARIAT IN KOGI STATE.

             Today monday,it was reported that supporters of Alhaji Yahaya Bello who was chosen to replace the late Prince Abubakar Audu in this weekend's supplementary election in Kogi state and those of James Abiodun Falake clashed at the APC National Secretariat just as the party was about to begin a meeting with stakeholders in the state to announce their choice.The supporters were seen carrying sticks and stones and throwing it at each other freely with the policemen on ground looking helpless and unable to curtail.Kaduna state governor,Mallam Nasir el-Rufai who arrived the secretariat about the time the supporters were beginning to go violent had to abandon his car at the gate and enter the secretariat on foot.A few seconds later,James Faleke arrived the scene,sparking off the fight between the supporters who started throwing stones at each other,while others carrying sticks started chasing after each other.A detachment of heavily armed mobile policemen had to be drafted to the APC Secretariat to bring the situation under control.The meeting of the party leadership with stakeholder of the party in Kogi state which was earlier scheduled to begin at about 10:00 am however did not start until about 4:00pm.The meeting had in attendance Alhaji Yahaya Bello,James Abiodun Faleke,Nasir el-Rufai who was chairman of the panel that conducted the Kogi governorship primary of the party,Senator Dino Melaye,Senator Mohammed Okhiare among other APC leaders from Kogi state.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                             

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