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BREAKING: Ex-Minister Aisha Al-Hassan ‘Mama Taraba’ dies

By Uchechi Ojo May 7, 2021377 views

Former Minister of Women Affairs of Nigeria, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba is dead.

Her media aide, Bala Maina, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Friday.

The ex-minister was said to have passed away at an undisclosed hospital in Cairo, Egypt.

The former lawmaker represented Taraba North Senatorial District at the National Assembly.

She was 61 years old.

The nelsdaily.com learnt that the deceased, before her death, had been shuttling between Nigeria and Cairo for medical treatment after resigning as a minister under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Details later…

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