Binta Dada

Binta Dada (c. 1922 – 2 September 2024), also known as Hajiya Fatima (Dada) Yar’adua. was a Nigerian matriarch and a prominent member of the Yar'adua family from katsina State, Nigeria. She was the mother of former President of Nigeria Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.^{1 2 3 4}

Fatima was born on 31 January 1922 in Katsina state, Nigeria).⁵

She was born into a prominent Katsina family and later became part of the influential Yar'adua family through marriage to Musa Yar'Adua, a Nigerian politician and traditional titleholder.⁶⁷⁸⁹

She was part of the Yar’adua family, a notable political family in Nigeria. Her son, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, served as the President of Nigeria from 2007 until 2010.¹⁰¹¹

Although she never held public office, she was widely regarded as a respected matriarch and community elder, and was often noted in national discussions because of her family's political standing.¹²

Hajiya died on 2 September 2024 in Katsina State, Nigeria, at the age of over 102, Her death was widely reported in Nigerian media.¹³¹⁴¹⁵

She is remembered for her role in the Yar'adua family and her influence as the mother of a former Nigerian president.¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸