Nduka Onwuegbute (born May 22, 1969) is a

Nigerian British British Nigerians are British people of Nigerian descent or Nigerians of British descent. This article is about residents and citizens of Nigerian descent living in Britain. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendants in Britain live in So ...

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and

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. He is the fifth of sixteen children and was born in

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though he grew up Nigeria. He was educated at the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...

and the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. ...

, both in Nigeria. While in Nigeria, he wrote for the soap opera ''Riddles & Hopes''. His work includes plays, short stories, and an educational book for children. He currently lives in the

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Bibliography

Television

* ''Riddles & Hopes'' (

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)

Plays

* ''Family Circle'' * ''Dancing the Fool'' * ''Drums that Dance in the Dark'' (2007)

Prose

* ''Masters of the Confluence'' (2010) * ''Fortune of the Forgotten Forest'' (2010) * ''Abaci's Number Add-Ventures'' (2011)

References

External links

Official Website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Onwuegbute, Nduka 1969 births Nigerian dramatists and playwrights University of Ibadan alumni University of Jos alumni Living people