How to Invest in US Stocks from Nigeria (2025 Guide)
By Coolvalstories.com ๐ Want to Buy US Stocks Like Amazon, Tesla, or Apple from Nigeria? Good news! You no longer need to be in the U.S. to invest in top companies. Thanks to fintech innovation and global brokers, Nigerians can now invest in U.S. stocks right from their smartphones โ legally, easily, and securely. […]
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10 Lucrative Side Hustles in Nigeria That Pay in Dollars (2025 Guide)
Want to Start Earning in Dollars from Nigeria? With the rising cost of living and the unstable Naira exchange rate, more Nigerians are turning to dollar-paying side hustles to stay afloat. The good news? You donโt need to relocate abroad to earn in USD โ all you need is a smartphone, internet access, and determination. […]
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How to Get a Student Visa to the UK from Nigeria (2025 Guide)
Planning to Study in the UK from Nigeria? Here’s What You Need to Know Getting a student visa to study in the UK is a dream for many Nigerian students. The UK offers world-class education, diverse culture, and post-study opportunities. However, the visa application process can be confusing if you donโt have the right guidance. […]
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Bullet & Books (The Shooting In Oxford High)
Episode 1: The Golden Ticket A Coolvalstories ProductionBased on the true events of the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan, USA. The power had just returned. Our ceiling fan resumed its tired spinning as my phone buzzed quietly beside my biology notes. I had just come back from schoolโa long day of physics practicals, noisy […]
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The Broker Season 1
A Coolvalstories Production ยฉ Valentine Nkemjika The Broker Season 1 (Last Bell at Lincoln Elementary) Detroit, Michigan โ 10:03 AM Cold. Gritty. Restless. Downtown Detroit buzzed with the kind of Monday tension only overworked bankers, honking cab drivers, and street vendors truly understood. But inside a nondescript black Dodge Caravan parked across from Detroit Central […]
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Green Card Marriage: Trapped in a Marriage I Paid For
A Coolvalstories Production PART ONE: THE DEAL I NEVER BARGAINED FOR When I stepped off the plane at JFK in September 2019, the first thing that hit me wasnโt the coldโit was the silence. You know, that strange, clinical quiet that makes you feel small, like youโre standing inside a giant machine you donโt understand. […]
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What It Feels Like to Be the Firstborn in a Poor Nigerian Family
I was born in 1996, the first child in a family of five. From the moment I could walk, I became the second adult in the houseโexcept no one gave me a choice. While other children were playing outside and living carefree lives, I was helping my mum watch over my siblings, boiling rice, running […]
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My Parents Forced Me Into Marriage โ Now I Regret Everything
โThey said he was responsible. That Iโd grow to love him. But no one warned me that regret lives in silence… and I sleep next to it every night.โ My name is Amara. Iโm 27 years old, and Iโve been married for two years now.But if Iโm being honest, Iโve felt like a widow since […]
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From HouseMaid To Oga’s Wife
From Housemaid to Oga’s Wife Episode One Martins sat in the living room with his face looking dull as his parents continued to talk about the marriage plans. They had made up their minds to marry him off to Jessica, the daughter of their rich friend. Martins did not argue. He knew there was no […]
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He Opened a Shawarma Business for His GirlfriendโShe Left Him Broke
In Nigeria, when a man truly loves a woman, he goes all out. I did too. I believed in her dreams more than she believed in herself. At the time, I was working as a customer service officer in a commercial bank in Enugu. The salary wasnโt greatโโฆ95,000 monthlyโbut it was stable. My girlfriend then […]
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How I Turned My Heartbreak Into a Million-Naira Skincare Brand
ย โ The Breakup That Shattered Me I met Seyi during my NYSC in Akwa Ibom. He was everything I had ever prayed forโkind, ambitious, and always smiling. We started as friends, but it wasnโt long before we were doing everything together: CDS, church, cooking, and long walks back to the lodge under the hot Uyo […]
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Warning Signs
Episode 1 Sarah was 18 years old, when she thought she had met the love of her life. It was her first real, serious relationship and she couldnโt have been happier. Francis swept her off her feet without even trying, and Sarah just didnโt think, things could get any better. They were both young and […]
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How My NYSC Landlady Changed My Life Forever
Episode 1: The Room I Almost Rejected I still remember the day I first met her โ Mrs. Adaora Uche, my NYSC landlady. If I had listened to my instincts, I wouldโve walked away from that dusty compound in Enugu the very moment I stepped into it. The gate creaked like it hadnโt been opened […]
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prison guard reveals how she began affair with armed robber before having his baby – only for him to end up in jail AGAIN
A prison officer mother-of-five who had a torrid affair with an armed robber before having his baby has revealed how their sordid relationship began – only for him to end up in jail again after attacking her. Rachel Stanton, 32, admitted to wilful misconduct in public office after she entered a relationship with Edwin Poole […]
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My Sweetest Experience
๐๐ SWEETEST EXPERIENCE ๐๐ Episode 1 ๐๐๐ It was early in Mondayโs morning in class 1 of Senior Secondary School, Mr. Okoro the biology teacher stood before the students who were listening very keenly to him, he is taking them on their favorite subject. Anthony: [raises his right hand] sir! sir!! sir!!! Mr. Okoro: Tony, […]
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The Midnight Road to Hell: My Abuja to Enugu Nightmare
The Midnight Road to Hell: My Abuja to Enugu Nightmare A Coolvalstories Production Episode 1: One Way In, No Way Out I always believed night buses were for the brave. Turns out I wasnโt braveโI was just desperate. It was a humid Thursday night, and I had booked a last-minute seat on a bus bound […]
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Till Death Do Us Part
Till Death Do Us Part A Coolvalstories Production Episode 1: The Vanishing Veil Genre: Nigerian Crime Thriller | Suspense | Romance | Action — The sun blazed hot over Enugu as families, friends, and a convoy of flashy cars made their way to the St. Dominic Catholic Church, Independence Layout. Today wasnโt just any dayโit […]
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Age Nineteen
Age nineteen When I was younger, I remember that there were three other girls who lived with us. They were older than me, so I never did any chores. The only responsibility I had was to sleep and wake up. The oldest of them all was fourteen. The second one was Eleven years old, while […]
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My Loquacious Roommate
#MY_LOQUACIOUS_ROOM_MATE Back in my undergraduate days. I had a loquacious room mate. I did late registration for some unforseen circumstances and so accomodations were hard to come by. I sought a way to find a place where I can keep my things and lay my head. I laboured from morning till night and had to […]
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The Night Shift
The Night Shift Episode One Dr Nat is 50 years old. He has being a medical doctor for 25 years. He has been married to his wife, Binta for 23 years. They have two children but they have all grown up and left the house to attend university. While Dr Nat was the quiet type […]
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Ex Boyfriend
Ex-boyfriend Episode One Lindaโs wedding is holding in two monthsโ time and she and her fiancรฉ, Kele has been busy distributing invitation cards to friends and well-wishers. They printed a lot of invitation cards and they have given to a lot of people. It was going to be a great event. An event planner has […]
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My Loyalty, Her Suspicion
A Coolvalstories Production — Episode 1: The Promise at the Grave The rain poured like heaven itself was mourning. It was the kind of heavy downpour that made umbrellas useless and turned fine clothes into clinging rags. But no one moved. We all stood silently around Chimaโs grave, eyes fixed on the final resting place […]
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The Firstborn They Forgot Was Human โ A True Nigerian Story
I was barely eleven years old when I learned what it meant to be a firstborn in a Nigerian home. My mother, a teacher, had just delivered her fourth childโmy youngest brother, Tochukwuโwhen I overheard my father say to our neighbor, โChisom will have to grow up fast now. Sheโs our second mummy.โ At eleven. […]
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He Called Me A Cheat
*HE CALLED ME A CHEAT* Episode 1 I heard my children welcome my husband home and my heart skips a beat. I would have gone to also welcome him but my health won’t let me as I lay sick. John walks into the bedroom and was surprised to see me still looking sick. ‘Sweetheart, are […]
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Grim
#Grim Episode One ยฉ Omotayo Olukemi Aiyemo Staring at my wife as she laid innocently beside me, one part of me considered myself lucky…but the other part, I still can’t define. She’s so admirably peaceful in sleep, I find it so damn difficult to resist the urge of planting a soft kiss on her forehead, […]
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Uncle Rufus ๐
๐UNCLE RUFUS๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ผ๐ ๐EPISODE ONE๐ Number 24 Ika road, a yard that has four exits. Two exits at the front and two exits at the sides close to the rooms at the end. The two exits at the front are hallways, rooms faced side by side. Rufus moved into this yard newly, he is short […]
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From Nysc To Nowhere: Life After Youth Service
EPISODE 1: The Passing Out Parade Was Just the Beginning I remember that day so clearly. Standing under the hot sun in my starched white-and-khaki NYSC uniform, smiling for pictures, hugging friends Iโd come to see as family. Our Passing Out Parade (POP) was filled with energy, promise, and hope. People around me were already […]
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Between Hope & Hustle
A Coolvalstories Production — Episode 1: Born Into Broke They say poverty teaches wisdom, but in my case, it taught me survival. My name is Chidera Uzo. I was born in the heart of Enugu to a father who fixed cars under a mango tree and a mother who sold vegetables at Ogbete Market. Life […]
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The Narcissist Pastor
The narcissistic Pastor ๏ฟผ Episode 1: The Perfect Pastor Pastor Daniel stood on the pulpit, his voice echoing through the packed church. His sermon today was about love and kindness in marriage. He quoted scriptures, urging men to cherish their wives and treat them like queens. The congregation nodded in admiration, some taking notes, others […]
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THE WEIGHT OF A MAN
A Coolvalstories Production — Episode 1: โThis Wasnโt in the Vowsโ They say marriage is sweet when you marry your friend. I thought I married my best friend. I, Tunde Martins, a 31-year-old civil engineer from Ibadan, stood at the altar barely eight months ago, holding the hands of the woman I had chased for […]
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When The Honeymoon Ends
A Coolvalstories Production — Title: When the Honeymoon Ends Episode 1: โThe Wedding Was Just the Beginningโ Word Count: ~1,060 words — The hall glittered. Gold and white decorations hung like dreams from the ceiling. Cameras clicked. People clapped. The MCโs voice boomed over the speakers, and the crowd roared as Amaka and Chike danced […]
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The Heavy Burden
EPISODE 1: THE HEAVY BURDEN Adesuwa sat on the old wooden bench outside her one-room apartment, staring at the empty pot on the fire. Her three children played nearby, their laughter masking the hunger that gnawed at their bellies. She sighed deeply, wiping sweat from her forehead as she fanned the fire with a piece […]
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Living In Luxury, Dying In Silence
My name is Adaeze. I used to think that being chosen by a rich man was the peak of lifeโs blessings. I thought I had arrived. But sometimes, what glitters most, imprisons the deepest. They say love is blind. But I now believe itโs more accurate to say love blinds youโespecially when money walks in […]
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My Tomato Jos
*My Tomato Jos ** Episode 1. I had just finished my NYSC service. The real life starts after service because by that time there wouldn’t be any allowee or parents funding, by that time you are already a Man of your own. Instead of going back home as most of my mates who finished service […]
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The Biology Teacher ๐
THE BIOLOGY TEACHER [๐ PRACTICAL BIOLOGY ๐] [Episode 1] The principal had grown suspicious of the new biology teacher as a wave of unnatural revival swept across the school. Since Rogers, the new biology teacher debuted, unprecedented changes surfaced in the school’s horizon. Revival sprung in the world of science igniting an insurrection against art […]
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Confessions of an American Living in Nigeria
Episode 1: The Good If someone had told me five years ago that I would leave my cozy life in Austin, Texas, pack my bags, and move to Nigeria โ of all places โ I wouldโve laughed in their face. But life, in its ever-twisting nature, had other plans. It started with a job offer. […]
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10 Remote Jobs That Pay in Dollars โ And Where to Find Them in 2025
In todayโs digital world, more people are ditching the 9โ5 lifestyle and working from anywhere with a good internet connection. The best part? Many of these remote jobs pay in U.S. dollars, making them especially attractive to workers in countries with weaker currencies. If you’re looking to earn in dollars in 2025, here are 10 […]
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From Lagos to London: My First Year Abroad โ A True-Life Experience
A Coolvalstories Original Episode 1: The Dream to Escape I had always dreamed of leaving Lagos โ escaping the chaos of the city, the daily grind, and the weight of unfulfilled promises. For as long as I could remember, my heart longed for a change, and that change, I believed, would come in the form […]
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The Rise and Fall of Bobo the Yahoo Prince
A Coolvalstories Production Episode 1: From Aba With Ambition (~1,050 words) They call me Bobo now. Bobo the Yahoo Prince. But before the cars, the girls, and the dead bodies, I was just Obinna Dike โ a nobody from Aba. I grew up in the heart of Ariaria, where the air always smelled like smoke […]
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My Bestie ๐
This is a story of a man’s escapades with a lady who wasn’t his girlfriend ๐ Anyway this story is strictly ๐ and clicking on the story episodes below means you accept that you are above 18 to proceed.. +2-2
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