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Nigeria Sets Dangerous Precedent by Detaining Binance Execs, CEO Says
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Tuesday accused Nigeria of setting a dangerous precedent after its executives were invited to the African country and then detained as part of a crackdown on crypto.
Binance CEO pleas with Nigeria to release wrongfully-detained ‘crime fighter’ exec
Critics of the crypto industry may be tempted to blow off Teng's plea, pointing out that Binance for years behaved as a global scofflaw and that its founder just got sentenced to
Binance CEO Demands Release of Employee Detained in Nigeria
Binance CEO Richard Teng alleged that Tigran Gambaryan is being held in "a dangerous prison in order to control Binance."
Behind Nigeria’s Arrest of Binance Employee, Claims of a Bribe Request
A compliance officer for the cryptocurrency exchange told senior executives and Nigerian contacts that the company had been asked to pay $150 million in crypto.
Binance Suggests Bribe Sought to Make Nigeria Problems ‘Go Away’
Binance Holdings Ltd. said it was asked for a large payment in Nigeria to make problems there “go away,” and repeated calls for the release of its employee who’s been jailed in the West African nation.
Binance CEO Teng Says Nigeria Must Release Gambaryan, Detention Sets 'Dangerous New Precedent'
Binance CEO Richard Teng called on the Nigerian government to release Tigran Gambaryan, head of the crypto exchange's Financial Crime Compliance team, who flew to the country in February for talks on regulatory supervision.
Binance Alleges Request of $150m Bribe by Some Nigerian Officials
Tigran Gambaryan, a compliance officer for Binance Holdings Ltd, giant cryptocurrency exchange, has alleged that the company was given 48 hours to make a payment of roughly $150 million in crypto to make its problems in Nigeria go away.
Nigerian officials sought secret crypto settlement, Binance CEO says
Binance CEO Richard Teng claims officials in Nigeria approached the exchange’s team and offered a secret crypto settlement proposal. Teng shared details of this shocking development in a blog post that highlights the ongoing legal troubles around Binance official Tigran Gambaryan.
More than 100 prisoners on the run after heavy rainfall destroys part of prison in Nigeria
More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a medium security prison in Nigeria after heavy rainfall destroyed part of the ...
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Convicted child sex offender re-arrested after escaping from prison
The convict was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for raping his daughter but escaped from prison during a jailbreak.
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More than 100 inmates escape from Nigeria prison after heavy rains
Manhunt under way after a downpour destroyed the perimeter fence of the medium-security prison in the town of Suleja.
More than 100 inmates break free from an old Nigerian prison after heavy rains
A Nigerian official says more than 100 inmates have escaped from a prison near the capital city of Abuja after heavy rains ...
Suleja prison: 108 inmates on the run in Nigeria
More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a jail near Nigeria's capital after heavy rain damaged part of the facility where ...
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Binance CEO Calls For Colleague's Release Amid Standoff With Nigeria
Allegations by the Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso have also surfaced ... while Gambaryan now faces money ...
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118 inmates escape from Nigeria's prison after heavy rains
Parts of Suleija Prison in Niger State collapsed, according to correctional service spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Nigeria to ban peer-to-peer crypto trading in naira
Nigerian authorities are preparing to ban P2P crypto exchange involving the national currency, the Nigerian naira, in the ...
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More than 100 prisoners on the run after heavy rainfall destroys part of prison in Nigeria
More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a medium security prison in Nigeria after heavy rainfall destroyed part of the facility, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) said in a press release ...
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Ekiti: Two men remanded in prison for fraud, offering bribe to police
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of two persons, Kayode Seun and Godwin Festus, at the Nigerian ...