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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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LG ELECTION: LAGOS ANNOUNCES RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT+URGES VOTERS TO PERFORM THEIR CIVIC DUTY PEACEFULLY.

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                  The Lagos State Government has announced restriction of vehicular movement in the State on Saturday July 22, 2017 in view of the elections that will hold across the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State. In a press release on Sunday by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the restriction of movement across the State will be enforced between 8am and 2pm on Saturday July 22, to allow for a smooth conduct of the polls and unhindered participation. According to the Commissioner, the State is known for peaceful conduct of elections, and as such, urged residents to be peaceful and orderly on Saturday to cast their votes in their respective wards for Chairmen and councilors who are expected to drive development at the third tier of government. He explained that as the election that will bring on board a new set of public officers for the next four years at the local government level
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POLICEMEN SHOT FRSC OFFICERS YESTERDAY FOR STOPPING ABIA SPEAKER'S WIFE CAR.{PHOTOS}.

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    '' The Abia State House of Assembly Speaker, Chikwendu Kalu, on Saturday, allegedly ordered some policemen in the state to shoot officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps on patrol. Eyewitnesses told SUNDAY PUNCH that the speaker gave the order when the FRSC officers stopped the Sport Utility Vehicle his wife was travelling in along the Umuikaa/Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. “The driver reversed the vehicle and it was discovered that a woman in the passenger seat in front, is an officer of the Department of State Services attached to the governor’s wife. “The DSS officer ran towards the officer who stopped the vehicle, held him by uniform and dragged him to the ground, accusing him of hitting their vehicle,” a reliable source told SUNDAY PUNCH. The source added that the speaker’s wife allegedly joined the policemen to beat the official. “One of them called the speaker whose village is nearby. He then came with some policemen. He ordered them to shoot the armless office
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ENUGU LOCALS RECENTLY BANISHED A WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE KILLED HER HUSBAND & FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE OF LAND.{PHOTO}.

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                                                     According to a facebook user ''Chukwunenye Nweke who posted this few minutes ago on a facebook group with the caption ''The woman being banished by local residents.Here's how a facebook user,Ifeoma Stephnora who took to the social media platform and shared the photos wrote ''This is still unbelievable.God have mercy.How can you finish the whole family including your husband just because of land.They said she killed 4 people from her family because she is the 3rd wife of the man and she really wants her children to inherit the whole land and she also made twins crippled because she want her children to inherit the hole land owned by her husband.What will we call this?.My prayers is that,let the revelations began to flow to the whole part of Nsude because is not only in ugwuoto that we have evil people.God save you people in Jesus name Amen''.Nawahooo.
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PHOTOS FROM THE 2017 ''AMAA'' AWARDS HELD YESTERDAY IN LAGOS+LIST OF THE WINNERS.{PHOTOS}.

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                                                        Yesterday 15th day of July 2017 was the Africa Movie Academy Awards which was proudly sponsored by the Lagos State Government at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre.Mo Abudu and Hon. Henry Nwosu as pictured above was presenting the award for the Best Director which was won by Akin Omotoso- For Vava.The Special Recognition Award to Mrs Celine Loader.Thee Award for Best Film goes to Felicite-Senegal.The Award for the Best First Feature Film by a Director goes to Wulu-Daouda Coulibaly-Mali.The award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role goes to Jahwar Soudani-Last of Us.Best Actress in a Leading Role goes to Vero Tshanda-Felicite.Best Actor in a Supporting Role is Papi Mpaka-Felicite Senegal.Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role to be presented by Kunle Afolayan and Hilda Dokubo and the winner is Angelique Kidjo-CEO.The Award for Best Comedy goes to ''Three Wise Men''.Award for Best Young/Promising Actor goes to '
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CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMISSIONS PROJECTS YESTERDAY AT ELELE BARRACKS.{PHOTOS}.

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               On Saturday 15th July 2017,the Chief of Army Staff,Lt Gen TY Buratai in continuation with activities marking the activation of 6 Division Nigerian Army,commissioned projects at Elele Barracks,Rivers State.These include Army Government Secondary School,Ngerian Army Officers Wives Association {NAOWA} Vocational Centre,1062 Brigade Workshop and Repai Bay,operational vehicles,as well as the new Squash Court.More photos below.
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NOLLYWOOD DIVA HALIMA ABUBAKAR IS VERY SICK & DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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                                                Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh is annoucing on her social media page that Nollywood Actress Halima Abubakar is very ill as per today.Tonto Dikeh captioned the photo above ''Picked my girl up from the hospital early yesterday so I can personally take care of her..Halima you are definitely one of the strongest women I know @halimabukakar.The lords your strength Baby girl....My prayers love and strength are with you,God never lets us go thru a suituation if he didn't know we could overcome it...#Pls encourage and pray for her..you are an overcomer,The apple of Gods eyes.The world will celebrate you my sister..Love you girl''.One more photo below.
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NOLLYWOOD ACTOR YUL EDOCHIE,IS RUNNING FOR 2017 ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION.{PHOTO}.

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                   Yesterday saturday the Governorship poster of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie broke the internet and I must say I am impressed and I am sure his father Pete Edochie also a Nollywood actor is also proud of him.If you are complaining that the youths are being pushed aside by the old politicians,take the bold step like Yul Edochie and context.Congratulations to him,I wish him all the best.                      
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IPOB MEMBERS ATTACK GODWIN EZEEMO,ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT IN CHURCH ON FRIDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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                A group of youths suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra on friday allegedly disrupted a church function attended by a governorship aspirant in Anambra State on the platform of the Progressives Peoples Alliance,Mr. Godwin Ezeemo.The conflict,it was gathered,happened at Odoekpe,Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.The Biafra secessionist group had recently in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary,Emma Powerful,insisted that the November 18 poll in Anambra would not hold.It said Anambra State as the flagship of Igbo held a strategic position in the Biafra struggle that any mistake made in handling Anambra affair in the Biafra cause would have a ripple effect.The statement said, ''Our leader,Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,is very strategic and methodical in his approach to restore Biafra; therefore every step IPOB takes,regardless of its impact,is designed to bring Biafra closure.Anambra election boycott will benefit not just Biafrans but othe
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KEROSENE EXPLOSION KILLED 3 FAMILY MEMBERS & OTHERS FRIDAY EVENING AT ABIA STATE.{PHOTO}.

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                                                                      According to one of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve who just sent in this photo with the caption ''One teenager was killed and three other family members including a mother,her daughter and grand child injured in a kerosene explosion yesterday evening in Agbaja Nkporo,Ohiafia LGA of Abia State.An eyewitness identified as Orji Ndukwe Henry said the explosion occurred when one of the victims filled a lantern with a product suspected to be an adulterated kerosene and ignited it for use by the family.He was unlucky and hot himself envoloped in the inferno that ensued.At the moment,the family and members of Agbaja Nkporo community are mourning the deceased as the survivors are in excruciating pains''.
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