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Binance Reacts after Court Discharged Executive
Crypto exchange platform, Binance has reacted after its executives, Tigran Gambaryan, and Nadeem Anjarwalla were discharged of tax evasion charges filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service. They were cleared on Friday by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court’s decision came on Friday after the FIRS submitted amended charges that effectively dropped the…
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Binance Executive: US Lawmakers Report Nigeria to Joe Biden
US lawmakers have accused Nigeria of holding a Binance Holdings Ltd executive, Tigran Gambaryan, “hostage”. Gambaryan, a US citizen and head of financial crime compliance at Binance, has been incarcerated in Abuja since April 2024. The face-off between Nigeria and the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange came to limelight in February when Nigerian authorities detained Gambaryan…
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How Detained Binance Executive Planned to Escape
Reports have emerged that the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, is attempting to escape from Kuje Correctional Facility. According to Punch, Gambaryan who is currently remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility, applied for a new United States of America passport, under the pretext that his seized passport was missing. The Armenian-born Binance executive, who…
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‘Detained Personnel Not Member of Our Management’ – Binance
Binance has given an update on the detention of its employee, Tigran Gambaryan in Nigeria. According to the Crypto company, Gambaryan is not part of the company’s management team. The crypto exchange giant clarified that Gambaryan, an American, only serves as a law enforcement officer and does not have the power to make decisions. The…
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Wife of Binance Executive Detained by FG Seeks US Intervention
Mrs. Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of Tigran Gambaryan, one of the Binance executives held in custody by the Nigerian government, has appealed to the United States government for assistance in securing her husband’s release from detention in Nigeria. Yuki made the call through the US Senator, Cory Booker, and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, who led a…
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Binance Executives Sue Nigeria’s NSA, EFCC
Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has sued the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Gambaryan, in the originating motion dated and filed March 18 by his lawyer, Olujoke Aliyu, from Aluko and Oyebode Law Firm, sought five reliefs before Justice Inyang Ekwo.…