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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
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ARMED ROBBERS ON A BIKE IN VICTORIA ISLAND TODAY,SHOT & STOLE FROM A YOUNG MAN.

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                                   According to sources,a yet to be identified man was today thursday shot by an armed gang who dispossessed him of his money in Victoria Island,Lagos.The four man gang which rode on motorcycles reportedly shot the young man for refusing to handover an envelope containing money.It was gathered by sources that the victim had withdrawn some money from a nearby Zenith bank,after which he entered a Guarantee Trust Bank Branch in thee area.He was said to have stopped by a recharge card vendor where he bought voucher before stopping a tricycle,but the criminals who must have trailed him,shot him on thee leg for refusing to handover the envelop.The victim's blood littered the ground,while his attackers fled the scene in broad day light.One more photo below.                                 
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PSQUARE SHARED THROW BACK PHOTOS OF THEMSELVES,DURING THEIR POVERTY DAYS.

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                Today is throw back thursday and the brotherly group Psquare took to their social media pages to post some pictures of themselves,during their poverty days.The picture above,the captioned it ''Me and my boys back then in uni chilling and waiting for them girls @rajishehu and Leo big boys with no shishi broke ass niggaz tbt.Then the picture below they captioned it ''And again !!! I repeat!!! THUNDER FIRE POVERTY!!!............There's hope my people never giver up keep your head up''.The third picture that showed them wearing red and performing on stage back in those days,they captioned it ''Opportunities comes ones in a life time''.More photos below.                                                   
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NIGER REPUBLIC AIR FORCE,BOMBS BOKO HARAM CAMPS & ARRESTED 20 MILITANTS.

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                             Niger air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the southeast and arrested more than 20 militants.Government forces tracked the militants after a soldier was killed when a military vehicle was blown up by remote control by the group near Lake Chad on Monday.A Military source said ''Our air forces destroyed this nest,but we do not yet have an official death toll''In October,Niger's parliament approved a three month extension of a 15 day state of emergency in Diffa in order to boost security.A long awaited 8,700 regional task force is set to begin joint raids on Boko Haram's last enclaves when the rainy season ends soon.Said a top U.N official in West Africa.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                               
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GOVERNOR AMBODE,ATTENDS THE 4TH EU BUSINESS FORUM TODAY.

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                  Lagos state Governor Akinwumi Ambode,who attended the 4th European Union -Nigeria Business Forum 2015 at  Eko Hotel & Suites Victorial Island said today at the conference that the agribusiness sector remains one of the most viable areas that the Federal as well as State Governments must begin to pay serious attention to boost its revenue generation in the wake of dwinding oil prices.The Governor said the harsh times in the oil sector and its attendant impact on government revenue makes it imperative to look inward for creative ways of growing the economy of the country and boosting gross domestic product.To this end,he said the agricultural sector serves as a ready alternative source of revenue generation not only to Government but aso to individuals and private organization through the various Agro alied value chains.''The EU's relationship with Nigeria is significant not ony because Europe remains the top destination for Nigeria's oil and non-oil
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ELTON JOHN,DONATED $5M TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN ORGANISATIONS TO HELP GAY AIDS VICTIMS.

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                   Today thursday,Elton John Aids Foundation gave $5m to organisations in sub-Saharan Africa who work with lesbian,bisexual,gay and transgender people suffering from AIDS or HIV.Sir Elton John believes that HIV/AIDS is spreading across Africa because people are afraid to come out publicly that they are gay.He says the stigmatization they suffer makes them more vulnerable to contracting the disease.Elton said ''It stigmatizes the disease and the conditions where they live and so they don't come out and have HIV tests.They feel nervous about going on the medication,about being labelled or branded as someone with HIV,so we really have to go in and attack the root of the problem and that is the stigmatization and lack of safe access to treatment and advice and counselling.Otherwise,we won't stop the disease in tracks''.John and his husband David Furnish,will unveil a new partnership with the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief {PEPFAR},
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READ WHY SARAKI LAWYERS,WALKED OUT OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL TODAY.

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                                Today thursday,it was reported that the team of lawyers representing the Senate president Bukola Saraki,walked out on the Code of Conduct Tribunal because the Tribunal refused their application for stay of proceedings in the asset falsification trial against the Senate President.The lawyers walked out of the CCT after the tribunal ruled that Saraki's trial must continue despite his appeal at the Supreme Court.The lawyers Saka Issau {SAN},Ahmed Raji {SAN} and 23 others described the tribunal's decision to proceed with the case despite the pending case at the apex court as ''Judicial rascality''.The Tribunal Chairman,Danladi Umar,described Saraki's lawyers conduct as act of disrespect to the court.He said the walkout was unwarranted and the matter was adjourned to November 19.One more photo below.                                                                                                                         
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