Nigeria, April 22 -- Shimite Bello, the special adviser on trade and export to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has been confirmed dead.

Mrs Bello, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, died on Easter Sunday after she was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital, Asaba, the state capital.

The Commissioner of Information in Delta State, Charles Aniagu, confirmed that the governor's aide died at the hospital.

Meanwhile, there have been speculations that the victim was killed by her husband, David Favour, a pastor, when she protested against the husband's alleged illicit affair.

While residents claimed David beat up the victim upon her protest, others said the husband poisoned her.

But Mr Aniagu, the information commissioner, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tu...