
Ex-Nigeria oil minister stands trial in UK on bribery charges
Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.
SATURDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2026, 12:27

Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.

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