BREAKING NEWS: Jury Begins Deliberations in Bribery Trial of Former Nigerian Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke

According to a report by Arise News on Monday, 18 May, 2026, After nearly four months of dramatic testimony, a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court retired on Monday to consider verdicts in one of the most high profile corruption cases to emerge from Nigeria’s oil sector.

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, stands accused of masterminding a sophisticated bribery network in which oil executives allegedly lavished her with a “life of luxury” including prime London properties, Harrods shopping sprees, chauffeur-driven cars, private jets, and lavish gifts in exchange for access, influence, and lucrative contracts..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>