BellaNaija

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BellaNaija
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Type of site
 Entertainment, Fashion, lifestyle, Weddings
Available in English
FoundedJuly 2006
Headquarters
Lagos
,
Nigeria
Founder(s) Uche Eze
URL http://www.bellanaija.com/
Advertising Yes
RegistrationOptional
Launched2 June 2006
Current statusActive
Written in HTML, JavaScript, CSS

BellaNaija is a Nigerian lifestyle, entertainment, and fashion website headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] [2]

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History

BellaNaija was founded by Uche Eze in 2006. [3] In its early form, BellaNaija featured scanned magazine articles, pictures, and interviews of Nigerian fashion personalities. [4]

Achievements

In 2013, BellaNaija was ranked fourth in AfricaRanking's "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites." [5] Uche Pedro and BellaNaija were also recognized on the SME 100 List of the 100 most creative female-owned firms in Nigeria. They completed the Stanford Seed program and the BBNWonderland – BN Lead Weddings Flagship Event with Baileys. [6] [7] [8]

Awards

YearAwardPrizeResult
2015Creative Industries AwardsCreative Industries Awards for BloggersWon [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Uche Eze, founder of BellaNaija.com, visits Hult's London campus". Hult International Business School. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Story of Uche Eze Founder of BellaNaija". Daily Mail Nigeria. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Audrey, Paola. "Behind the scenes: Uche Pedro". The Africa Report. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Uche Pedro – The startup story of this Nigerian online media sensation". Lionesses of Africa Website. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites". AfricaRanking. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "The 100 Most Innovative Female Owned Businesses in Nigeria – 100talks". Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Uche Pedro". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  8. ↑ WDN (2016-10-21). "5 Amazing Moments You Need to See from Baileys Nigeria & BellaNaija Weddings' #BBNWonderland 2016". Wedding Digest Naija. Retrieved 2019-01-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Adiele, Chinedu. "Creative Industry Awards 2015: Don Jazzy, Ayo Makun, Tony Elumelu, Bank Of Industry, others win big" . Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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