Onyeka Nwelue (listenⓘ; born 31 January 1988) is a Nigerian scholar, filmmaker, publisher and jazz musician signed to Amsterdam-based record label, Walboomers Music.

[1] He has published over 35 books, including The Strangers of Braamfontein, described by Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, as "raunchy".

On his maternal side, he is a descendant of Obua Ajukwu, a 17th century war minister and military leader from Oguta.

[9] At 16, Nwelue left his family home in South-east Nigeria, and boarded a night bus bound for Lagos alone to attend a literary event organized by Nobel Laureate- Professor Wole Soyinka.

[15] Over the Span of his career, he is publicly friends with Praise Akinlami, a Nigerian entrepreneur and youth advocate.