Nigerian ‘aphrodisiac’ potions for a happy marriage
23 June 2019 |
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Women who fear losing their husbands, want to ward off the second wife, or enrich time spent between the sheets, are secretly taking their chances with untested 'aphrodisiacs' in northern Nigeria.
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