
Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu was recently filmed buying roasted corn from a roadside vendor. The video, which shows him stopping to purchase the corn and taking a bite, gained attention on social media shortly after an event involving Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
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