Philip Ebuluofor

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“Friendship Gone Kaput” by Philip Ebuluofor

Course mates are like wounds that leave their marks on your skin at times on your soul even years after being cured. Some of those wounds behaves as if they came into this planet with you, so it’s their right never privilege to lay claim of attachment if not that of ownership on you. You have no choice but to go along praying that mother nature will reason with you and restore your skin to it’s...

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“"One sure cure for Constraints"” by Philip Ebuluofor

  TW: genocide   He had requested for bus from the Secretariat to transport the corners to their new place of primary assignment. The Chairman of the local government versed in English, he speaks 90percent Hausa and 10 percent English. The secretary seems to be the one doing most of the speaking in English. I never really liked the look of that secretary even before his true colors started manifesting. The Chairman seems to be more jovial.   One look at the secretary had told me all I...

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“How teenagers affects their parents peace. ” by Philip Ebuluofor

They finished their meal of fried rice and cow meat, decided that it would jell if they wash it down with malt drinks and some opted for smoke. It has somehow turned into scientific accepted fact that malts drinks were blood enhancing if peak milk were added to it. Not just any malt but those that were thick in nature. Whether that assertions came from the health sector or the work of industrial influen...

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“After Events” by Philip Ebuluofor

“Can’t believe it’s only two of us left to clean up all these mess after being in the midst of about sixty plus people for four hours” “ Yeah, how about the adage that said: 'If one stays late in a party, he will help to washing plates'. So, were are those that left late?” “ Who decides or determine the time that is late?” “ It is not actually the issue of time but people involved”<...

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“"Initiation into the spirit manhood" ” by Philip Ebuluofor

When you are around 13 to 16 years, as a boy, some traditional cultures dress one like a magnet. That was exactly the situation I was in at that age. Some the cultures most guys at the age took part in, my family was not interested in such cultures. But what consumes ones thought, actions and speeches must have mattered to the person, if not, why do it disturb ones sleep?. <...

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“The power of deep observation” by Philip Ebuluofor

The boy rushed passed where we were standing and jesting. A woman was heard shouting: ‘stop him!, stop him!’. We turned towards the voice and one of us concluded that it was ‘as usual'. Yeah, as usual has become how we describe the incident that has became rampant with students and restaurant keepers that has somehow became normal too.  The economy of most families have become so bad tha...

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“Family Hacking” by Philip Ebuluofor

She had been sitting on that crowded train for almost two hours now with her two kids listening to the chattering of the passengers mainly women, waiting for the train departure. She cast her mind back trying to recall how it all began that led to her sitting on the train bound for East. She noticed that it had been smoldering for almost four or three years now, she have even forgotten the...

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“Naked truth: Here is the mansion of glory killers” by Philip Ebuluofor

I should have been in this personal platform for months now, nothing cripples good luck, blessings and destiny like self doubt, procrastination and fear. For sure, there are all enemies of positive change and progress. Even reading most of the advice that the so call Gurus gives in some platforms were nothing but heading down ward to your ruins. Yes, I say it with authority, some of these self ma...

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“Tribal and Religious Sanitation” by Philip Ebuluofor

Even during her time in junior secondary, she had seen them returning from the same meeting she don't want to be part of now as adult. She was wondering if those educated women among them for years couldn’t bring about the change, is she the one to do that?. No, the right thing remain to focus on her dreams and prayers and be strong in resisting the advances of the suitors and pressure from her parents ...

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“Ways to revive and liquidate your firm” by Philip Ebuluofor

Everyone in Ruths knows the man called prince, but not all knows his real name—Jordan Marcos Junior. He was the undisputable manager of the Ruth’s printing, publishing and marketing company based in Nanko. In recent years, they had came out with all manners of strategy to promote their company at home and abroad. For years now, the strategy had worked but Mr. Marcos has this ambition to taken the...

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“Nutritional Aspects of flowers ” by Philip Ebuluofor

Flowers were one of the plants that their usefulness cuts across the interest of all race from the day immemorial. Whites, yellow, black and red races were all in love with the plant.  It’s of many species and symbolizes a lot of things depending on which one you are familiar with. When I was in primary school, I was living with a priest and the parish compound was almost the size of two f...

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“Dormant Anger” by Philip Ebuluofor

" That is the thing about this city, it doesn't sleep" Marcos said. "But, that's not a good sign, it's an indicator that all is not well" Eugene replied. " Of course, that is the situation we found ourselves in the country not just only in this city, even though here seems to be the worst" " How does those that wants to sleep do that, this is madness. Sleep fled from me whe...

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“Business Bible” by Philip Ebuluofor

" I thought it's Wednesday, why the bell?, Do they miscalculated or what?; These kids, at times most of them even go to school on Saturdays only to be turned back at the gate by the security people. I thought it is only on Thursdays and Saturdays they go for morning masses?. Some of them, at times their brains will oscillates, some times it will leave completely. Or, am i the one loosing it?. W...

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“Preparations” by Philip Ebuluofor

Health workers were running helter skelter, pulling stretcher here and there. The Ambulances were flashing their red lights and blaring their sirens nonstop and dead bodies and the wounded were being loaded into them and taking to the hospitals. There was commotion everywhere. Some stretchers were bumping into each, voices raised here and there by the tiring workers. Volunteers were not left out of the ac...

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“5G” by Philip Ebuluofor

His education stopped at standard three as colonial masters called it then in forties; it is equivalent of primary three now. He was in his late teens when in that level. Observing his actions in late fifties, i noticed that, in all the subjects that were taught then that were not calculation related, he was practically stupid but maths related ones, he was good. He was smarter than most of his colleagues without actuall...

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Author bio

I am around 47yrs.from eastern nigeria.finished from oko poly.pub admin.i am beginning to like writing these short stories.i believe am good in dectative and admin works.