Over 2,000 Fed, 10 Honoured: Kwara-born UK Resident Showcases Gratitude to Home Community

Date: 2025-03-25

A UK-based Kwara State native, Mr Abdullateef Bibire, recently fed over 2,000 residents in Ilorin and awarded 10 community service champions with certificates and cash grants through his foundation. The initiative, held over the weekend, aimed to recognise and support those who have contributed to community welfare while addressing the neglect of unsung heroes.

Speaking through his foundation, Bibire stated that the event was driven by the observation that many individuals who dedicate their lives to serving communities often go unrecognised. The foundation's outreach included providing meals and celebrating those who have made significant contributions to social development in the area.

The ceremony in Ilorin highlighted the recipients' roles in areas such as education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. Each awardee received a cash grant and a certificate, underscoring the importance of acknowledging grassroots efforts.

This gesture reflects Bibire's commitment to giving back to his home state, leveraging his international connections to support local initiatives.

“This kind of ill-treatment would discourage patriotism and ultimate community development.

“This is the gap we intended to bridge with the little resources at our disposal,” he explained.

In a conference telephone chat with newsmen, Bibire, said: “I celebrated people who have contributed or are contributing to the community but are not duly appreciated by the same community they serve and (some) died for.”

He added that the honourees who went home with N50,000 cash gift, were selected across sectors that included education, religion and security among others.

Stating that the event that was birthed on Sunday would henceforth be an annual thing, Bibire listed the Ramadan gift packages earlier gifted out at the beginning of Ramadan to over 3,000 people to include semovita, beans and gaari.

Meanwhile, over 2,000 people benefited from the Sunday iftar (breaking of fasting) package held at the Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Oke-Adu in Ilorin.

Clerics at the event, while urging parents to ensure proper training of their wards, extolled the virtues of the organiser whom they described as unparalleled in the area.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sheikh Alimi     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Mohammed Yisa     Saraki     PPS     Amina El-Imam     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Irepodun     Tinubu     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     High Court     Wasiu Odewale     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Ayedun     Bayo Onimago     Kayode Alabi     Bureau Of Lands     ER-KANG Mining     Ajakaye     Gbenga Adebayo     April 11     Olabimpe Olani     Matthew Babaoye     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Okin Biscuits     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Ilorin Muslim Community     ITP     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Ahmad Lawan     Bolakale Ayo     Olam Food Ingredients     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Joseph Bamigboye     Ronke Adeyemi     3MTT     General Hospital, Offa     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Olabode Towoju     School Of Nursing     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Isapa     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Kwara North     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Aliyu Umar     Javed Khan     Oke-Oyi     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Asa     Agboola Abdulraheem     Elese Of Igbaja     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Harrison Osauwagboe     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Islamic Development Bank     Ilorin Durbar     Ajuloopin     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Okeose Christian Cementary     Oja-Oba     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Baboko Primary School     Babatunde Idiagbon     Wahab Isa     Ayo Opadokun     Oke-Ode     Bluenile Associates     Awoye     Bola Tinubu     Sarah Jubril     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Monkey Pox     Nigeria Computer Society    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Okala Baba     Osuwa     Obuh     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Islamic Development Bank     Fola Consultant     Barakat Community Secondary School     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Ajidagba     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Tinubu     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Aliyu Muyideen     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Bayo Ojo     Radio Kwara     Babs Iwarere     Adesoye College     Galadima     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     LABTOP     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Oke-Ogun     Olatomiwa Williams     REO CAKES     Mufti Of Ilorin     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Temi Kolawole     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Zaratu Umar     Oluranti Idowu     Paul Odama     Communication Network Support Services     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Florence Saraki     Eruku     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     John Olobayo     Saheed Popoola     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Abdulkareem Alabi     Shehu Adaramaja     Gbugbu     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Yakubu Dogara     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     NYSC     Olabode Towoju     Bamidele Aluko     Aso-ofi     IHS Towers     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Olatunji Ibrahim     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Bluenile Associates     Anilelerin     Nagode     Hakeem Idris     Ibrahim Oniye     Bayo Lawal     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Cornelius Adebayo     Muhammadu Gobir     ASMAU PLAZA     Ndama Al-hassan     Samuel Adaramola     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Yahaya Muhammad     Olatunji Moronfoye     Afusat Nike Ibrahim