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'This Is A Unicorn In The making!' - Kyari Bukar

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On Lions Den Nigeria, First Foods founder Olatunde Oladahunsi pitches his ready-to-eat Jubal's smoked chicken, asking 7.5 million naira for a twelve percent stake and exciting the Lions.

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