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

A JUDGE CAUTIONED A LAWYER TODAY IN ABUJA COURT ,FOR IMPROPER DRESSING.

                 According to sources,today wednesday,Justice Peter Lifu of the National Industrial Court Abuja cautioned a lawyer who appeared in court dressed improperly.The lawyer,Mr Bala Ali,a legal officer with the Management Board,University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital,appeared in court not properly robed and casually dressed.He wore only a pair of trousers and a shirt without a tie and without tucking in his shirt.The judge noticed the improper dressing in court when he announced his appearance as legal officer,representing the hospital and also as a witness in an existing suit in court.One Malam Mahmood Sambo,Assistant Director and Head of Finance Department of the hospital,alleging wrongful dismissal over alleged petitions of fraud.Ali,being the hospital's legal officer,had appeared in court to represent the hospital as a defence witness in the suit.The legal officer,while being cautioned by the judge,argued that as a defence witness for the hospital,he did not see it fit to dress formally.He however apologised to the court for dressing improperly to court.Other lawyers also pleaded on his behalf to be allowed to remain in court as a defence witness in the suit.Lifu,thereadter stressed the need for all legal practitioners to dress decently and in accordance to their profession,especially when in court,irrespective of the duty they were assigned to perform.He noted that the court is hallowed chamber and as ministers in the temple of justice lawyers ought to comport themselves in line with their roles.One more photo below.                                                                

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