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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

EMIR OF KANO SANUSI,PHOTOGRAPHED WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM AN ATM IN KANO.?

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                                            I am not the photographer that took these photos,but sources said it was posted on facebook and the person that took the photos captioned it ''The Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi using an ATM machine in Kano'',and from my sources,they said the pictures were taken today.Well that is the disadvantage of being a public figure and the camera phone,everybody is now a journalist,and the person must have being in the same back with the ex-Governor of CBN and he or she got excited and snapped him.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

UPDATE ON THE HELICOPTER THAT CRASHED YESTERDAY,IN LAGOS LAGOON.

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                    According to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority {NCAA} said the helicopter that is carrying 12 people crashed into a Lagoon in Oworonshoki Lagos yesterday wednesday.The helicopter was operated by offshore energy transportation specialists Bristow Group,flying from an oil rig ,crashed at around 3:30pm shortly before it was due to land.Other sources said they were watching the helicopter swaying in the air and then it started to go down.As soon as it hit the water,they saw flames.A spokesman for the NCAA said the aircraft had been carrying 10 passengers and two crew.''Four bodies have been recovered.Six people survived and two people are still missing''.But other source said the two bodies have been found.Bristow Helicopters {Nigeria} Limited confirmed the crash today thursday by saying that ''The aircraft a Sikorsky S-7 6C+,was returning from a drilling rig offshore''.More photos below.                                              

N.P.A BOSS ALHAJI SANUSI ADO BAYERO,SACKED BY PRESIDENT BUHARI.

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                                                                I just got an information that the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority {NPA},Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero.The termination of Alhaji Bayero's appointment is  with immediate effect.He is to hand over the management of the NPA and all government property in his possession to Habibu Abdullahi who has been reinstated as Managing Director of the NPA by President Buhari.President Buhari wishes Alhaji Bayero well in his future endeavours.

115 MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN SOMALIA,SIGNED A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE TO IMPEACH THEIR PRESIDENT.

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                Yesterday wednesday evening,a 9 page motion was handed over to the Speaker of Parliament by a group of Parliamentarians after meeting the requirements of the numbers of MPs to table in a motion.The motion is a vote of no confidence in President of Somalia,Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud,accusing him of violating the constitution.The no confidence motion was signed by a total of 115 MPs.Somalia Legislator have accused the President of rampant corruption,political nepotism and incompetence since he came to power in 2006.MP Abdi Hosh said ''We have been preparing this motion for the last six months and we believe that there is no other way of solving what is going on in the Presidential office''.Impeaching the president would require the submission of a notice signed by not less than one third of the Parliament eligible to vote to the Speaker of Parliament for the process to get underway.But obtaining the minimum number of 125 signature will be a massive boost for t

OAU STUDENTS,PERFORMS THE ''ORO'' RITUALS FOR THE LATE OONI OF ILE-IFE,YESTERDAY.

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            I have been hearing of Oro all my life,but i really don't know what it really is,so yesterday wednesday the 12th of August 2015 some students of Obafemi Awolowo University {OAU},Ile Ife,gave us an insight on what the rituals is all about.The student mimicked the Oro festival just about the same time the traditionalists of Ile-Ife were also performing their rites on the passing of Oba Okunade Sijuwade.The management of the university had ordered the students to remain indoors yesterday wednesday in compliance with the directive of the council of chiefs of the Late Ooni of Ife,Oba Okunlade Sijuade.The Awara of Iwara Ife,Oba Layi Adereti on monday,10th of August,2015 said the Oro festival is the final rite of passage for the late monarch stating that wednesday between the hours of 9am and 4pm have been fixe for the final pronouncement of the demise of Ooni.Oba Adereti who is also the head of Oro cult in the entire Ile-Ife said that all residents of the ancient town whether