Jephthah Elochukwu Unaegbu // ⓘ(born on 1 October 1979) is a Nigerian writer, researcher, freelance journalist, actor, and documentary film maker.

While studying in Enugu, Unaegbu was chief editor of the university's Roar Magazine, as well as won academic faculty and poetry prizes.

[4][6][7] Unaegbu became an executive officer of the Lagos State Council of Tradesmen and Artisans in the Ministry of Commerce at Alausa, Ikeja.

[10][failed verification] While awaiting his final year results as an undergraduate, Unaegbu wrote his second book, Freedom in Our Bones: the history of the Students' Union Government, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1960-2004.

[13] Former Nigerian Minister, Bartholomew Nnaji said the book "lucidly explains life in Lagos in the late 1950s, especially the budding crime level.

"[13] Since then, he has written several books and journal publications including The Secret Principles of Female Powers (2009), Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama African World Challenge Art and Science in the Reconstruction of the Consciousness of Africans in the 21st Century, A Dialogue on Western and African Worldviews (co-authored with Professors Alexander Animalu and Grace Achufusi), The Youth and National Development in Nigeria (2010; with Professor Emeka Joseph Otagburuagu and N.C. Ohia) and his debut short stories collection, This Mosquito in Your Net.

[16][17] In October 2012, Unaegbu (with Prof. Alex Animalu and Prof. Sam Onuigbo) began to edit volumes of the University of Nigeria Book of Fame which contains the profiles of notable alumni and faculty of the University, including the profiles of Chinua Achebe, Onigu Otite and Peter Obi[18] In 2012 also, Unaegbu (along with A. O. E. Animalu and Francisca Nneka Okeke) wrote the Biography of the Eminent Pioneer Geophysicist: Cyril Agodi Onwumechili.

[26] Furthermore, in 2014, Iroko from Sapling: The History of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1961-2014) was authored by Jeff Unaegbu and four others, including Prof.

[27] In 2017, Pride of the Den, the History of the Faculty of the Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka (1973-2017) was authored by Jeff Unaegbu, Prof. Fidelis Ugwuowo and Prof. UC Okoro.

[29] In her article published by the New Yorker magazine on 10 September 2020, the Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, expressed her gratitude to Jeff Unaegbu, Alexander Animalu and Peter Uche for co-authoring her father's biography in book form, entitled, Biography of Nigeria's Foremost Professor of Statistics, Prof. James Nwoye Adichie [30][31] On 1 October 2020 Jeff Unaegbu's 152-page book, The Jephian Philosophy was published.

The book also has the story, Bye-Bye, which was long-listed for the April 2018 Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Non-Fiction, Antioch University, Los Angeles.

[35][36][37] With Prof. Uzodinma Nwala, he authored the book, The Alaigbo Development Foundation: Ten Years of Struggle and Service to the Igbo Nation (2014-2024).

[38][39][40] His many essays which have been published in online magazines, include a protest (co-authored with Jaanna Nwafor-Orizu) against the Nigerian Centenary awards for not including the names of many early nationalists who fought for Nigerian independence for the awards;[41] an article on Ikenga as seen as the mighty secret of the Igbo ethnic group;[42] and an essay on the war veteran, Joe Achuzia.

[51] In 2022, the Tropical Gate Foundation for Sustainable Development appointed Jeff Unaegbu its Director of Protocol and Strategic Contacts.

This was the subject of research for a PhD thesis in history entitled, “Photography, Facebook and Virtualisation of Resistance in Nigeria” by George Emeka Agbo” at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, in November 2016.