A widow in Kano, Maryam Abdullahi, evoked emotions on Wednesday when she broke down in tears while receiving gift of food items donated by a philanthropist.
The former Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Dr Abdullahi Baffa-Bichi, had distributed food items to hundreds of less privileged, to commemorate this year’s Eid-El-Maulud.
“My husband died last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and left me with five children.
“The small business of frying bean cake (akara) I engaged in, could not be sustained due to lack of capital. (NAN)