Nigeria's former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke adjusts her glasses at the annual IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS ENERGY POLITICS)
Breaking: Ex-minister Diezani Alison-Madueke charged in UK court for corruption
Nigeria’s former Petroleum Resources Minister and ex-President of the OPEC, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged in the United Kingdom court today, October 2, 2023.
Alison-Madueke, charged in a London Westminster magistrates court, faces six charges, including corruption and money laundering while in office as Petroleum Resources Minister.
She was also accused of collecting bribes, including gift of a plane.
The former minister, who is standing trial with two others, would be released to bail upon payment of the bail bond. She was yet to fulfil the bail bond.