Just In: Late Ex-President Yar’adua’s Mother Dies At 101

Hajiya Aya Dada Yar’Adua

By Abdullahi Abubakar

The late former president of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s mother, Hajiya Aya Dada Yar’Adua is dead.

She reportedly died at her home in Katsina after a brief illness.

Affectionately known as “Dada,” she was also the mother of two other prominent figures, the late General Shehu Musa Yar’adua and Senator Abdu Soja Yar’adua.