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FG Donates Truck of Rice, Other Palliative To Women Groups - Sadiya Farouq, Minister Humanitarian Affairs

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Umar Farouq has handed over a truck of rice, 50 bags of Sugar, 200 cartoons of Macaroni and 3 Bails of wrappers to the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, for onward distribution to women groups under her Ministry, in Abuja.

The Minister said the palliatives were donated in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, to cushion the lockdown effect on the most vulnerable women in the society.

We are here to handover food palliatives to the vulnerable women in the various women groups under your care". 

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, while receiving the items, appreciated the Federal Government for the gesture, and promised to distribute the items to the needy amongst the women who are the most hit by the effect of Covid-19 pandemic.

She appealed to women leaders and well meaning Nigerians to care for the most vulnerable amongst them.

Man, His Wife Allegedly Hire Assassins To Kill Neighbour Over Covid-19 Palliatives

A man has been arrested by police in Idimu while his wife is at large after they allegedly conspired to kill their neighbour over COVID-19 palliatives.

Rasaq Babalola and his wife identified as Mama Raheem, who live at Agbo Komolafe Street, Unity Estate, Idimu area of Egbeda, Lagos, allegedly paid assassins to kill their neighbour Emeka Anozie (pictured above right).

Rasaq has been arrested and detained at the Police Station while efforts are being made to arrest his wife, who he said fled after the plot was foiled and the assassins had escaped.

Trouble began when Emeka Anozie engaged the services of a chef to cook food to be shared to people in their neighborhood during the current lockdown. However, according to PM Express, the couple attempted to stop Anozie from sharing food to people in the neighborhood but he ignored them and went ahead to distribute the food to neighbours.

Anozie said that after the incident, Rasaq’s children were disturbing in the compound, throwing stones at his window, and he went to their mother to ask her to control her children so as not to destroy things in his apartment. But the woman flared up and threatened to deal with him.

Anozie said the next day, some armed men, about 14 of them, invaded his apartment, beat him up, collected his phones, then dragged him outside in an attempt to take him away in their waiting Toyota car. Fortunately, people in the neighborhood frustrated them so they left him and escaped.

Mr. Anozie, who was bleeding from the attack, then rushed to the Police and he was referred to the hospital.

As he was receiving treatment, he received information that another set of armed men in military uniforms allegedly invaded his apartment looking for him. When they didn’t find him, they attacked two of his younger brothers, destroyed his two televisions, other property inside, looted his safe containing huge sums of money, and escaped. He said that the operation was led by both Rasaq and his wife, now at large.

When Rasaq was contacted, he allegedly admitted that he hired assassins including the armed soldiers to attack Mr. Anozie and blamed everything on his wife and in-laws, who he said arranged the whole thing, the publication reports.

Rasaq was detained at the Idimu Police Station while efforts are being made by police to arrest his fleeing wife.

Senator S. S. Ajibola Donates Palliatives to Oke-Ero LG, Kwara State

In support of Kwara State government in her effort to help the people of the state at this period of global pandemic. Sen. Simeon Sule Ajibola extended his hands of fellowship and love to the people of Oke-Ero local government area in kwara state.

  In addition to the previously sent foodstuffs earlier this week to the people of Ekiti local government area.

    In his good will message to the people of Oke-Ero local government area, he  enjoined them to adhere strictly to the directives of H.E Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasak led administration to keep the state clean, clear and safe from this deadly virus " COVID-19".

 He reiterated that Oke-Ero local government area happens to be his second home in kwara state, he said he will continue to put the people in mind at all time.

      He further said that people should not panic and be calm that all indication shows that the Federal and the State government are proactive enough to getting Nigeria and Kwara state free from corona virus (COVID-19).

     He emphasized that covid-19 is real and urged the people the need to keep ourselves out of the risk of the virus and the sit at home, keeping hygiene and social distancing are still the only vaccine to keep safe.

      He enjoined the people to abide to the new total lockdown policy advice by the state government in order to get the result we are all praying for.

COVID-19: N1,000.00 Given to Each Household as Palliatives -Kaiama Residence, Kwara State

                 Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq

There is uproar in Kaiama local government area of Kwara State over the funds released by the State government as palliatives to cushion the effects of the coronavirus outbreak in the state.


The Deputy governor/Chairman COVID-19 Support Committee in the state, Mr. Kayode Alabi, recently announced a total lockdown in the state following the confirmation of the infectious disease with the commencement of contact tracing of index.

However, in a bid to find to succor to the sufferings of the people of the state, the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led government has commenced the distribution of food items across the 16 local government area of the state.


Findings revealed the state government had on Sunday 12th April 2020 monetized the palliatives meant for the people of Kaiama local government area to the tune of N20, 000,000 (N20million) to cover the entire 10 wards in the area.


It was gathered through a source who pleaded anonymity that the sum of N1, 500,000 (N1.5million) was released to each ward totaling N15, 000,000 (N15million). Further checks confirmed that each households received the sum of N1, 000 each while some received as low as N700 thereby lamenting over the looming hunger while the lockdown order lasts.


The source disclosed that, “We don’t really understand what they expect us to use N1, 000 to purchase and for how long they expect us to spend the money. Now, the government is crying wolf of COVID-19 but I want to categorically state here that with this poor arrangement, if nothing is done further, then, there is problem. Many people will die of hunger than the numbers of death recorded against COVID-19.

“We are suffering here, please come to our aid. It is getting worse and government is playing politics with our well-being. The meager money they are sharing here cannot solve out problem, rather, it will lead us to early grave.”

Going by the Kaiama situation, it is evident that the monetary palliative provided by the state government is a far cry from alleviating poverty and hunger during the period of the lockdown.

Palliative: Osun State Disburse Payment of Stipends to 25,907 Vulnerable Citizens

The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has ordered the express payment of stipends due to 25,907 vulnerable citizens in the state as part of palliative measures to cushion impacts of the state-wide lockdown.

Oyetola also directed the immediate distribution of Debit Cards linked to the accounts of the beneficiaries in a bid to ensure transparency, accountability and seamless process.

The State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Lawal Azeez Olayemi made these disclosures while fielding questions from journalists in Ile-Ife, during the distribution of the Debit Cards to the beneficiaries.

Opeyemi, who described the scheme as one of the best social intervention programmes in the country, disclosed that the governor had approved the payment of N20,000 each to 15,289 elderly citizens and people living with disabilities captured under the Special Grant Transfer (SGT) scheme.

He added that approval had also been given for the immediate payment of N7,500 stipends to 10,618 beneficiaries who are vulnerable youths captured under Public Workfare (PWF) programme.

The commissioner who maintained that the administration of Governor Oyetola was committed to the people's welfare, noted that the gesture would go a long way in transforming the lives of the beneficiaries.

He clarified that the disbursement of the funds under the SGT and PWF was different from the Federal Government Conditional Cash Transfer recently launched by the Governor.

Olayemi added that the Governor had also mandated the immediate release of the monthly and quarterly stipends to the beneficiaries as part of efforts to alleviate the effects of hardship that the people are going through due to the lockdown.