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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

PRESIDENT BUHARI,COMMENDED THE PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIA UNDER-23 MALE FOOTBALL TEAM,TODAY.

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                       The president made the commendation in a message to the Team Nigeria contingent today friday from Abuja,signed by his Senior Special Assistant on {SSA} Media and Publicity,Garba Shehu.It said Buhari expressed the hope that the football team's victory would serve as ''an inspiration to the entire contingent of the grand show Nigerians expect from our athletes''.In the message,President Buhari also expressed optimism that the country's team would put up an impressive showing to delight fellow countrymen.''On behalf of the government and people of our great country,I wish to express my support to our athletes who have arrived in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games.I am particularly delighted by the outcome of the football match early this morning,in which our football team defeated their Japanese counterparts.The sweetness of the victory comes from the fact that it came against all odds.Our team overcame several challenges to put up a ster

HAVE YOU SEEN INSIDE OF PHILIPPINE OVER CROWDED PRISON?.{PHOTOS}.

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             The Philippines Jail built to hold 800 inmates,brimming with 3,800 inmates Quezon City Jail near the country's capital city Manila must be one of the Most congested jails in the world.Photographer Noel Celis of AFP exposed the overcrowding in the jail with his photos.However,AFP reports that the Philippines government is preparing new facilities in other areas.Philippines has recently embarked on the president's anti-drug campaign which has led to the arrest and death of many drug dealers.Phelim Kine,the deputy Asia Director at Human Rights Watcg to the Rime said ''There has been a sharp increase in suspected drug dealers and users who are surrendering themselves to authorities because they are afraid they are going to get killed next...They actully see prison as a safe haven''.More photos below.                                                                                      

LAGOS STATE RECENTLY APPREHENDS A WOMAN,USING INFANT TWINS TO BEG FOR ALMS.{PHOTO}.

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                        The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development monitoring team has apprehended another woman soliciting alms with two infant babies suspected to be twins in the Costain area of the State.Speaking on the incident,the State Commissioner in charge of the Ministry,Pharm. Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf stated that the woman apprehended by the team,Hadiza Umoru from Minna Niger State,was arrested recently during routine monitoring operations by the Monitoring Team attached to the Ministry,adding that ''This is another example of the many heartless women who risk the safety of babies for pecuniary gain''.The Commissioner disclosed that after preliminary investigation,''It was discovered that the suspect is not the biological mother of the set of twins but Amina,her younger sister,whom she pays each time she uses the twins to beg for alms on the streets of Lagos''.She however noted that all effort to get the biological mother of the

EFCC ARRESTED THREE ''FAAN'' STAFF FOR N100 MILLION FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.

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                    The EFCC,on August 2,2016 arrested a level six officer of the Accounts Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,FAAN,Christy Olabode,for an alleged fraud to the tune of N100 million.Also arrested was her younger brother,Abdul-Shehu Obaze,a staff at the Commercial Department of FAAN in Ilorin,Kwara State,and Dominic Ojo,an IT officer at FAAN Heafquarters,Lagos.Her arrest followed an anonymous petition,which indicated that she allegedly diverted the said sum,by inserting names of non-FAAN staff into its payroll.She allegedly conspired with Obaze,to perpetrate the fraud.Obaze was found to have maintained not less than eight accounts in seven new generation banks,which were used to receive the funds for onward distribution to ''several high ranking officers within the FAAN''.The funds were being paid into his various bank accounts with the narrative,''Furniture Allowance''.However,while allowance for FAAN's furniture is

POLICE PARADES A GANG OF 3 NOTORIOUS FRAUDSTERS & RECOVERED VITAL EXHIBITS.{PHOTO}

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                SUSPECTS: {i} ABDULRANMAN SHUAIBU 21-YRS GANG LEADER {ii} ISIAKU MAHEED ZAMBUK 47-YRS {iii} Hassan Haruna 'M' 35-YRS EXHIBITS {i} A phone {hanset} containing the SIM card,number used to threaten the complainant {ii} Copies of letters of threat to life addressed to highly placed Nigerians. {iii} Copies of letters of fraud addressed to well meaning individuals and cooperate bodies soliciting for monetary assistance for non existing tragedies and projects. [iv} List of names and phone numbers/contact of hundred of important personalities in public and private sectors in Nigeria.On the 1st of August 2016,the above mentioned suspects were tracked,trailed and arrested by Police's operatives attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team,{IRT} Force Headquarters,Abuja,subsequent to several complaints received from well meaning individuals and highly placed personalities in Abuja of serious threat to their lives,intimidation and atte

POLICE DEBUNK THE NEWS ''HOW ACTING IGP ALMOST CAUSED BLOODBATH AT CBN HEADQUARTERS'',YESTERDAY.{READ}.

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                 The attention of the Nigeria Polic Force has been drawn to online publication of Sahara reporters of 4th August,2016 captioned ''How Acting IGP Almost Caused Bloodbath at Central Bank Of Nigeria Headquaeter''.This story in its content and character was absoluely misleading and untrue in all its ramifications.Indeed a misrepresentation of facts.There was no such scenario as described by Sahara Reporters New York.Certainly it was a creation and figment of the reporter whose motive can only be described as yellow journalism designed to discredit a public officer of proven records locally and internationally.The IGP Ibrahim K. Idris's official visit to the Governor of Central Bank with full complement of the police management team was a scheduled courtesy call that was planned and coordinated by the two organizations.It is unimaginable that the Policemen who manned the gate at the Central Bank and the IGP's convoy will have any cause to disagree ove

NIGERIAN TRAFFICKER 'ASEMOTA',BAGS 22 YEARS JAIL TERM RECENTLY IN THE UK.{PHOTOS}.

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                Franca Asemota,the Nigerian child cum women trafficker who was arrested by the operatives of the EFCC,on wednesday,March 24,2015 in Benin,Edo State on suspicion of money laundering and later extradited to the United Kingdom for prosecution has been sentenced to 22 years imprisonment at the Isleworth Crown Court on twelve counts that included conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual exploitation,trafficking persons outside of the UK for sexual exploitation and assisting unlawful immigration.38 year old Asemota was part of a criminal network that trafficed girls,boys and women from Nigeria to Europe,using the threat of ''juju  magic'' to guarantee their compliance.For many months,she was wanted by the UK government for using London Heathrow airport as a transit hub.After her arrest by the EFCC,Asemota was extradited to the UK on 27th January 2016 following a Federal High Court ruling on the extradition request filed by the office of the Attorney General of

13 PEOPLE WERE KILLED TODAY IN INDIA,AFTER TERRORIST OPENED FIRE AT A BUSY MARKET.

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              According to Aljazeera,an armed separatist group is being blamed for killing at least 13 people and more than a dozen wounded,during an attack on a busy weekly market in Kokrajhar town in India's northeastern Assam state,officials said.One assailant was killed during the attack today friday and security forces were in pursuit of three or four suspects believed to be hiding in a nearby forest,Assam police chief Mukesh Sahay told reporters.Though no group has yet claimed responsibility,Sahay blamed the attack on the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland,an armed group that has fought for decades for a separate homeland for the indigenous Bodo tribes people in Assam.One more photo below.                                                                                                          

CONGRATULATION TO NIGERIA,AS THEY WON JAPAN 5-4 IN TODAY'S FOOTBALL GAME IN RIO.{PHOTOS}.

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                    Today friday,Nigeria Dream Team,representing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio Brazil,won today's march that was against Japan.The Nigerian team beat Japan 5-4,showing no sign of fatigue after going through a mix up at the airport in Atlanta to Brazil that led to their landing in Brazil's jungle city of Manaus six hours before their game costing their rest and practice time.Nigeria's next game is against Sweden on Sunday at 6pm in Manaus while Japan duels with Colombia at 9pm at the same venue.Congratulations Nigeria.One more photo below.                                                                                     

THE BAN ON RUSSIA TO COMPETE IN SOME SPORTS IN THIS 2016 OLYMPICS IN RIO,HAS BEEN LIFTED.

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                Russia finally get the nod to compete in the 2016 Olympic s in Rio after ban is lifted on some sports people.270 Russians cleared to compete at Olympic Games and over 100 other Russian athletes banned from competing in th games in Rio Brazil.A three member International Olympics Committee panel made decision following an appeal by some Russian sports people.Those given the go ahead include 29 swimmers and canoeing world champion,17 Russian rowers among others.