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talking about because say I quiet no mean say I be foolâ â don't try and turn
Nigerian media against me to hide your guilty conscience,â she wrote. She took to another Tweet, where she called him, her fan, âGuy you came to my house to do interview then you asked for pictures. Bitch you are a fan. fuck you @onemotolani â.
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was a bigger trending topic, either organically or inorganically. He closed his opinion, by saying âInstead of endorsing
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