Russian Diplomat Clears Goodluck Jonathan In Malabu Bribery Claim
A former Russian diplomat Ednan Agaev who once alleged that former president Goodluck Jonathan allegedly received U.S.$200 million in the controversial Malabu oil deal has backtracked, saying that the initial statement in which he indicted the former leader was made under duress.
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Nigeria:
Ex-Russian Middleman Speaks On Relationship With Obasanjo, Gusau, Etete, Others
Premium Times, 27 June 2019
A former Russian diplomat, Ednan Agaev, on Wednesday appeared to give evidence before an Italian court in Milan over the controversial Malabu scandal. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Malabu Scandal - I Was Pressured to Implicate Adoke, Says Russian Suspect
Vanguard, 28 June 2019
Former Russian Ambassador to Colombia, Ednan Tofik ogly Agaev, who is charged with international corruption over the OPL 245 affair, has said he was pressured to mention a name in… Read more »
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The government has accused former president Goodluck Jonathan and former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke of accepting bribes and breaking the law to broker a U.S.$1.3 billion ... Read more »
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Oil multinationals, ENI and Shell are waiting for an Italian court judgement on whether U.S.1,1 billion paid in the controversial Malabu oil deal in Nigeria was used as a bribe to ... Read more »