Diezani Alison-Madueke was the first woman president of OPEC, and previously served as Nigeria's oil minister

Diezani Alison-Madueke was the first woman president of OPEC, and previously served as Nigeria's oil minister

Lawyers for Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC, denied in a London court Thursday that the former Nigerian minister took bribes in their first formal response at her corruption trial. 

The 65-year-old, who sat in the dock at Southwark Crown Court taking notes on the third day of the trial, is accused of multiple bribery counts stemming from a years-long investigation.

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