With formatting and data checking by Adesomola Adedayo.
Surprises abound in The Rovingheights Bestseller List 2025: Presented by Open Country Mag, and it may have now established a new conventional wisdom in Nigerian non-pirated book sales: nonfiction outsells fiction, and how-to books, business, and public service stories trump literary writing. For the third time in the list’s four years of existence, a book in the former grouping has claimed the top spot. For the first time, the author is a billionaire. Capitalism takes all, and whatever is left in a dysfunctional country, public officials gobble up.
A dark backdrop
For the first time, also, the previous year’s No. 1 does not make the Top 100 — and it is entirely due to political reasons. Dele Farotimi’s Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System surged to the top after he was kidnapped, propelled by a social media campaign, and then, even before the year ended, the courts stopped further sales of the book. That is the dark backdrop for this year’s list.
But Farotimi slips into the Nonfiction category with a different book, Do Not Die in Their War (No. 48), alongside another previous No. 1 propelled by politics, Stepping on Toes by former Nigerian Ports Authority director Hadiza Bala Usman (No. 22 in Nonfiction; No. 63 in Top 100), which topped the 2023 list. Usman cedes the two categories she led, Nonfiction and Independently Published, to Femi Otedola’s Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business and Max Siollun’s The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule, respectively.
In Nonfiction, a battle of public and private narratives
It is an intriguing signal of the battle of public and private narratives that the Nonfiction category, including outside the Top 100, is dominated by a historian and a previous military and civilian head of state, the former with four books, the latter with five. Siollun’s What Britain Did to Nigeria (No. 14 in Nonfiction; No. 38 in Top 100), Nigeria’s Soldiers of Fortune (No. 23 in Nonfiction; No. 65 in Top 100), and Soldiers of Fortune (No. 37 in Nonfiction; not in Top 100) are common sights over the last three years.
But it is Olusegun Obasanjo who startles with his willpower in steering his story, with books published by his presidential library: My Watch (No. 27 in Nonfiction; No. 79 in Top 100), Nzeogwu (No. 28 in Nonfiction; No. 85 in Top 100), My Command (No. 39 in Nonfiction; not in Top 100), Not My Will (No. 42 in Nonfiction; not in Top 100), and Nigeria: Past and Future (No. 45 in Independently Published). Another former military head of state, a brutal dictator, is also out here hoping to retell history: General Ibrahim Babangida, best known for annulling the 1993 democratic election and coming in with the ironically titled A Journey in Service: An Autobiography (No. 2 in Nonfiction; No. 3 in Top 100).
Beyond them, there is some variety, for better and worse. Another former military and civilian dictator biography: Charles Omole’s Muhammadu Buhari: From Soldier to Statesman (No. 5 in Nonfiction; No. 13 in Top 100). A celebrity biography just named one of Open Country Mag’s 60 Notable Books of 2025: Mrs. Kuti by Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti (No. 29 in Nonfiction; No. 91 in Top 100). And history lessons: The Ghost of June 12 by Olusegun Adeniyi (No. 7 in Nonfiction; No. 29 in Top 100) and An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi (No. 49 in Nonfiction; not in Top 100).
There are half-accounts and accounts of public service: OPL 245: The Inside Story of the $1.3 BN Nigerian Oil Block by former attorney-general Mohammed Bello Adoke (No. 6 in Nonfiction; No. 15 in Top 100) and The Shadow of Loot and Losses by former EFCC chair AbdulRasheed Bawa (No. 4 in Nonfiction; No. 6 in Top 100) who, after becoming the youngest and first non-police person to hold the office, was vaguely accused of “weighty allegations of abuse of office” and detained for months without being charged by the SSS. And, of course, there is unintelligent propaganda: Sam Omatseye’s Beating All Odds: Diaries and Essays on How Bola Tinubu Became President (No. 44 in Nonfiction; not in Top 100).
For full truths, though, one should look closer to books by journalists and civil society professionals: The Selectorate by Chidi Odinkalu (No. 11 in Nonfiction; No. 35 in Top 100) and Breaking Point by David Hundeyin (No. 47 in Nonfiction; not in Top 100) among them. Accompanying them are international motivational podcasters: Simon Sinek’s Start with Why (No. 19 in Nonfiction; No. 53 in Top 100), Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO (No. 30 in Nonfiction; No. 96 in Top 100), and Dare to Lead by Brene Brown (No. 25 in Nonfiction; No. 77 in Top 100).
New runs in Poetry
For the first time, the poetry category has a repeat champion: Oyindamola Shoola, whose Face Me, I Face You sold like a novel last year but has now returned to poetry figures. That welcome surprise comes with a strange one: Dami Ajayi’s Affection & Other Accidents, long the mainstay in this category (No. 1 in 2022, No. 3 in 2023, No. 2 in 2024), missed the 15-entry list entirely. How much of that has to do with it being independently published is yet to be seen. But also dropping off is a traditionally published regular sight, Rupi Kaur, who tends to place at least two books annually.
In their absence, Umar Abubakar Sidi — the only poet with two entries this year — becomes the longest-ranking author in the category, with Like Butterflies Scattered About by Art Rascals (No. 12 in 2025, No. 9 in 2024, No. 2 in 2023, No. 6 in 2022) and The Poet of Dust (No. 6 in 2025, No. 5 in 2024, No. 1 in 2023). Yet perching higher are two newcomers: Joja Ojelabi’s The Ones Before You (No. 4) and Star Zahra’s Girls and the Silhouette of Form (No. 5).
No guesses in Fiction
The fiction category is led, no guesses here, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count, also one of Open Country Mag’s 60 Notable Books of 2025. Every year, she places the most books in the Top 100: four books in 2022, seven books in 2023, six books in 2024.
This year, it is her entire oeuvre of nine books: Purple Hibiscus (No. 4 in Fiction; No. 8 in Top 100), Half of a Yellow Sun (No. 12 in Fiction; No. 18 in Top 100), Americanah (No. 13 in Fiction; No. 19 in Top 100), The Thing Around Your Neck (No. 19 in Fiction; No. 25 in Top 100), Notes on Grief (No. 8 in Nonfiction; No. 30 in Top 100), Dear Ijeawele (No. 10 in Nonfiction; No. 32 in Top 100), We Should All Be Feminists (No. 15 in Nonfiction; No. 39 in Top 100), and Mama’s Sleeping Scarf (No. 2 in Children & YA; No. 91 in Top 100), and the new category champion Dream Count (No. 1 in Fiction; No. 2 in Top 100).
Yet that genre’s top ranker has been Damilare Kuku, who topped it twice in the previous three years, and as those books hold steady — 2022 Top 100 No. 1 Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad (No. 3 in Fiction; No. 7 in Top 100) and 2024 Fiction No. 1 Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow (No. 11 in Fiction; No. 17 in Top 100) — she debuts a third on the list: Women Rent Men and Secrets Here (No. 6 in Fiction; No. 10 in Top 100). Impressively, Women Rent Men and Secrets Here only came out in October, two months to the end of the year, and still vaulted into the Top 10. Kuku, by the way, is the only member of the three-book club and the first author to ever place two books in the Top 10 of the Top 100.
The two-book tier has new entrants this year, led by Fatima Bala, with Broken: Not a Halal Story (No. 3 in Fiction; No. 5 in Top 100) and Hafsatu Bebi (No. 8 in Fiction; No. 13 in Top 100), and Abi Dare, with The Girl with the Louding Voice (No. 14 in Fiction; No. 20 in Top 100) and And So I Roar (No. 17 in Fiction; No. 23 in Top 100).
In Fiction, the men who represent
In-between Bala and Dare is the impressive gender-bucking run of Chimeka Garricks with A Broken People’s Playlist (No. 3 in Fiction; No. 7 in Top 100) and Tomorrow Died Yesterday (No. 18 in Fiction; No. 24 in Top 100).
In 2023, Garricks was the only male author in the Fiction top 10 and one of three in the top 30; in 2024, he was the only male author in the top 5 and had two books in the top 10; this year, he is the only male author in the top 20, one of two in the top 25, of three in the top 35, and of five in the top 40.
One of those five is Michael Afenfia, who has reliably placed behind Garricks on the male side for two years now, with The Mechanics of Yenogoa (No. 24 in Fiction; No. 34 in Top 100).
Two novelists, a billionaire, a military dictator, and a historian walk into a bar
Increasingly, the Top 5 tells a clear story of the forces at the heart of Nigerian narrativization: this year, they are a billionaire, a military dictator, a historian, and two novelists. From last year’s placement, Fatima Bala leaps five places into the Top 5, with Broken: Not a Halal Love Story, a novel I suspect will be around for a few years. In No. 4 is Max Siollun’s The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule. Ahead of them, at No. 3, is General Babangida’s A Journey in Service.
The globally anticipated return of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to fiction, with Dream Count, made a bigger dent than each No. 1 book of the Top 100 in the last four years, but, against my call from last year, she is pipped to No. 1 by the billionaire oilman Femi Otedola, whose Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business almost doubles the gap between them, with 8,655 copies sold. The only bigger winner is the publisher of those two books: Narrative Landscape Press, the first press to claim the Top 2 spots.
Keep in mind that these figures are only from Rovingheights’ data and that publishers — particularly Narrative Landscape, which also released and primarily sold another bestseller in Chude Jideonwo’s How Depression Saved My Life — generally sell more copies of their books than bookstores do.
NONFICTION
RANK. TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER.
50. The World Was in Our Hands, Chitra Nagarajan, Cassava Republic Press.
49. An African History of Africa, Zeinab Badawi, Penguin Random House.
48. Do Not Die in their War (Revised Edition), Dele Farotimi, Dele Farotimi Publishers.
47. Breaking Point, David Hundeyin, Abibiman Publishers.
45. Mastering and Mobilizing the Four Winds, Dr. Francis Myles, TBLNG Press.
45. Why We Struck, Adewale Ademoyega, Evans Brothers (Nigeria Publishers) Ltd.
44. Beating All Odds: Diaries and Essays on How Bola Tinubu Became President, Sam Omatseye, Sunshot Associates.
42. Africa Rise and Shine, Jim Ovia, Forbes Books.
42. Not My Will, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
41. Guinness World Records 2025, Guinness World Records Limited, Guinness World Records Limited.
40. Adventures of A Guerrilla Journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, Independent Publisher.
39. My Command, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
37. What Love Left Unfinished, Esther Okuru, Harmony Publishing.
37. Soldiers of Fortune, Max Siollun, Cassava Republic Press.
35. An Imperfect Storm, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Vivianne Ihekweazu, Masobe Books.
35. Shifts: 6 Steps to Transform Your Mindset and Elevate Your Leadership, Sam Adeyemi, Wiley (John Wiley & Sons Inc.).
34. Becoming Nigerian, Elnathan John, Cassava Republic Press.
33. Development as Attitude, Osita Ogbu, Adonis & Abbey Publishers.
32. No Bullshit Guide to Business, Joy Akosa-Eghebi, Independent Publisher.
31. The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling, Simon & Schuster.
30. The Diary of a CEO, Steven Bartlett, Penguin Random House.
29. Mrs Kuti, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti, Ouida Books.
28. Nzeogwu, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
27. My Watch, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
25. Dare To Lead, Brené Brown, Penguin Random House.
25. Working with Buhari, Femi Adesina, Safari Books Ltd.
24. No Nigerian Will Make Heaven? Tales From an Aspiring Failed Nation-state, Peter Aghogho Omuvwie, Ganowa Publishers.
23. Nigeria’s Soldiers of Fortune, Max Siollun, Hurst.
22. Stepping on Toes, Hadiza Bala Usman, Cable Books.
21. Credit Alert, Ayo Akinola, Independent Publisher.
20. Risk And Return, Yomi Jemibewon, Independent Publisher.
19. Start with Why, Simon Sinek, Penguin Random House.
18. Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, General Lucky E.O Irabor (Rtd), Story Teller Services.
17. The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel, Harriman House.
16. My Entrepreneurship Journey, Austin Avuru, Radi8.
15. We Should All be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
14. What Britain Did to Nigeria, Max Siollun, Hurst.
13. According to the President, Garba Shehu, Venturion Limited.
12. Vantage, Olumide Soyombo, BGX Publications.
11. The Selectorate, Chidi Odinkalu, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
10. Dear Ijeawele, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
9. Atomic Habits, James Clear, Penguin Random House.
7. The Ghost of June 12, Olusegun Adeniyi, SA Planet Ltd.
7. Notes on Grief, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
6. OPL 245, Mohammed Bello Adoke, The Conrad Press.
5. Muhammadu Buhari: From Soldier to Statesman, Dr Charles Omole, Independent Publisher.
4 The Shadow of Loot & Losses, AbdulRasheed Bawa, Cable Books.
3. The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule, Max Siollun, Independent Publisher.
2. A Journey in Service: An Autobiography, Ibrahim Babangida, Bookcraft Africa.
1. Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business, Femi Otedola, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT
RANK. TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER.
20. Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels, Tola Okogwu, Masobe Books.
20. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney, Penguin Random House.
20. Dork Diaries: I Love Paris!, Rachel Renee Russell, Simon & Schuster.
18. Jummy at the River School, Sabine Adeyinka, Masobe Books.
18. Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn, Tola Okogwu, Masobe Books.
17. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, Penguin Random House.
16. Children of the Quicksands, Efua Traoré, Masobe Books.
15. Brave Enough to Ask, Adebola Eyinade, Ganowa Publisher.
14. Onyeka And the Academy of the Sun, Tola Okogwu, Masobe Books.
13 Boom Boom, Jude Idada, Masobe Books.
12. Animal Farm (Axora), George Orwell, Axora.
10. A Bully Is Not a Hero, Nomthi Odukoya, Independent Publisher.
10. Do As You Are Told, Baji!, Lola Shoneyin, Ouida Books.
9. Kids Affirmation Book, Tolu Fawale, Independent Publisher.
8. 17 Secrets of High-Flying Students, Fela Durotoye, Independent Publisher.
7. Drama Queen, Sefi Atta, Quramo Publishing Limited.
6. Sulwe, Lupita Nyong’o, Vashti Harrison, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
5. ‘Til Death, Busayo Matuluko, Masobe Books.
4. The Little Regent, Yewande Daniel-Ayoade, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess, Jeff Kinney, Penguin Random House.
2 Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
1. No! Don’t Touch Me There, Nomthi Odukoya, Independent Publisher.
POETRY
RANK. TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER.
14. Funny Men Cannot Be Trusted, Tolu Akinyemi, Heart of Words UK.
14. The Road to Healing is not Linear, Ozioma Okafor., Independent Publisher.
11. Sorosoke: An #Endsars Anthology, Jumoke Verisimo & James Yeku, Noirledge Publishing.
11. Like Butterflies Scattered About by Art Rascals, Umar Abubakar Sidi, Masobe Books.
11. Shining Statues, Nkoyo Rapu, Xlibris.
10. Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry, Maya Angelou, Penguin Random House.
9.When Words Refuse to Be Anything Else, Leonell Echa, Independent Publisher.
8. A Woman Has Many Names, Karimot Olabisi Odebode, Noirledge Publishing.
7. Grief’s First Kiss is an Avalanche, Wendy Okeke, Heart2World Publishing.
5. Girls and the Silhouette of Form, Star Zahra, Masobe Books.
5. The Poet of Dust, Umar Abubakar Sidi, Masobe Books.
4 Esu at the Library, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Masobe Books
3. The Ones Before You, Jọba Ojelabi, Noirledge Publishing.
2. The Mystic of Small Dreams, Romeo Oriogun, Masobe Books.
1. Face Me, I Face You, Oyindamola Shoola, Independent Publisher.
INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED
RANK. TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER.
50. 17 Secrets of High-Flying Students, Fela Durotoye.
50. The Orishirishi Cookbook, Tola Akerele.
50. Kids Affirmation Book, Tolu Fawale.
49. The Best of Lagos Coffee Table Book, Oluwadunsin Oluwasuji.
48. All Hands on Deck, Arunma Oteh, via Rethink Press.
46. Bottom Belle, Camaa Pearl.
46. My Participations, Bisi Akande.
45. Nigeria: Past and Future, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
44. Drama Queen, Sefi Atta.
43. 10,957 Days, Imoh Ekukinam.
42. In Pursuit of the One, Tolulope Oludapo.
41. Hubris: A Brief Political History of the Nigerian Army, Akintunde A. Akinkunmi, via AMV Publishing Services.
40. Biafra: The Horrors of War, Dr. Okey Anueyiagu, via Brown Brommel Publishers.
39. 37: Choices and Crosses, Osasu Oviawe.
38. The Business Owner Daily Planner, Joy Akosa-Eghebi.
36. Getting Mentorship Right, Bob Alonge and Samuel Ekundayo, S & B Ekundayo Limited.
36. The Bead Collector, Sefi Atta.
35. Being True to Myself, Sule Lamido, via Yaliam Press Ltd.
34. Maitama Linen, Shehu Usman.
32. The Lagos Love Journals: Meet the Duchess, Layemi O-I, via Macmillan Publishers.
32. Do Not Die in their War, Dele Farotimi, Dele Farotimi Publishers.
31. Akwaugo, Rosemary Okafor.
30. Beating All Odds: Diaries and Essays on How Bola Tinubu Became President, Sam Omatseye, Sunshot Associates.
29. The Lagos Love Journals: The Ikoyi Princess, Layemi O-I, Macmillan Publishers.
27. Africa Rise And Shine, Jim Ovia, Forbes Books.
27. Not My Will, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
26. Yoruba Demon: Femi, Camaa Pearl.
25. Adventures of A Guerrilla Journalist, Babafemi Ojudu.
24. My Command, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
23. What Love Left Unfinished, Esther Okuru, via Harmony Publishing.
22. Shifts: 6 Steps to Transform Your Mindset and Elevate Your Leadership, Sam Adeyemi, via Wiley (John Wiley & Sons Inc.).
21. No Bullshit Guide to Business, Joy Akosa-Eghebi.
20. Nzeogwu, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
19. Don’t Tell Daddy What Happened in Lagos, Yemi Odunfa, via Amazon Digital Services LLC.
18. My Watch, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
17. Working With Buhari, Femi Adesina, via Safari Books Ltd.
16. The Lagos Love Journals: The Lekki Bride, Layemi O-I, via Makere Books.
15. No! Don’t Touch Me There, Nomthi Odukoya.
14. No Nigerian Will Make Heaven? Tales From an Aspiring Failed Nation-state, Peter Aghogho Omuvwie, via Ganowa Publishers.
13. Stepping on Toes, Hadiza Bala Usman, via Cable Books.
12. Credit Alert, Ayo Akinola.
11. Everything Good Will Come, Sefi Atta.
10. Risk And Return, Yomi Jemibewon.
9. Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, General Lucky E.O Irabor (Rtd), via Story Teller Services.
8. My Entrepreneurship Journey, Austin Avuru, via Radi8.
7. According to the President, Garba Shehu, via Venturion Limited.
6. Vantage, Olumide Soyombo, via BGX Publications.
5. The Ghost of June 12, Olusegun Adeniyi, via SA Planet Ltd.
4. OPL 245, Mohammed Bello Adoke, via The Conrad Press.
3. Muhammadu Buhari: From Soldier To Statesman, Charles Omole.
2. The Shadow of Loot & Losses, AbdulRasheed Bawa, via Cable Books.
1. The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule, Max Siollun.
FICTION
RANK. TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER.
49. Born on a Tuesday, Elnathan John, Cassava Republic Press.
49. A Nollywood Christmas, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, Masobe Books.
48. His Only Wife, Peace Adzo Medie, Parresia Publishers.
46. Butter Honey Pig Bread, Francesca Ekwuyasi, Ouida Books.
46. Little Rot, Akwaeke Emezi, Masobe Books.
45. Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros, Little, Brown Book Group (Hachette UK).
43. Bridges Are for Burning, Bina Idonije, Masobe Books.
43. The Marriage Class, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, TBLNG Press.
42 The Brevity of Beautiful Things, Nnamdi Ehirim, Ouida Books.
41. Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi, Macmillan Publishers.
40. Honey and Spice, Bolu Babalola, Headline Publishing Group (Hachette).
39. Blessings, Chukwuebuka Ibeh, Masobe Books.
38. Call Me Legachi, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, TBLNG Press.
37. Everything Good Will Come, Sefi Atta, Independent Publisher.
36. The Road to the Country, Chigozie Obioma, Masobe Books.
35. Some Angels Don’t See God, Ever Obi, Parresia Publishers.
34. Ogadinma, Ukamaka Olisakwe, Masobe Books.
33. Necessary Fiction, Eloghosa Osunde, Masobe Books.
32. Daughters Who Walk This Path, Yejide Kilanko, Kachifo Limited.
31. We Were Girls Once, Aiwanose Odafen, Ouida Books.
30. This Thing Called Love, Oreva Ode-Irri, Masobe Books.
29. A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara, Picador.
28. Adanna, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, TBLNG Press.
27. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi, Masobe Books.
26. The Middle Daughter, Chika Unigwe, Masobe Books.
25. A Spell of Good Things, Ayobami Adebayo, Ouida Books.
24. The Mechanics of Yenagoa, Michael Afenfia, Masobe Books.
23. Sweet Heat, Bolu Babalola, Headline Publishing Group (Hachette UK).
22. No Perfect Love, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, Masobe Books.
21. Sanya, Oyin Olugbile, Masobe Books.
20. Tomorrow I Become a Woman, Aiwanose Odafen, Ouida Books.
19. The Thing Around Your Neck, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
18. Tomorrow Died Yesterday, Chimeka Garricks, Paperworth Books.
16. Stay With Me, Ayobami Adebayo, Ouida Books.
16. And So I Roar, Abi Daré, Sceptre.
15. I Do Not Come to You by Chance, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Masobe Books.
14. The Girl with the Louding Voice, Abi Daré, Sceptre.
12. Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
12. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
11. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow, Damilare Kuku, Ouida Books.
10. The Parlour Wife, Foluso Agbaje, Masobe Books.
9. Hafsatu Bebi, Fatima Bala, Masobe Books.
8. A Very Gidi Christmas, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, Masobe Books.
7. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, Lola Shoneyin, Cassava Republic Press.
6. Women Rent Men and Secrets Here, Damilare Kuku, TBLNG Press.
5. Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
4. A Broken People’s Playlist, Chimeka Garricks, Masobe Books.
3. Nearly All the Men In Lagos Are Mad, Damilare Kuku, TBLNG Press.
2. Broken: Not a Halal Love Story, Fatima Bala, Masobe Books.
1. Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape Publishers.
TOP 100
RANK. TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER.
100. No Bullshit Guide to Business, Joy Akosa-Eghebi, Independently Published.
100. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess, Jeff Kinney, Penguin Random House.
99. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho, HarperCollins.
97. The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling, Simon & Schuster.
97. Moroti Wants a Virgo, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, Masobe Books.
95. The Diary of a CEO, Steven Bartlett, Penguin Random House.
95. The Bishop’s Prodigal Daughter, Timendu Aghahowa, Masobe Books.
91. Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, Narrative Landscape.
91. An Orchestra of Minorities, Chigozie Obioma, Parresia Publishers.
91. Love, Lagos and other Complications, Zainab Uche Imam, Narrative Landscape.
91. Mrs Kuti, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti, Ouida Books.
90 Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
89. The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma, Cassava Republic Press.
88. On a Day Like This, Edify Yakusak, Masobe Books.
85. Nzeogwu, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
85. Allow Me to Introduce Myself, Onyi Nwabineli, Masobe Books.
85. When We Were Fireflies, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Masobe Books.
84. Don’t Tell Daddy What Happened in Lagos, Yemi Odunfa, Amazon Digital Services LLC.
81. The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus, Abubakar Sidi, Masobe Books.
81. A Good Name, Yejide Kilanko, Narrative Landscape.
81. My Sister, The Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Narrative Landscape.
80. Not So Terrible People, Nana Sule, Masobe Books.
79. My Watch, Olusegun Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
77. Dare To Lead, Brené Brown, Penguin Random House.
77. Working With Buhari, Femi Adesina, Safari Books Ltd.
76. The Lagos Love Journals: The Lekki Bride, Layemi O-I, Makere Books.
74. Born on a Tuesday, Elnathan John, Cassava Republic Press.
74. A Nollywood Christmas, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, Masobe Books.
73. His Only Wife, Peace Adzo Medie, Parresia Publishers.
71. Butter Honey Pig Bread, Francesca Ekwuyasi, Ouida Books.
71. Little Rot, Akwaeke Emezi, Masobe Books.
70. Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros, Little, Brown Book Group (Hachette UK).
69. No! Don’t Touch Me There, Nomthi Odukoya, Independent Publisher.
68. No Nigerian Will Make Heaven? Tales From an Aspiring Failed Nation-state, Peter Aghogho Omuvwie, Ganowa Publishers.
65. Nigeria’s Soldiers of Fortune, Max Siollun, Hurst.
65. Bridges Are for Burning, Bina Idonije, Masobe Books.
65. The Marriage Class (Special Edition), Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, TBLNG Press.
63. Stepping on Toes, Hadiza Bala Usman, Cable Books.
63. The Brevity of Beautiful Things, Nnamdi Ehirim, Ouida Books.
62. Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi, Macmillan Publishers.
61. Honey and Spice, Bolu Babalola, Headline Publishing Group (Hachette).
60. Credit Alert, Ayo Akinola, Independent Publisher.
59. Blessings, Chukwuebuka Ibeh, Masobe Books.
58. Call Me Legachi, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, TBLNG Press.
57. Everything Good Will Come, Sefi Atta, Independently Published.
56. Risk and Return, Yomi Jemibewon, Independently Published.
55. The Road to the Country, Chigozie Obioma, Masobe Books.
54. Some Angels Don’t See God, Ever Obi, Parresia Publishers.
53. Start With Why, Simon Sinek, Penguin Random House.
52. Ogadinma, Ukamaka Olisakwe, Masobe Books.
51. Necessary Fiction, Eloghosa Osunde, Masobe Books.
50. Daughters Who Walk This Path, Yejide Kilanko, Kachifo Limited.
49. We Were Girls Once, Aiwanose Odafen, Ouida Books.
48. This Thing Called Love, Oreva Ode-Irri, Masobe Books.
47. A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara, Picador.
46. Adanna, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, TBLNG Press.
45. Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, General Lucky E.O Irabor (Rtd), Story Teller Services.
44. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi, Masobe Books.
43. The Middle Daughter, Chika Unigwe, Masobe Books.
42. The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel, Harriman House.
41. A Spell of Good Things, Ayobami Adebayo, Ouida Books.
40. My Entrepreneurship Journey, Austin Avuru, Radi8.
39. We Should All be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
38. What Britain Did to Nigeria, Max Siollun, Hurst.
37. According to the President, Garba Shehu, Venturion Limited.
36. Vantage, Olumide Soyombo, BGX Publications.
35. The Selectorate, Chidi Odinkalu, Narrative Landscape.
34. The Mechanics of Yenagoa, Michael Afenfia, Masobe Books.
33. Sweet Heat, Bolu Babalola, Headline Publishing Group (Hachette UK).
32. Dear Ijeawele, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
31. Atomic Habits, James Clear, Penguin Random House.
29. The Ghost of June 12, Olusegun Adeniyi, SA Planet Ltd.
29. Notes on Grief, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
28. No Perfect Love, Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi, Masobe Books.
27. Sanya, Oyin Olugbile, Masobe Books.
26. Tomorrow I Become a Woman, Aiwanose Odafen, Ouida Books.
25. The Thing Around Your Neck, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
24. Tomorrow Died Yesterday, Chimeka Garricks, Paperworth Books.
22. Stay With Me, Ayobami Adebayo, Ouida Books.
22. And So I Roar, Abi Daré, Sceptre.
21. I Do Not Come to You by Chance, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Masobe Books.
20. The Girl with the Louding Voice, Abi Daré, Sceptre.
18. Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
18. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
17. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow, Damilare Kuku, Ouida Books.
16. The Parlour Wife, Foluso Agbaje, Masobe Books.
15. OPL 245, Mohammed Bello Adoke, The Conrad Press.
14. Hafsatu Bebi, Fatima Bala, Masobe Books.
13. Muhammadu Buhari: From Soldier to Statesman, Charles Omole, Independently Published.
12. A Very Gidi Christmas, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, Masobe Books.
11. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, Lola Shoneyin, Cassava Republic Press.
10. Women Rent Men and Secrets Here, Damilare Kuku, TBLNG Press.
9. Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
8. A Broken People’s Playlist, Chimeka Garricks, Masobe Books.
7. Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad, Damilare Kuku, TBLNG Press.
6. The Shadow of Loot & Losses, AbdulRasheed Bawa, Cable Books.
5. Broken: Not a Halal Love Story, Fatima Bala, Masobe Books.
4. The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule, Max Siollun, Independently Published.
3. A Journey in Service: An Autobiography, Ibrahim Babangida, Bookcraft Africa.
2. Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Narrative Landscape.
1. Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business, Femi Otedola, Narrative Landscape.
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