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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 815 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.75 — 429,551 ratings — published 1958
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 779 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.31 — 429,160 ratings — published 2013
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 759 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.34 — 194,629 ratings — published 2006
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 547 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.63 — 387,729 ratings — published 2018
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Purple Hibiscus Purple Hibiscus (Paperback)
by (shelved 508 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.18 — 152,857 ratings — published 2003
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 359 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.39 — 344,151 ratings — published 2012
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Stay with Me Stay with Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 317 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.06 — 69,222 ratings — published 2017
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The Girl with the Louding Voice The Girl with the Louding Voice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 257 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.41 — 182,280 ratings — published 2020
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The Death of Vivek Oji The Death of Vivek Oji (Hardcover)
by (shelved 240 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.11 — 71,063 ratings — published 2020
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The Thing Around Your Neck The Thing Around Your Neck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 215 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.22 — 52,260 ratings — published 2008
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Little Bee Little Bee (Paperback)
by (shelved 209 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.72 — 251,181 ratings — published 2008
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The Fishermen The Fishermen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.88 — 23,123 ratings — published 2015
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Freshwater Freshwater (Hardcover)
by (shelved 200 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.00 — 38,495 ratings — published 2018
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Under the Udala Trees Under the Udala Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.02 — 15,684 ratings — published 2015
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The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,475 ratings — published 2010
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 147 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.50 — 90,751 ratings — published 2017
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The Famished Road The Famished Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.73 — 14,001 ratings — published 1991
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No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3) No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 140 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,722 ratings — published 1961
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Dream Count Dream Count (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 133 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.76 — 56,957 ratings — published 2025
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Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
by (shelved 133 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.02 — 39,361 ratings — published 2011
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Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2) Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 126 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.79 — 9,954 ratings — published 1964
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The Joys of Motherhood The Joys of Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,888 ratings — published 1979
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An Orchestra of Minorities An Orchestra of Minorities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.69 — 6,630 ratings — published 2019
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The Palm-Wine Drinkard The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.71 — 4,127 ratings — published 1952
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Notes on Grief Notes on Grief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.21 — 43,298 ratings — published 2021
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What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.08 — 16,694 ratings — published 2017
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Every Day Is for the Thief Every Day Is for the Thief (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.69 — 8,088 ratings — published 2007
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Open City Open City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,946 ratings — published 2011
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A Spell of Good Things A Spell of Good Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.78 — 7,683 ratings — published 2023
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Welcome to Lagos Welcome to Lagos (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,284 ratings — published 2017
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.10 — 261,873 ratings — published 2018
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There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,981 ratings — published 2012
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Cursed Daughters Cursed Daughters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.02 — 32,398 ratings — published 2025
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Aké: The Years of Childhood Aké: The Years of Childhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,097 ratings — published 1981
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Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1) Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.74 — 17,698 ratings — published 2017
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Butter Honey Pig Bread Butter Honey Pig Bread (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,323 ratings — published 2020
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Lagoon Lagoon (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,600 ratings — published 2014
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I Do Not Come to You by Chance I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,174 ratings — published 2009
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A Man of the People A Man of the People (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.89 — 5,827 ratings — published 1966
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Anthills of the Savannah Anthills of the Savannah (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,728 ratings — published 1987
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Everything Good Will Come Everything Good Will Come (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,221 ratings — published 2004
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Death and the King's Horseman Death and the King's Horseman (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,775 ratings — published 1975
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Death of the Author Death of the Author (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 53 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.92 — 28,416 ratings — published 2025
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The Icarus Girl The Icarus Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.64 — 5,700 ratings — published 2005
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Second Class Citizen Second Class Citizen (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,304 ratings — published 1974
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Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,119 ratings — published 2012
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Zikora Zikora (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.25 — 24,072 ratings — published 2020
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Born on a Tuesday Born on a Tuesday (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as nigeria)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,729 ratings — published 2015
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On Black Sisters Street On Black Sisters Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,925 ratings — published 2007
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Little Rot Little Rot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as nigeria)
avg rating 3.58 — 10,916 ratings — published 2024
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Emi Iyalla
“None of this is to deny that the Niger Delta has made mistakes. It has, and a good number at that. But then, mistakes are made to make wiser and therefore help in better decision making.”
― Emi Iyalla

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
“It is the duty of youths to war against indiscipline and corruption because they are the leaders of tomorrow.”
― Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

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