BellaNaija
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Type of site | Entertainment, Fashion, lifestyle, Weddings |
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Available in | English |
Founded | July 2006 |
Headquarters | , Nigeria |
Founder(s) | Uche Eze |
URL | http://www.bellanaija.com/ |
Advertising | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 2 June 2006 |
Current status | Active |
Written in | Text/HTML |
BellaNaija is a lifestyle, entertainment and fashion website in Africa.[1] headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.[2]
History[]
BellaNaija was founded by Uche Eze in 2006 as a media startup which later metamorphosed into BellaNaija.com while studying for her undergraduate degree at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada. BellaNaija in its early form featured scanned magazine articles, pictures and interviews of Nigerian fashion personalities.[3] Uche maintained a low profile, with her identity hidden until BellaNaija began to have over 1 million hits every month.
Achievements[]
In 2013, BellaNaija was ranked 4th in AfricaRanking's "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites".[4] other achievements include:
- Uche Pedro & BellaNaija mentioned in the SME 100 List of 100 most innovative female-owned businesses in Nigeria.[5]
- Completing the Stanford Seed programme[6]
- BBNWonderland - BN Lead Weddings Flagship Event with Baileys[7]
Awards[]
Year | Award | Prize | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Creative Industries Awards | Creative Industries Awards for Bloggers | Won | [8] |
References[]
- ^ "Uche Eze, founder of BellaNaija.com, visits Hult's London campus". Hlt International Business School. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uche Pedro - The startup story of this Nigerian online media sensation". Lionesses of Africa Website. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites". AfricaRanking. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "The 100 Most Innovative Female Owned Businesses in Nigeria – 100talks". Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "Uche Pedro". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Adiele, Chinedu. "Creative Industry Awards 2015: Don Jazzy, Ayo Makun, Tony Elumelu, Bank Of Industry, others win big". Retrieved 2018-12-03.
External links[]
Categories:
- Nigerian news websites
- Lifestyle websites
- Magazines established in 2006
- 2006 establishments in Nigeria
- Online magazines
- Magazines published in Lagos
- Online magazines published in Nigeria