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A London jury has cleared Diezani Alison-Madueke of all bribery charges after a five-month trial, closing an eleven-year chapter for Nigeria's former oil minister.
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Ex-Nigerian Oil Minister Alison-Madueke Cleared of Bribery by London Jury
A London jury has cleared Diezani Alison-Madueke of all bribery charges after a five-month trial, closing an eleven-year chapter for Nigeria's former oil minister.
Ghana's president faced questions in Britain about his billionaire brother Ibrahim Mahama's growing mining empire
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