Diezani Alison-Madueke

KEY POINTS Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all bribery-related charges by a London court, bringing to a close an 11-year legal saga surrounding …

Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke took the witness stand Monday, telling a London jury she never solicited or accepted bribes.

Behind the scandal, a story of exaggeration, gendered framing, and a trial judged by headlines before evidence in court rooms.