Drama Stories

Content Warning: This story contains depictions of violence, grief, and corruption, which some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Thirteen Bullets Before Dawn A Nigerian True Crime Story When a university student is gunned down near Freedom Gate at 3:17 a.m., his death is written off as just another casualty in a broken system. But his best friend, Ezekiel, knows better. Taye was silenced for speaking out—his tweets too bold, his truth too dangerous. As grief spirals into obsession, Ezekiel uncovers a secret network of cultists, corrupted lecturers, and student leaders masking murder behind institutional silence. What begins as a quest for justice becomes a war for survival. Because in Nigeria’s universities, some truths are punishable by death. Thirteen bullets ended one voice. But another has just begun to speak.

Content Warning: This story contains depictions of crime, violence, and mature themes that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. In the aftermath of the Lagos shootouts and betrayals, Chuka is no longer running — he’s hunting. Season Two of The Last Pickup dives deeper into the Mirage Network — a hidden empire of couriers, killers, politicians, and ghosts. With the mysterious list of sleeper agents in his hands, Chuka becomes the unlikely executioner of a system built to stay invisible. From Cotonou’s smuggler alleys to Yola’s underground rail mosques… from a preacher with blood on his cassock to a tech-savvy warlord smiling behind drones in Kano… each chapter uncovers a layer of rot, each ghost carries a piece of the truth. But the deeper Chuka digs, the more personal it gets. Mirage isn’t just a network. It’s a legacy. A circle built by the people who trained him, protected him, and maybe even created him. By the time he reaches Istanbul to confront the final architect, Chuka isn’t just fighting Mirage — he’s fighting what it made him become. Season Two is a story of revenge, betrayal, redemption, and reckoning. Because some enemies die loud… And some vanish so well, you only find them when you lose yourself.

Content Warning: This story contains depictions of crime, violence, and mature themes that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. "The Last Pickup" follows Chuka, a street-smart hustler turned unwilling player in Lagos' underground criminal courier network. When a quick job turns deadly, he’s forced into a world of secrets, betrayals, and power that reaches the highest circles. Each episode uncovers deeper truths about the operations behind the city’s underbelly, and how one man who was supposed to be disposable becomes the biggest threat to the empire.

Once a poor village boy with nothing but dreams, Emeka Nwosu rises against all odds to become one of the youngest tech billionaires in Africa. He builds a business empire from the slums of Ajegunle to the streets of Silicon Valley. But just when the world is at his feet, a series of betrayals, family losses, and unresolved childhood trauma drag him back down. The higher he climbed, the harder he fell. And when he fell, he fell into himself—into a mind haunted by past demons, fake friends, and guilt he can’t confess. Once surrounded by luxury and cameras, now he lives alone in a dusty apartment, battling addiction, insomnia, and the crushing weight of success turned sour. This is the story of a man who had everything but lost the one thing that mattered—himself.

From the ashes of personal tragedy rose a quiet warrior. “The Orphan Who Became a Nurse” tells the stirring true-to-life story of Chika, a young girl who lost everything in a fire but found healing through purpose. With nothing but a salvaged science notebook and a dream, she defied poverty, abuse, and abandonment to become a compassionate nurse serving Nigeria’s most forgotten corners. Through hard-won education, tireless village service, and unwavering empathy, Chika’s journey blossoms into a nationwide legacy of hope and healthcare reform. This is more than a story about medicine—it is about resilience, leadership, and the impact of choosing to care.

A dream forged in poverty. A heart tested in war. A sacrifice that broke a nation. In the dusty village of Nasarawa, Musa was just a barefoot boy with a dream—to wear the green uniform of the Nigerian Army. Mocked by villagers, rejected by recruiters, and pushed by poverty, he refused to give up. After years of heartbreak, Musa finally becomes a soldier. But instead of peace, he’s sent into the fires of Maiduguri. Bullets replaced lullabies. Bombs became sunrise. And love was reduced to three-day visits and voice notes. He marries Halima, the only woman who stood by him, but war doesn’t care about love or unborn children. When Musa is killed in a brutal ambush while protecting his people, his body returns home wrapped in the Nigerian flag. But his spirit? It lives on — in his wife, his unborn child, and the dusty soil that first bore his dreams.

Three years after the night that shattered her world, Melisa returns to the house she swore never to enter again. Haunted by memories and soaked in grief, a sudden knock on the door brings back the one person she never wanted to see—Mark, her brother's best friend, the boy she once loved, and the man who vanished the night her brother died. In the heart of a storm, painful truths are revealed, and forgiveness is tested.

Prologue: The Blood That Split the Crown Long ago, Oba Ekene was blessed with two sons from two different queens. Omelu, son of Queen Moroa of Iduma, firstborn and wise, groomed in the ways of the gods, loved by the elders. Dakarai, son of Queen Nkem of Okuta, fierce, proud, and hot-tempered — the warrior prince, forged in fire and ambition. Though they shared the same father, they were raised with different truths. Iduma whispered that Omelu was born under the rising moon — a sign of destiny. Okuta taught that Dakarai was born during the lightning storm — chosen by the gods of war. The peace between the villages was fragile. And when Oba Ekene fell ill, it shattered.

Tare was born into a world that never gave him a chance—a boy raised in the streets, shaped by hunger, violence, and grief. Forced to become dangerous just to survive, he lost everything that once made him human. But deep inside, he never stopped longing for peace. Nowhere Boy is a heartbreaking tale of pain, love, and the heavy cost of a life on the run. From street wars to prison riots, to the darkest corners of a hunted soul, Tare’s journey will leave you breathless. In the end, all he ever wanted was to go home.