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15 Jun 2024
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court yesterday discharged Tigran Gambaryan of Binance Holdings Limited and his fleeing colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the tax evasion allegations levelled against them by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
Abbas, the Director of Registration, Exchanges, and Market Infrastructure Department at SEC, revealed this while giving evidence before Justice Emeka Nwite in the trial of Binance and two of its officials on charges related to money laundering
23 May 2024
Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) management in Kuje, FCT, to
Dominic Okafor has denied the allegation that he demanded for a bribe amounting to $140 from the Binance Executives
10 May 2024
Deputy Chairman of House of Representatives' Committee on Delegated Legislation, Mr Dominic Okafor says there is no truth in thd claim that he demanded for a bribe amounting to $140 from the Binance Executives. Speaking at a press conference held at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, he threatened to take legal action against those bandying…
3 May 2024
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned, until May 17, for the continuation of the trial of the money laundering suit brought against Binance Holdings Limited and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla.
18 Apr 2024
Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
5 Apr 2024
Arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, was stalled, yesterday, due to the inability of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to effect service of the charge on the defendants.
3 Apr 2024
Global cryptocurrency trading platform Binance on Wednesday called for the release of Tigran Gambaryan, its executive in Nigerian custody. A spokesperson for the crypto giant said Gambaryan helped Nigeria's anti-graft and security agencies recover assets and tackle money laundering, fraud, and kidnapping around June and late 2023. READ ALSO: Detained Binance executive escapes from custody…
26 Mar 2024
The sudden escape of Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from custody of the National Security Adviser has been eliciting reactions, especially criticism of Nigeria’s security architecture.
25 Mar 2024
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has disclosed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance official, escaped from custody and fled Nigeria using a smuggled passport. ONSA spokesperson, Zakari U. Mijinyawa, confirmed this in a statement on Monday, stating that a preliminary investigation shows that Anjarwalla flew using a smuggled passport. “Upon receiving this report,…
25 Mar 2024
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance has escaped from custody. The NSA has now activated its dragnet involving Interpol and other MDA's to apprehend the fleeing suspect. News of Nadeem's escape had spread like wild fire…
12 Mar 2024
Families of the two Biannce officials detained in Nigeria have revealed their identities. Nadeem Anjarwalla, 37, and Tigran Gambaryan, 39, have been in Nigerian detention since last month when they flew into Nigeria to discuss with the country's investigators as authorities began an intense scrutiny of cryptocurrency exchanges. Gambaryan currently heads Binance's financial-crime compliance and…

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