Cardi B’s visit causes uproar as Toke Makinwa and Yomi Black fight dirty on Twitter
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17 December 2019 |
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On Monday, December 9, Toke Makinwa and Yomi Black had a go at each other after the latter reshared a post from Soji Ogunnaike questioning the source of the former source of wealth.
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