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SCANDAL

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Parts 37
Time 1h 31m

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Lagos, Nigeria - 3:27 a.m.

The rain fell like whispers of the dead.
Soft, but constant.
Like the past, refusing to be buried.

Zainab Olawale stood alone under a flickering streetlight in Makoko, holding a weathered Bible that didn't belong to her.

She hadn't come for God.
She came for a name.
For the truth.

Inside the Bible was a note, its ink smudged by time and fear:

 "If I disappear, Dimeji Koleosho is responsible. The money from the offshore account is blood money.
- F.O."



Her hands trembled. Not from the cold. Not even from fear.
But from recognition.

That name - Dimeji Koleosho - wasn't just a senator.
He was a king in the shadows.
The man whose decisions built empires, buried secrets, and once... destroyed her father.

Her mind raced.
How many journalists had tried to expose him? How many were now bones beneath Lagos bridges?

This wasn't a story.

It was a war.

And she had just chosen to fight.All Rights Reserved

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WHATEVER, POLICE OFFICER by aishatu_xx

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IF YOU TELL by BethTochi

Some truths can't be spoken. Some secrets can't be kept. Moyin never thought keeping quiet could cost her life. A principled 200-level law student, she sees something she was never meant to witness - a brutal campus murder. And the killers see her too. She swears to bury the truth. But when the victim is revealed to be the beloved father of her coursemate, Tobe, silence starts to feel like betrayal. As fear tightens its grip, Moyin is pulled into a dangerous game of power, secrets, and shifting loyalties. Every choice is a risk, every word could be her last... If speaking the truth could get you killed... would you still tell it?

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Aisha thought she had her whole life mapped perfectly but things weren't going as planned...and yes, in the worst way possible. She needed an escape... Things seemed to start taking shape when she got employed as an attorney in the most prestigious Law firm in the country. She was doing what she loved best. That was her escape. But she got more than she bargained for, moving into a zone she wasn't sure she would come out of alive... ...and she prayed so desperately for an Angel to come to her rescue. (Disclaimer: None of the pictures I used are mine. Credit to the real owners.)

I See Fire by _shatuu_

Father, mother and children all have secrets. A child finds out and decides to use it to help them. She decides to run away but without forgetting to write each of them a letter so who's going to find what first? It's a fight to the death. Everyone has a secret and all of them can die to keep it buried. That child is also unhappy with all of them and her reason for running away is the only way out for some of them. Read on as you venture into the world of Zayda and her family of deadly secrets. Follow my Instagram: @ayeeshatoooo Subscribe to my channel: AishaRosé.0

Yaki's Confession by Yakiscubicle

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A Mother's Mistake Series : Diary Of A Lonely Child by Author_Ibukun

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Copyright© 2021. All rights reserved. The trees swayed ominously, their interwoven limbs resembling outstretched arms beneath the ethereal ghost moon. Growls emanated from the darkness, just as she had suspected. The fierce wind lashed at the hood of her raven hoodie, wrenching it from its ties, leaving her vulnerable to the freezing winter assault. Fear surged, each breath creating a visible fog. Her heart pounded in her chest, but she refused to give in. She had come too far to let fear overcome her. Summoning every ounce of strength, she sprinted down the dark, unknown path, urging her feet to carry her to a mysterious and enigmatic destination. She would not remain tethered to the stranger her father had forced her to marry while she had been fighting for her life in a hospital bed. How could he have done such a thing to her? Her hatred for him intensified tenfold... The relentless pursuit abruptly halted, her voice releasing a high-pitched yelp at the unexpected sight. Before her stood her rejuvenated nightmare, her husband. She was not the least bit frightened, but the man had pledged to her father that he would stay married to her for eternity. "Seems like we're destined to be shrouded in this ominous darkness," he grinned, his smile dripping with menace, sending shivers down her spine. The desperate words she willed her mind to say failed to escape. Her retort of "Whatever, Police Officer" deserted her.