Mia Love, First Black Republican Congresswoman, Dies at 49 After Brain Cancer Battle

• Mia Love, the first Black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, has passed away at the age of 49.

• According to her family, Love died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer.

  She was remembered as a “true trailblazer and visionary leader” by Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

Mia Love, the trailblazing politician who made history as the first Black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, has passed away at the age of 49.

According to a statement from her family, Love died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Sunday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer.

The family announced the news on X, saying, “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today.” Utah Governor Spencer Cox also paid tribute to Love, describing her as “a true trailblazer and visionary leader.”

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Love served as a representative of Utah’s 4th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019. Her legacy as a pioneering figure in American politics has been widely acknowledged, and she will be remembered for her dedication to public service and her inspiring personal story.

Ijaw National Congress Condemns Tinubu’s State of Emergency in Rivers State

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it a “hasty and partisan” move allegedly designed to favor Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

According to the INC President, Prof. Benjamin Ogele Okaba, the decision to declare a state of emergency was triggered by the Ijaw people’s refusal to be provoked into violence during last weekend’s orchestrated thanksgiving on a Saturday and the hosting of Wike in Abalama.

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