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*BellaNaija*
Type of site	Entertainment, Fashion, lifestyle, Weddings
Available in	English
Founded	July 2006
Headquarters	Lagos, Nigeria
Founder(s)	Uche Eze
URL	http://www.bellanaija.com/
Advertising	Yes
Registration	Optional
Launched	2 June 2006
Current status	Active
Written in	HTML, JavaScript, CSS

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

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


Year	Award	Prize	Result
2015	Creative Industries Awards	Creative Industries Awards for Bloggers	Won^[9]

References

^ "Uche Eze, founder of BellaNaija.com, visits Hult's London campus". Hult 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.
^ Audrey, Paola. "Behind the scenes: Uche Pedro". The Africa Report. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
^ "Uche Pedro – The startup story of this Nigerian online media sensation". Lionesses of Africa Website. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites". AfricaRanking. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
^ "The 100 Most Innovative Female Owned Businesses in Nigeria – 100talks". Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Uche Pedro". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2019-02-06. 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Adiele, Chinedu. "Creative Industry Awards 2015: Don Jazzy, Ayo Makun, Tony Elumelu, Bank Of Industry, others win big". Retrieved 2018-12-03.

External links

Official website

[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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