My Allowance Don Ruin My Life

Manager Dayo spent his own money for months, surviving on gala and prayers, just to keep his company’s million-naira project afloat. But when he begs for his ₦800,000 reimbursement, all he gets is cold faces, impossible rules, and humiliation—forced to collect his money in crumbs while his boss profits off his suffering. Now, with hunger chasing him and dignity gone, Dayo must decide: keep begging, or fight a system built to break him?

I gave up my future, my first position, and even my dignity for Sani—the boy every girl in school wanted. But when the truth about his bet with Amina came out, I realized I was just a pawn in their wicked game. Now, with my UI admission letter in hand, I must choose: revenge, or freedom from all their drama—before love finally destroys me.

After sacrificing my health with endless overtime, HR used my approved leave as excuse to disgrace me—demoting me so her own nephew, a clueless intern, could take my supervisor role. My sweat and loyalty became their stepping stone, while they tried to shut me up with small money. In this Lagos office, connection pass hard work—now, I must fight to reclaim my dignity or lose everything I’ve built.

When my shameless colleague made me sign an IOU over bukka pepper soup compensation, he thought he could bully me forever—even as my mother lay sick and layoffs loomed. But what he didn’t know: I hold the layoff list, and I’ve uncovered his darkest office secret. In this Lagos office, who laughs last truly laughs best.

After years of suffering and humiliation, I emptied my cruel boss’s company account, leaving his proud family in ruins. They forced me to kneel and swallow pain—never knowing I held the real power to destroy everything they owned. Let them taste the bitterness of poverty, because today, the goat has bitten back.

After years of sacrificing everything for her entitled daughter’s wild obsession with a pop artist, a single mother gets a rare second chance at life—and this time, she’s done being used. With her heart on the line and her freedom at stake, she decides to let her daughter face the real consequences of her choices, no matter how messy the fallout.

Everyone calls me the villain, but they don’t see the sweat and tears I pour to keep this family from sinking. My wife demands millions for her brother, my daughter calls me a monster behind my back, and strangers online turn my pain into their entertainment. If my sacrifice means nothing, maybe it’s time I walk away and let them write their own happy ending.

Every naira Nkechi spends is tracked, questioned, and punished by her overbearing mother’s Family Wallet. University was supposed to mean freedom, but even late-night suya or sanitary pads spark interrogations and shame. Now, Nkechi must choose: keep living under her mother’s shadow, or risk it all to fight for a life—and secrets—of her own.

Zainab’s world dey scatter as her divorce from superstar Shen Lianxu trend everywhere—online people dey celebrate, but her heart dey break. Surrounded by gossip, old memories, and painful TV reruns of her ex with his new love, she must face the reality of letting go. For Zainab, true freedom fit cost more than any cheque—can she survive the shame and find her own joy after the heartbreak?

Amara’s world crashes when her mother publicly disgraces her for scoring just half a mark below perfection on New Year’s Eve. No matter how hard she tries, Mama only sees her flaws, turning every celebration into a punishment. Can Amara ever break free from her mother’s chokehold and find her own happiness, or will she always be the girl whose best is never enough?

Every man in town craves my father's abalone, a dish so rare only the powerful get a taste—while my sister sweats and suffers in secret, locked away on abalone days. When my girlfriend suddenly demands marriage after seeing our family fortune, I realize too late: the abalone's true source is a secret that could destroy us all. If I marry, I must face the price my sister pays—will I survive the truth, or become the next sacrifice?

One minute I’m a broke university student cursing ASUU strike, the next I wake up as king in an ancient Naija palace—with a system that says I must destroy the kingdom to survive. Every foolish move I make backfires, turning my ‘bad’ decisions into legendary reforms and making the people worship me more. Omo, how do you fail at failing, when even your worst plans turn you into a hero?