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Beauty Agbaduta's tale of triumph

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October 5, 2022

Beauty Agbaduta gave up studying when she was widowed and left with two children to raise. For 30 years she has plied the chaotic roads between Lagos and nearby cities as an interstate driver to support her family.

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