1. Turai Umar Musa Yar'Adua was born on 26 July 1957 and is the widow of the former Nigerian president and former Katsina State Governor, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
10 Facts About Turai Yar'Adua
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Turai Yar'Adua was the First Lady of Nigeria from 2007 until the death of her husband on 5 May 2010.
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Turai Yar'Adua was born in the Katsina metropolitan area of northern Nigeria in July 1957.
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Turai Yar'Adua attended Garama Primary School in Katsina as a child and proceeded to the Government Girls Secondary School, Kankiya, in Katsina state.
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Turai Yar'Adua attended Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology in Zaria, Kaduna state, where she was reportedly named "best student" in 1980.
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In 1983, Turai Yar'Adua received a bachelor's degree in language from Ahmadu Bello University.
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In September 2007, Turai Yar'Adua was the guest of honour at the commissioning of the Mobility Aid and Braille Centre in Akure, Ondo State.
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Turai Yar'Adua was rumored to be one of her husband's closest advisors during his tenure as president of Nigeria.
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For example, it was believed that Turai Yar'Adua influenced the choice of Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, the former Director-General of the National Action Committee on AIDS, as Nigeria's Minister of Health, during her husband's administration.
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Turai Yar'Adua visited the First Lady, Aisha Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, early February 2020.