Tag: Aisha Alhassan
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Okowa mourns ex-minister Aisha Alhassan
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed condolence over the death of former Minister of Women Affairs, Sen. Aisha Alhassan. This is contained in a condolence massage signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Saturday in Asaba. Okowa said that the deceased was a courageous and outspoken politician. He said that the…
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BREAKING: Former Women Affairs Minister, ‘Mama Taraba’ is dead
A former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly called ‘Mama Taraba’ is dead. According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, she died on Friday evening in an Egyptian hospital after battling a protracted illness. She was 61 years old. She was Minister of women affairs in President Buhari’s first term in…
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Former women affairs minister, Alhassan, wins Taraba UDP governorship primaries
Former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, on Wednesday, emerged winner of United Democratic Party (UDP) governorship primary elections. The primaries, conducted under the supervision of the National Chairman of the party, Chief Godwin Okoye, at Shield Hotel, Jalingo, where Alhassan got unanimous endorsement of all the 224 delegates from the 16…
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JUST IN: Aisha Alhassan finally speaks on resignation reports
Hajiya Aisha Alhassan, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development says she has not resigned her position as a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). TheNewsGuru reports Alhassan disclosed this while speaking in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. “Contrary to insinuations especially in the social media, I…
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Resignation: Mama Taraba, Aisha Alhassan remains in Buhari’s cabinet
Minister of women affairs and social development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, aka Mama Taraba, has been said to still be a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. Alhassan has been reported to have written to President Buhari to resign her position in order to contest the 2019 governorship election in Taraba state. TheNewsGuru reports Bashir Ahmad,…
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2019: I won’t leave APC for PDP because of Atiku – Alhassan
A die hard supporter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan popularly called ‘Mama Taraba’ has stated that she won’t defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) because of her godfather (Atiku). The minister also pledged allegiance on President Muhammadu Buhari, saying…
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Aisha Buhari champions ‘Merck More than a Mother’ campaign in Nigeria
Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is championing Merck More than a Mother campaign in Nigeria, an initiative to break the stigma around infertility and to empower women who suffer infertility. Merck More than a Mother was first implemented in Kenya in 2015 followed by Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, and…