Dr Marienne Abimbola Silva has died peacefully on Sunday morning in Lagos. She was 89. Silva is the third female medical doctor in Nigeria but the first to bag a medical degree.
Silva is survived by Biyi Silva, screen queen, Joke Silva, Bisi Silva, Jumoke Daodu and Lape Silva.
Dr Abimbola Silva was the first female medical doctor in Nigeria.
In 1979, she was honoured with the Officer of the Order of the Niger
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