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

LATE TUNJI BRAITHWAITE,TO BE NAMED AFTER DOLPHIN PARK IN LAGOS STATE.

                   In recognition of his various contributions to the political developments in the country,the Lagos State Government intends to name the Dolphin Activist Park after the late Human Rights Activist,Social Crusader,Democrat and Founder of the National Advance Party {NAP} during the 2nd Republic,Dr. Tunji Braithwaite,who died on monday,March 28 at St Nicholas Hospital,Lagos at the age of 82.Governor Ambode,who disclosed on tuesday at a special service of songs organised by the family at Yard 158,Oregun as part of his burial programmes,said it is part of the plan by the present administration to immortalise the late legal luminary and a major actor in the nation's politics.Represented by hiss Deputy,Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule,Ambode noted that the late Dr Braithwaite dedicated his life to the wellbeing and welfare of the masses,adding that on several occasions he had stood for and defended the rights of the common man and at the same time used the law to free Nigerians from oppressive rule and abuse  of power.''As a legal luminary of octopoidal stature,Dr Braithwaite's imprints on the legal profession are not only impressive but will continue to receive accolades even from the generations yet unborn.His legal engagements in the defence of human rights,democratic norms and practice,and the general advancement of frontiers of knowledge through his cerebral work titled ''The Jurisprudence of the Living Oracle'',among other intellectual pursuits,will remain with us and relevant in addressing various challenges in our democratic experience''.One more photo below.                                                                                                                    

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