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From Grass to Grace: Promise the Street Shoe-Rack Hawker Rewarded by Kcee, Gets Luxury Apartment


The story of Promise the street shoe-rack hawker is that of rising from grass to grace. The young man who was last week rewarded by Nigerian singer, Kcee who he met on the street.

He has now gotten a luxury apartment thanks to Kcee and his brother E-money.

According to the NET, "Promise has had his entire wardrobe changed, he’s gotten a new luxury apartment in Ogba and the record label boss, E-Money is working on setting him up with a new business in the coming weeks."
This is indeed a great news for the lad who some weeks ago was suffering and hawking in the streets of Lagos just to survive. It is indeed an inspiring story.

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