Philip Ebuluofor

“When in doubt, wait for the details” by Philip Ebuluofor

“ You wanna do something fun?” He asked as he kept throwing pebbles at her window. She opened the window, and there they were, three of them smiling up at her. “What’s the fun in this early disturbance?” Cherry asked. “ Answer first before asking. Do you wanna do something fun?” Albert demanded again. “ Your idea of fun, does it include anything illegal?” “ I don’t engage in anything illegal. But why do you prefer to answer questions with question?” “ There are even the type known as rhetorical that doesn’t demand answers. I like those ...

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“Ghetto in One Continent, Rich Man's Quarters In Another” by Philip Ebuluofor

Jim is an importer like most other Africans whose families devised a means of sending one member of their family to Dubai or China to be based there and be sending goods back and money remitted back to him and circle repeated again. They figured that almost two thousand dollars spent in each journey to these countries can be utilized in purchasing things instead of wasting it in air fare about five or six times yearly. But like most other African, Jim was finding stability a hard nut to crack in foreign land. The amount he came with as...

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“ His Ungrateful Highness” by Philip Ebuluofor

Alahaji Musa Kee was the Secretary of Acheree local government in skiito State northern Nigeria. He hails from Acheree town too. In late 60s and early 70s, the town was second biggest city after the capital.      The town just passed as a quasi city simply because foreign companies, two in fact set their base there. In fact, they were the only foreign firm to have ever set their base there and the foreign workers then, were the foreigners to have ever threaded on the soil to date. Cocoa cola and one Italian agric...

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“Conspiratory Teachers” by Philip Ebuluofor

“ Why leave them?, I can’t.” “Then, do something about it and stop murmuring beside me” “ Of course, I plan to do serious something about it” “ And, what is that you plan to do?” “ Why do you want to hear now?, you said that I was murmuring earlier beside you.” “ Yeah, that is what you are still doing” “ Then, let forget it. My next move is in my mind” “ Who would you talk to this time, police?” “ Ah, I may be 7 years, but I am not stupid. Why call them, they too is in this scheme” “ Your father?, what is even his stand in all this?” “ He is...

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“Apain way: The Shortest Route” by Philip Ebuluofor

He saw him from afar, wondering what he was doing on an isolated road like that raising a thumb up. He reduced speed and came to a halt a little after him. Still observing him from interior mirror of his 404 Peugeot 1970s model, Mr. Mike Okolo was apprehensive of offering strangers help in an isolated places like this one after many ugly stories going rounds nowadays concerning hitchhikers and this one aren’t looking innocent on the jean and T-shirts; add the funny bag he is carrying on his bag like baby. “Where to son?” “ To the city junc...

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“Compound Investigation ” by Philip Ebuluofor

Eko tire was a brigadier General in Biafra army during the civil war. He was a general in Nigerian army before the war. Having ended up on the losing side, he was among those laid aside by the Nigerian government after the war.    Despite the ‘None victor, None vanquish’ declared by the Nigerian government after the war, 50 percent of the soldiers that was formerly in Nigerian military from Biafra side was sent packing without recognition or compensation.  To recognize the efforts young men from that region contribu...

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“Murphy And Life Hacks” by Philip Ebuluofor

He was a third division football player when I first met him. He was not actually performing well financially judging from the manner he corners some supermarket managers some evenings he left camp into town. He was indirectly figuring out how to start supplying goods to some supermarkets to supplement his meagre salary I figured.       Football clubs don’t have enough money, most are barely managing to stay afloat. Even those in first division were being subsidy by the various state governments which owns a...

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“Abnormally Afraid Staffs” by Philip Ebuluofor

“ The work is good, the story line interesting” “But I am sure he does plagiarize people's work” “ Whose work did he plagiarize?” “I don’t know he always reads from something before writing” “ What’s plagiarism in your opinion?” “ Reproducing people's work without their consent” “ Yet you don’t know who’s work he is plagiarizing” “ I always saw him reading from foolscap before writing” “Pay attention well next time when you see him like you say or whoever is feeding you this information, tell the person to get the necessary information” “ Ho...

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“Amanda's Business Acumen” by Philip Ebuluofor

She had been going to the public library now for years to lent books. For about two years now, there hasn’t been anything like new stocks there, the number of secondary school kids has increased tremendously and so also is the noise making there too. The management of the place has relaxed their rules that the place is gradually turning to market place in terms of noise. Many of the books has been on electronic format, she preferred hard covers. It cost dearly to access them and downloading them Is not cheap too.  The publishers and...

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“Thick Madam And Her Iphones” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #105

I sat on the long form in front of my lodge, wondering how I will navigate my way to the local government secretariat for I have never been there. I knew the town it was situated in but I don’t actually know how to and where to enter bus that will take me there without wasting my meagre resources.        I was given project topic that warranted me to interview some of the key staffs of the local government area. My school is about three towns away from my village and another three from the local gove...

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“Time Calculations” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #104

   “ Are you coming tonight?” She screamed into the phone. She probably thought that Mr. Ken wasn’t hearing her above the noise of the vehicles for she noticed from background noises that he was in the bus. “ I don’t know as of now, I still have a lot to cover today, I will give you an answer in three hours time.” Mr. Ken Obiakor had been on the road since 6:00am. He knew from experience that Nigerian time is different from the rest of the world. When you’re hosting or being hosted in any occasion, just know that any hour yo...

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“Emancipation Of Uncle Samson” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #103

He suddenly jerked awake, sweating profusely. He sat still on the bed mopping at nothing in particular, even the walls opposite him, he was not seeing. 15 minutes later, after a cup of cold water and visit to the toilet, he went back to sleep.  After his morning routine, Samson sat on his settee reminiscing about incident of last night. He could not remember the last time he had any nightmare that concerns him to the extent of drawing sweats all over, yet, he couldn’t even remember 50 percent of what he witnessed in the dream.&nb...

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“That Is The Way It Is ” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #102

Yesterday evening, I got an email from the FDDC the body responsible for economic and financial crime in the country. I have been contacting them since one year now, asking me to reapply for the recovery of the tuition fee I paid to a school in London. In the mail, I was asked to follow application format as if I am in the exam hall taking examination. I just knew what that nonsense instruction means, they were looking tor excuse not to attend to me or one for not contacting me since one year now.  Then they ended their diatribe that ...

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“Catechist And their Duties” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #101

We always go there on Wednesday and another group on Saturday’s. We usually share ourselves into three groups and tackle the four rooms and parlors our parish catechist occupies. Whether if it was by his insight that he selected the alter boys and girls guards the least parish assigned duties group to be cleaning his houses twice in a week, we don’t know.  We have done it for nearly two and half year without seeing anything wrong with it until Rumours began spreading like wildfire that the priest don't have any knowledge of that duty....

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“Tips on how to be a better sister and in-law” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #100

As the worship praise rages on, the worshipers lost in the euphoria, Mrs. chidi who had started at the same church as the key member of the same choir that were controlling events this very Sunday for the birthday celebration of all the elderly in the parish was no more a member of the denomination let alone a member of the choir. A day like this reminds her of the good old days before religious politics drove her away from the church of her birth. She came today to support her elder sister who was among the celebrants. The Catholic church...

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