Nigeria: Ex-Oil Minister Alison-Madueke Denies Bribery Charges in UK Court

Former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied allegations of bribery and corruption before a UK court, insisting she neither solicited nor received illicit payments while in office.

A former Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday denied asking for or receiving bribes while in office, as she testified before the Southwark Crown Court.

Mrs Alison-Madueke, 65, told the court she had “tried to push back on corruption” in Nigeria, which she described as a…