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Nigeria’s online dating scene booms in lockdown

By Reuters
21 July 2020   |   12:47 pm
Oreoluwa Akinnawo is in his element. Lagos's bars and restaurants are shut and Nigerians are struggling to socialise. The pandemic is his perfect time to find a soul mate online.

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