TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested on 12 September 2026 at Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes within the area. Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition. Other items recovered are one Tecno mobile phone, two bags, one torchlight, one music box and assorted charms. The suspect and recovered items are currently in troops’ custody for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to establish his links to other criminal elements and determine his possible involvement in kidnapping and related activi...

DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE, ON MONDAY, APPEARED BEFORE THE SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT IN LONDON FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN HER ONGOING BRIBERY TRIAL.(PHOTO).


 Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in her ongoing bribery trial.


The matter was listed before Justice Thornton in Court 8, ahead of the commencement of the full trial scheduled for January 26, 2026.


Alison-Madueke was charged in August 2023 by UK authorities over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said it suspected the former minister accepted bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts while in office in Nigeria.


She served as Nigeria’s minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015 under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and was elected president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2014.


In October 2023, Alison-Madueke was granted bail in the sum of £70,000 by a Westminster Magistrates’ Court, which described her as a flight risk. The court imposed additional conditions, including an 11pm to 6am curfew, the use of an electronic tag, and the provision of a £70,000 surety before she was allowed to leave the court premises.


Beyond the UK proceedings, Alison-Madueke has faced asset recovery actions in multiple jurisdictions. In January 2025, the Nigerian government and the United States signed an asset return agreement for $52.88 million recovered from the Galactica assets linked to the former minister.


The US government said that Alison-Madueke and her associates used proceeds from illicitly awarded contracts to acquire luxury real estate in California and New York, as well as the Galactica Star, a 65-metre superyacht.


In Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has also pursued the forfeiture of assets linked to the former petroleum minister.

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