5 NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES WHO HAD BEEN GENEROUS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Here are some of your favourite celebrities that have provided help to the less privileged and needy during this lockdown.
Since coronavirus hit Nigeria in February 2020, various laws and orders have been instituted by governments across the country which has seen a lot of people go out of jobs and remained indoors.
The most affected people have been the less privileged in the society, whose daily source of income has been cut short by the lockdown orders.
In a bid to cushion the effects of the lockdown, some of your favourite celebrities have taken it upon themselves to provide for the poor and needy in society.
For some who didn't want to go through the cumbersome process of sharing food items, they took to social media where they gave out cash gifts.
Here are some of your favourite celebrities who have helped provide for the poor and needy during the lockdown.
1. Runtown
I will say that Douglas Jack Agu popularly known as Runtown is the first celebrity who jumped on the bandwagon of celebrities who decided to help Nigerians cushion the effects of the lockdown order issued because of the dreaded coronavirus spreading across the world.
On Wednesday March 25, 2020, the music star caused a major commotion on Twitter when he announced his giveaway plans. According to him, he was going to share N10m to his followers and fans.
In less than an hour, Twitter went into a frenzy as the music star shared the said amount of money to all those who sent their account details during the giveaway.
2. Banky W
While some celebrities were doing giveaways via social media to Nigerians, others like Banky W and his friends, deemed it fit to go into the areas where those who have been severely hit by the lockdown.
The music star in collaboration with some well-meaning Nigerians visited some selected areas in Lagos Island where they shared food items to the poor and needy
According to Banky W, it was a collaboration between residents in the area and himself who felt it was only good to help those who couldn't fend for themselves because of the lockdown.
3. Peruzzi
Peruzzi is one of those celebs who is ever ready to share with fans and followers some part of his wealth.
On March 25, Peruzzi gave fans and followers a reason to smile as he give out a lot of cash as a giveaway token to the public. According to him, it was a way of cushioning the impact of the lockdown order on Nigerians.
4. Chika Ike
Chika Ike has joined the list of celebrities who have dug into their pockets to help a lot of Nigerians who have not been able to take care of themselves since the lockdown began.
On Thursday, April 23, the actress went out with her team to share food items to the less privileged homes and motherless homes as she shared series of pictures via her Instagram page.
5. I Go Dye
Unlike most celebrities who have donated money and food items to the needy during the 4 weeks lockdown order issued by the government, one Celebrity that has taken a different approach entirely is Francis Agoda popularly known as I Go Dye.
On Wednesday, April 22 the comedian announced that he will be donating his mansion built in Benin to the state government to use as an isolation center for coronavirus patients.
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