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Dame Pauline Tallen loses only son, Richard
The immediate past Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen has lost his only son Richard
The family inducated in a statement on Sunday that Richard gave up the ghost on Sunday morning at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja, after being hospitalised, the
The immediate cause of his death was not known at the time of this report but he was said to have been placed on oxygen in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Friday night.
The Vom Old Boys’ Association (VOBA) who also confirmed the incident,
wrote on its social media platform that he died in Abuja after a brief illness.
“On a very sad note, we regret to announce the sudden passing of our member, Mr Richard Adamu Tallen.
“Eternal rest grant unto him oh Lord, may perpetual light shine upon him.
“May the soul of Richard and all departed VOBA members RIP. Amen,” the group posted on Facebook on Sunday afternoon.
The late Richard, who is a graduate of Computer Science from a United States university, was aged 42 and is survived by a wife and three children.
The burial arrangements is expected to be announced by the family.