The family of former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied media reports that she died Thursday afternoon in London.
“The report is untrue. She’s alive and well,” a family member was quoted as saying.
The speculation that Diezani had died went viral before family members came up with a rebuttal, insisting that she is alive.
Indeed, one of the reports indicated that the former minister died of cancer in London and was being prepared to be flown back to Nigeria on Saturday this week.
The family has been responding to an avalanche of enquiries about the death of Diezani both from well-wishers and rumour mongers.
The former Minister has been ridden with cancer and had been undergoing therapy in a London hospital since June.
However, there were indications that her health has deteriorated badly which precipitated the speculation about her death.