Just like a Boy
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Set in post independence of Alberia,twenty years after is the story of Laide Saidait Oshomole who is geared to take over her father's business in a world where women are not respected as equal and boy children are revered.
She will have to find a way to prove to others that she can work as hard and still battle her feelings for her future husband.
To accomplish her goals Laide will have to prove she can be JUST LIKE A BOY... while being a woman.
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