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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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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BANS CONFERENCE BAGS,SOUVENIRS ETC DURING WORKSHOP & SEMINARS.

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                  It was reported today sunday that the Federal Government has banned the procurement and distribution of conference bag,T-shirts and other souvenirs at events and activities such as Conferences,Workshops and Seminars organised and funded by Federal Ministries,Departments and Agencies {MDAs}.The new measures were approved by President Muhammadu Buhari following recommendations by the Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance,and conveyed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning,by the Chief of Staff to the President,Alhaji Abba Kyari,for implementation.A statement froom the federal minstry of finance signed by Salsiu Na'Inna Dambatta,Director {Information} said ''The directive is a recognition of the fact tthat in a period of lean financial resources in the face of huge national infrastructural deficit,wasteful and unnecessary ex
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AMBODE LEADS AS NIGERIA'S TOP PERFORMING GOVERNOR IN A RECENT POLL+SECURES 36 PERCENT OF VOTE CAST.

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                   Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is leading other Governors in the poll organised by the African Leadership Magazine to determine Nigeria's top performing Governor.The poll,tagged 'Good Governance Polls for Nigeria's Top Performing Governor' Willie Obiano is closely trailing Governor Ambode with 25 percent.The Poll,according to its organisers,was designed by the group as part of its strategic engagement tool to monitor performance and gauge the mood of the electorates in Nigeria in line with its objective of providing credible information and support to leaders in Nigeria and Africa at large.An overwhelming 35 percent popularity rating for Governor Ambode,among other governors,clearly shows his popularity as he continues to deliver good governance,promoting infrastructural development and people-centred policies that better the lives of the people of Lagos.Ogun state Governor,Ibikunle Amosun is in the third place with 8.8 percent,while Rivers
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A POLICE-WOMAN,SPOTTED YESTERDAY AT IBADAN CONDUCTING TRAFFIC UNDER THE HEAVY RAIN.{PHOTOS}.

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                                            According to a source {Daniel Odofin} who posted on the Nigeria police social media page with the caption ''We are quick to point it out when our police do something wrong''.He further caption all the photos ''Today i saw a police woman in the rain,drenched and still doing her duty.Actively doing her job,despite the rain.Not running for shelter even though no one would blame her if she did.This is the kind of person that lifts the image of the Nigerian Police Force.Her name is Maryam,I didn't get her last name properly on her rank.Her devotion to duty made the difference in a place synonymous with traffic gridlock on a day that isn't comfortable.She doesn't have the kind of salary or allowance that our public officials boast of but she gives meaning to the title 'Civil Servant''.Help us make Mary Opep famous,help show others what devotion to duty is''.This happened  yesterday the 30th of
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