A London jury cleared Diezani Alison-Madueke of all six bribery charges after 46 hours of deliberation, ending an eleven-year legal ordeal for Nigeria’s former oil minister.
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Economy
The £2 Million Question: What Really Happened at Harrods? How the Diezani Alison-Madueke trial became a masterclass in narrative inflation
KEY POINTS Headlines exaggerate Alison-Madueke’s alleged £2m Harrods spending and luxury perks; she didn’t personally own or spend these. Viral stories like the “diamond bra” misrepresent facts, creating a distorted …