It must have been one of the most discussed stories yesterday – that is talking about the alleged death of Nigeria’s immediate-past Petroleum Minister and one of the most powerful women that served under ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke.
Ovation Magazine Publisher, Bashorun Dele Momodu, who had earlier done a super exclusive interview with the super former Minister, again got in touch with the woman. And guess what? She is alive! But still battling her demon – one of the worst kinds of cancer – which has left her the opposite of her old self.
Mrs. Allison-Madueke, a mother of one, is married to Nigeria’s one time Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Allison Amaechina Madueke. She is currently standing trial in the United Kingdom for alleged money laundering. In Nigeria also, she has been accused of monumental corruption, which she has repeatedly denied.