| Personal Website Of Philip Effiong II |
| Fragments From Here & There |
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| About Me |
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| Welcome to my website. My name is Philip Uko Effiong and I am originally from Akwa Ibom State in southeastern Nigeria. After teaching in the university for over ten years, I worked as an Oracle Programmer and then as a full-time writer and editorial consultant from late 1998 to 2006. I am still writing but also started teaching at the University of Maryland in the fall of 2006. My areas of specialty are literature, writing, drama, and cultural studies. Click on the "Biographical Sketch" link at the top right for more details on my bio-data. Ater spending almost five years in Nigeria (January 2001-December 2005) my family relocated to and currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Also featured in this website are paintings by my older brother, Valentine Efiong, a professional artist based in Amsterdam, Holland. To view his artworks, simply click on the link, "Valentine's Artworks" at the top right of this page. I hope you find time to visit other Nigeria-related websites cited under "Favorites," also at the top right of this page. |
| I belong to a large family. My father, a former Major General in the Army, is from Akwa Ibom State in the southeastern part of the country. My mother, who is part Scottish, comes from Delta State in the midwestern region of the country. I have three brothers and four sisters. There is a twenty-six year difference between the first and last siblings in my family, both women. I am also married with three little girls. They are six, four, and one. My wife, a naturalized American, originally comes from the eastern Ibo part of Nigeria. Jesus Christ remains my ultimate friend. My greatest human friends, however, are my wife, Chinwe, and our daughters, Imaeyen, Amaeka, and Idara. One of my most trusted friends is Iyam Ugot, a Special Advisor to the Governor of the Cross River state of Nigeria. Iyam is also my inlaw. Boss Mustapha is another trusted friend who I look up to as an father-figure and spiritual model. |
| Hobblies & Interests |
| I love to write. Two of my books--a novel and a textbook on African-American Drama--are currently in print. You can access these texts through this site. Just click on the "My Books" link at the top right. In early 2002 I completed another novel, Morning Song and Mildew, which is currently under consideration for publication. The following year, 2003, I completed a social satire manuscript, Do you know WHO I AM? Nigeria's Cult of Bigmanism. This, and another novel manuscript, Memoirs of a Housegirl, are also under review by potential publishers. My latest manuscript. Biafran Child: Cesspool of Innocence (completed 2006), documents my recollections of the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War as a child (1967-1970). This work is also being assessed by a publisher. Aside from writing, I also love to fish and engage in other sporting events like basketball, ping pong, tennis, soccer, and volley ball. Fitness, cleanliness, and godliness are some of my watchwords. I consider it a privilege to have traveled to parts of Europe, West Africa, and the USA. I am looking forward to the opportunity to visit Asia and the Caribbean. Travelling has to be one of the best forms of education and enlightenment. I love the thrill of indoor games like scrabble, chess, taboo, and pictionary. My favourite movies are classics and comedies. If you are boring and cannot hold a good conversation, I would have problems getting along with you. Vanity and a poor sense of humour are also a turn-off for me. On the whole, and in spite of my failures, I am grateful to God for a productive and fulfilling life. I look forward to many more fruitful years. |
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In memory of my father, Philip Efiong (I), who died on 6 November 2003 |
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| To purchase this book or click on the book icon above. |
| Nigeria & Biafra: My Story is a memoir on the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War (1967-70) by my late father. |
| Read Pini Jason's review of this book. |
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| Read former President I. Babangida's speech at the book launch. |
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| Faces on the Street (Collage by Big Brother Valentine) |
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| Africare Providing Aid to Africa since 1970 Click on the icon above to access the Africare website |
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