Mama Taraba

Senator for Kogi West in the 8th Senate, Senator Dino Melaye, says the demise of former Women Affairs Minister, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan aka Mama Taraba was a case of death leaving the wicked to take the good.He stated this in a tweet on…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is saddened by the demise of Senator Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan aka Mama Taraba, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development in his first term.In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant…

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Jummai Al-hassan popularly known as Mama Taraba is dead.Mama Taraba died aged 61 on Friday.It was learnt that she died in Cairo, Egypt.Details of her demise are still sketchy as of…

The Taraba chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Alhassan popularly known as Mama Taraba, will not be missed following her decision to quit the party.The state Chairman of the…

Hajia Aisha Alhassan, the immediate-past Minister of Women Affairs and Child Development, has urged youths in the state to resist attempt by politicians to use them as political thugs.Alhassan, the Governorship Candidate of United…

Alhaji Sani Abubakar, the All Progressives Party (APC) Governorship Candidate in Taraba, has received more than 5,000 members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and other political parties in the state who defected to the APC.The…

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed how he warned immediate-past Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Jummai Alhassan to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) or she would be humiliated by the party.…

The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Jummai Alhassan popularly known as Mama Taraba resigned her appointment today over grave injustice by the All Progressives Congress (APC) which disqualified her from participating in the Taraba…

Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to disqualify Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Jummai Alhassan popularly called Mama Taraba, from the APC governorship primaries in…

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Aisha Alhassan, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has backed her ambition to contest for the governorship of Taraba State in 2019.She made this known at the 18th…

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).Alhassan disclosed this while speaking in a phone interview with the…

The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, should be packing her bags ready to quit her position if her September 2017 statements are anything to go by.Alhassan, who is popularly known as 'Mama Taraba', had sworn "to Allah" to resign…

The Supreme Court on Monday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in Taraba, Aisha Alhassan, had no locus standi to challenge the nomination of Governor Darius Ishiaku by his party. The apex court made the…

The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeal of Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the ruling of the Justice Abdul Aboki-led Court of Appeal which upheld the election of incumbent…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the judgment of the Taraba State Gubernatorial Election Tribunal that sacked Governor Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Recall that the candidate of the All…

The judgment by the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal of Saturday 7th November, 2015 may have come and gone, but the shockwave it sent across the nation’s political and judicial landscape is still vibrating. This judgment…

Reactions have continued to trail the declaration of Mama Taraba, Alhaja Jummai Aisha Alhassan, as the duly elected governor of Taraba State by the Governorship Petition Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday.The latest is…

The landmark ruling passed by the Taraba State Election Tribunal has been attracting a lot of mixed reactions from Nigerians who are either neutral or on either side of the political divide. The Herald monitored comments on the country's…

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal for Taraba State on Saturday nullified the election of the state Governor, Darius Ishaku who was elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party.The Tribunal, sitting in Abuja,…

A few hours ago, Taraba Election Tribunal declared Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan‎ as the bona-fide winner of the April 11 Governorship Poll. Immediately after her declaration, Al Hassan went on to become the first female governor in Nigeria.…

A few hours ago, Taraba Election Tribunal declared Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan‎ as the bona-fide winner of the April 11 Governorship Poll. Immediately after her declaration, Al Hassan went on to become the first female governor in Nigeria.…

The Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo has voided the election of Darius Dickson Ishaku who was declared winner after the April 11th election.The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Musa Danladi…