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FG Contacts INTERPOL, Begins Manhunt For Fleeing Binance Executive
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The Federal Government says it is in talks with the International Criminal Police Organisation for the re-arrest of an executive of the cryptocurrency platform, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from custody.
It also said it had begun a manhunt for the Binance executive and had arrested security personnel under whose watch he escaped.
Anjarwalla, 38, a suspect in an ongoing probe into Binance’s activities in Nigeria, had been detained for tax evasion and other offences.
On Thursday, March 21, the Nigerian government convicted him of a four-count criminal charge.
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A day later, he escaped from the Abuja guest house, where he and a colleague were detained after guards on duty led him to a nearby mosque for prayers in the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan fast.
“The Office of the National Security Adviser confirms that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria, has escaped from lawful custody on Friday, March 22, 2024,” read a statement from the Office of the National Security Adviser on Monday.
Addressing State House correspondents after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the FG has begun a manhunt for the fleeing executive.
He affirmed that Anjarwalla’s escape would not affect the payment of $10bn fines for money laundering.
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The PUNCH reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on March 22, granted requests by Binance to pay the sum of $4.3bn in ‘Settlement For Anti-Money Laundering Sanctions, Violations’
“Yes, the man has escaped from our custody, and there is now a manhunt on him. Those who were charged with his custody have been arrested and will be brought to book,” said Idris.
Also speaking on the matter, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, said the escape does not mean Binance will get away with the $10bn fine for money laundering.
This is because the FG is dealing with the company, not individuals, Adedeji explained.
“We are dealing with the company and not individuals, and we can enforce compliance with our laws.
“So, whether he escapes or not, that will not in any way affect our plans to enforce compliance as we can ensure that the organization complies with our legal requirements as a country,” he stated.
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A mass shooting at a secondary school in Austria’s second-largest city has left nine people dead and at least 10 others injured in what authorities are calling one of the country’s worst school attacks in recent history, Al-Jazeera reported.
Police were called to BORG Dreierschutzengasse school in Graz on Tuesday morning after reports of gunfire. Emergency services responded swiftly and secured the area.
Authorities later confirmed that the suspected shooter had died by suicide, bringing the total number of dead to ten, including the attacker.
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According to local officials, at least seven of those killed were students. Graz Mayor Elke Kahr described the shooting as a “terrible tragedy.” One adult was also among the dead, though their identity has not yet been released.
The incident reportedly began shortly after 10 a.m. local time and unfolded across two classrooms. Students, many aged 14 and older, were evacuated and are now receiving psychological support alongside their families.
The attacker is believed to have acted alone and is reported to be a former school student. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
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17 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strikes Near Gaza Aid Site
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At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured on Tuesday near a humanitarian aid distribution site in central Gaza, according to local health authorities as reported by Reuters.
The casualties reportedly occurred as large crowds of displaced residents gathered in the area to receive aid.
The deaths were attributed to Israeli gunfire by Gaza’s health officials.
The Israeli military said its forces had fired warning shots at “suspects who were advancing in the area of Wadi Gaza and posed a threat to the troops.”
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It added that it was aware of reports that several were injured, but said numbers released by local health authorities did not align with the information it had collected.
“The warning shots were fired hundreds of meters from the aid distribution site, prior to its opening hours and toward the suspects who posed a threat to the troops,” the military added.
Medics confirmed that those injured were transported to Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp and Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City.
The Israeli military contested the reported casualty figures but acknowledged that several people were wounded during the incident.
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The shooting occurred in an area where the military has labelled a hazardous zone for its personnel.
This came after a warning issued last week by the Israeli army, advising Palestinians to avoid roads leading to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., which were designated as “closed military zones.”
The incident adds to growing concerns over civilian safety amid ongoing conflict in Gaza. Just last week, at least 27 Palestinians were reported killed near another aid site in Rafah, also by Israeli fire.
That event marked the third consecutive day of disruption to aid operations, according to local health officials.
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“Day after day, casualties & scores of injured are reported at distribution points manned by Israel & private security companies,” Philippe Lazzarini, the chief of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), wrote on X.
“This humiliating system continues to force thousands of hungry & desperate people to walk for tens of miles excluding the most vulnerable & those living too far,” he said.
The war erupted after Hamas-led militants took 251 hostages and killed 1,200 people, most of them civilians, in the Oct. 7, 2023, single deadliest day.
Israel’s military campaign has since killed more than 54,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to health authorities in Gaza, and flattened much of the coastal enclave.
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Britain’s Jobless Rate Climbs To 4.6% As Economy Weakens
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June 10, 2025By
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Britain’s unemployment rate has reached its highest level since July 2021, according to official data released on Tuesday, following a UK tax rise and the implementation of US tariffs.
The rate climbed to 4.6 percent in the three months to the end of April, according to the Office for National Statistics.
That compared with 4.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, the ONS added.
Tuesday’s data covers the start of a hike in business tax laid out in the Labour government’s inaugural budget last October.
April also saw the beginning of a baseline 10-percent tariff imposed on the UK and other countries by US President Donald Trump.
“There continues to be weakening in the labour market, with the number of people on payroll falling notably,” said ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown.
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“Feedback from our vacancies survey suggests some firms may be holding back from recruiting new workers or replacing people when they move on.”
Analysts said the data, which included slowing growth to wages, would likely see the Bank of England continue to cut interest rates into 2026, weighing on the pound but lifting London’s stock market in early trade on Tuesday.
“With payrolls falling, the unemployment rate climbing and wage growth easing, today’s labour market release leaves us more confident in our view that the Bank of England will cut interest rates further than investors expect, to 3.50 percent next year,” noted Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics research group.
The Bank of England last trimmed borrowing costs in May by a quarter point to 4.25 percent.
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