Wikidata for Nigerian Novelist and Novel
A lot of Nigerian Novels and Novelists are missing in Wikidata, this project will serve as a way to bridge the gap. query for Novelist and query Novel in Nigeria on Wikidata returns only 38 results for Novelist and 0 results for Novels. This project is aimed at creating and improving Wikidata items for Novelist and their books. This project will promote not only Novelist,but also promote other types of books and Authors.
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Action Points[edit]
1. Create awareness for Wikidata on Nigerian Novelist and Novel in Nigeria.
2. Teach participants how to access and create a Wikidata account.
3. Teach Participants the general editing rules of Wikidata.
4. Create and or improve 100+ items for Novelist, Novel and books in Nigeria on Wikidata with at least a reference.
List of Books and their Authors in Nigeria[edit]
List of Items Created
Amina - Mohammed Umar
Welcome To Lagos - Chibundu Onuzo
Blackbird - Jude Didia
The Madhouse - T.J. Benson
Kurunmi - Ola Rotimi
Ajayi Crowther - Femi Osofisan
Insidious Treason And Beyond - Femi Osofisan
Hopes Of The Living Dead - Ola Rotimi
A Particular Kind of Black Man - Tope Folarin
Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi
Carnivorous City - Tori Kan
Women Of Owu - Femi Osofisan
A Woman’s Body Is a Country - Dami Ajayi
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives - Lola Shoneyin and Rotimi Babatunde
Dreaming Of Ways to Understand You - Jerry Chiemeke
Easy Motion Tourist - Leye Adenle
Beast of no Nation - Uzodinma Iweala
What It Means When a Man Falls from The Sky - Lesley Nneka Arimah
The Son of The House - Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
Arrows of Rain - Okey Ndibe
The Joys of Motherhood - Buchi Emecheta
Fine Boys - Eghosa Imasuen
Against All Odds - Ben Igwe.
The Interpreters - Wole Soyinka
I Am Directed - Augustus Adebayo
Violence - Festus Iyayi
The Icarus Girl - Helen Oyeyemi
Tides - Isidore Okpewho
Mr. Fox - Helen Oyeyemi
Nine Lives - El-Nukoya
The Voice - Gabriel Okara
The Concubine - Elechi Amadi
The Passport of Mallam Ilia - Cyprion Ekwensi
War Games - Jude Dibia
Behind the Clouds - Ifeoma Okoye
The Only Son - John Munonye
Stay With Me - Ayobami Adebayo
My Mercedes is Bigger Than Yours - Nkem Nwankwo
Heroes - Festus Iyayi
The Mind Is No Longer Here - Sylva Nze Ifedigbo
An African Night’s Entertainment - Cyprian Ekwensi.
Anthills of the Savannah - Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe
Becoming Abigail - Chris Abani
Biafra Testament - Kalu Okpi
Bitter Leaf - Chioma Okereke
Bottled Leopard - Chukwuemeke Ike
The Bride Price - Buchi Emechela
Burma Boy - Biyi Bandele
City Of Memories - Richard Ali
Daughters Who Walk This Path - Yejide Kilanko
Diaries Of A Dead African - Chuma Nwokolo Jr.
Efuru - Flora Nwapa
Estrangement - Elechi Amadi
Everything Good Will Come - Sefi Atta
Eyo - Abidemi Sanusi
The Famished Road - Ben Okri
Forest Of Thousand Demons - D.O. Fagunwa
Goodbye Lucille - Segun Afolabi
Graceland - Chris Abani
I Do Not Come to You by Chance - Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
I Saw the Sky Catch Fire - T. Obinkaram Echewa
Idu - Flora Nwapa
The Forest of God - Gabriel A. Ajadi
Imagine This - Sade Adeniran
In Dependence - Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Innocent Victims - Abubakar Gimba
Iska - Cyprian Ekwensi
Jagua Nana - Cyprian Ekwensi
Just Before Dawn - Kole Omotoso
Kolera Kolej - Femi Osofisan
Lemona’s Tale - Ken Saro-Wiwa
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - Amos Tutuola
The New Bride - Buchi Emecheta
No Longer at Ease - Chinua Achebe
Not With Silver - Simi Bedford
Oil On Window - Helon Habila
On Black Sisters’ Street - Chika Unigwe
Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter - Ngozi Achebe
One Man, One Matchet - T.M. Aluko
Open City - Teju Cole
People of the City - Cyprian Ekwensi
Roses And Bullets - Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo
Second-Class Citizen - Buchi Emecheta
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives - Lola Shoneyin
Sozaboy - Ken Saro-Wiwa
A Squatter’s Tale - Ike Oguine
Sterile Sky - E.E. Sule
The Stillborn - Zaynab Alkali
Sunset At Dawn - Chukwuemeka Ike
The Abyssinian Boy - Onyeka Nwelue
The Activist - Tanure Ojaide
The Fourth World - Ifeoma Okoye
The Last Duty - Isidare Okpewho
The Last of The Strong Ones - Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo
The New Man - Femi Ademiluyi
The Potter’s Wheel - Chukwuemeka Ike
The Return of Ikenga - Chukwuemeka Ohuka
The Second Chance - Nyengi Koin
The Shadow Speaker - Nnedi Okorafor
The Spider King’s Daughter - Chibundu Onuzo
The Street - Biyi Bandele
The Triumph of The Water Lily - Stella Ify Osammor
The Virtuous Woman - Zaynab Alkali
The Palm-Wine Drinkard - Amos Tutuola
Trail Of Sacrifice - Abubakar Gimba
Unbridled - Jude Dibia
Pajepolobi - Dr. Ruben Akano
The withering tongue - Mr. Nass
Basic studies in English - Dr. Jombadi
Waiting For an Angel - Helon Habila
Walking With Shadows - Jude Dibia
Who Fears Death - Nnedi Okorafor
Yellow-Yellow - Kaine Agary
Zahrah The Windseeker - Nnedi Okorafor
Items not Created
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Fools Rush in - Bisi Abejo
Masters of the Board - Abani Christopher
Lift to the stars - Bisi Abejo
True Love - Bisi Abejo
Love at First Flight - Bisi Abejo
Love in the Pot-Pourri - Adebayo O. O. Abdul-Ganiyu
Labulabu Mask - Adetokunbo Abiola
The Homogeneous Republic - Moses Abwa
Don't Attend My Wedding - Olalekan Adebanjo
The Birthday Party - Segun Adebanjo
Once Upon a Village - Augustus Adebayo
The Brother - Adebiyi, T. A. Bayo
Symphony of Destruction - Sunday D. Adebomi
Web of Love - Bayo Adeleke
Victims of Love - Paul Agu
The Irony of Our Time - Monday K. Agienoji
Broken Graduate - Ezenwa Agburum
Fools Paradise - Jideofor Adibe
Adorable at Sight, Or, Africaman's Love - Tunji Adeyemi
Glittering Fragment - Sam A. Adewoye
The Betrayer Sam A. Adewoye
Love on the Rebounce - Tola Adenle
The Flag Bearer - Tunde Adeniran
The Year - Tolu Ajayi
Abiku - Goke Ajiboye
It's You or Never - Ike Ajogu
Victim of Love - Ike Ajogu
Love Trials of Edga - Ike Ajogu
The Midday Darkness - S.M.O. Aka
The Ancestor - Etim Akuduh
Teardrops at Sunset - Richard Akoji
The Wooden Gong - Ntieyong Udo Akpan
victory - Hauwa Ali
Mark of the Cobra - Valentine Alily
The Stillborn - Zaynab Alkali
Chief the Honourable Minister - T. M. Aluko
The Slave - Elechi Amadi
Devil at the Wheel - Chire Nongu Andrew
The Anonymity of Sacrifice - I.N.C. Aniebo
The Journey Within I.N.C. Aniebo
Shameful Sacrifice - Richard Anieke
Agony of a Patriot - A.P. Anyebe
Lagos Na Waa, I Swear - E. Apolo
Always a Loser - Lekan Are
Challenge of the Barons - Lekan Are
Kill Me Gently - Abu Aremu
Director! - Agbo Areo
A Paradise for the Masses - Agbo Areo
Who's to Blame - Mac Morgan Asemota
She Died Yesterday - Hansen Ayoola
Prizes[edit]
The prizes will be awarded to the Wikipedians who have verifiably made the best contributions during the contest. Note: If deemed necessary because of unforeseen problems, the organizers reserve the right to change the prizes to a suitable replacement.
- 1st: $60 Gift Voucher
- 2nd: $50 Gift Voucher
- 3rd: $40 Gift Voucher
- 4th $30 Gift Voucher
- 5th $20 Gift Voucher
- 2 top Newest editors $25 Gift Vouchers