Hajiya Dada: Mother Of Late President Yar’adua Dies At 101

Hajiya Aya Dada Yar’Adua, who was the mother of late former Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, has died at the age of 101.

It was said that she passed away on Monday night after a short illness.

Called affectionately “Dada,” she was, however, the mother of the late Shehu Yar’Adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army.