List Of Top 19 Best Blogs And Bloggers In Nigeria By Categories And Their Niches.
Many platforms have labored to create a list of popular top
blogs/bloggers in Nigeria. The problem with the lists already created is
that the authors most times include non blog websites in their Top/Best
Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria. Neither do they disclose the method and
criteria by which they determined their best. This common mistake
removes credibility from the lists so far created.
In order to
create a formidable list of best or top blogs/bloggers in a country, the
author must first of all, understand and appreciate the meaning of blog
so as to know what or who not to include in the list. Secondly then, he
must disclose the yardstick or criteria used in measuring the Top/Best
Blogs/Bloggers. It is only when that is done that the list can be
respected as the best.
Before we go into the Top/Best
Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria proper, We have taking our time here to
explain to our readers what we considered a blog. A blog, which is a
truncation of the expression weblog is a discussion or informational
website that is published on the World Wide Web that consists of
discrete entries called "posts" typically displayed in reverse (the most
recent post appears first) chronological order.
Before the year 2009, blogs were usually the work of a single individual (e.g. Lindaikejisblog), occasionally of a small group (e.g constative.com), and often covered a single subject. In more recent times, "multi-author blogs" (MABs) (e.g. naij.com)
have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and
professionally edited.
MABs from other media outlets like newspapers,
universities, think tanks, advocacy groups, and similar institutions
account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter
and some others referred to as "microblogging" platforms helps integrate
MABs and single-author blogs into societal newstreams. When used as a
verb, Blog can mean to maintain or add content to a blog.
When blogs came into being in the late 1990s, it coincided with the
unfolding of web publishing tools which makes posting of content by
non-technical users easy. (Previously, a knowledge of such technologies
such as HTML and FTP were required to publish content on the Web.)
Majority of blogs are interactive, this implies that they allow
visitors to leave comments and even message each other via GUI widgets
integrated in on the blogs, and it is this interactivity that
distinguishes blogs from other static websites. In that sense, blogging
can be seen as a form of social networking service. In essence, bloggers
do not only produce content to post on their blogs, they also build
social relations with their readers and other bloggers. However, there
are blogs that has high-readership but do not allow comments.
Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject (e.g
Nigerianbiography.com); others function as more personal online diaries
(e.g. modavracha.com ); many others are more of online brand
advertising of a particular individual or company(blog.jovago.com). A
typical blog is believed to be a combination of text, images, and links
to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The
possibility of readers to leave comments in such interactive format is
one important contributor to what makes blogs very popular. Most blogs
are primarily made of text, however, some others focuses on art (art
blogs), photographs (photoblogs), videos (video blogs or "vlogs"), music
(MP3 blogs), and audio (podcasts). Microblogging is another popular
type of blogging, featuring very short posts. Blogs are also used as
instructional resources for education. Such type of blogs are referred
to as edublogs.
As at February 16, 2011, there were over
156 million public blogs in existence. By February 20, 2014, there were
already around 172 million Tumblr and 75.8 million WordPress blogs in
existence worldwide.
Having thrown light on what we
consider a blog or the meaning of blog, the next is to explain to you
what we considered before deciding that the under listed blogs
are Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria in their categories or Niches.
One may wonder how we arrived at the conclusions that the under listed
blogs are the best in their Niches. Don’t worry about that because we
put a lot of things into consideration before we drew our conclusions.
We considered Who the blogger is. In other words, we checked the about
page and other information about the blog/blogger. Some blogs that may
appear to be doing well are not considered because they offer spotty or
nonexistent “about” pages.
We answered the following questions:
How much influence does this blogger have?
How well established is the blog?
Who and how many people link to the blog?
Does visitors comment on the blog’s posts?
Does this blog appear to be part of a community? (The best blogs are
likely to be hubs for folks who share interests with the blogger.). We
used Tools like Technorati and Blogpulse to assess the influence of the blogs.
How authoritative is the blog’s content?
How sophisticated is the language used, are words spelt correctly?
Is this blog alive? It there a substantial archive? How current are the posts?
At what point in a story’s lifetime did a post appear? We examined the
story’s date in order to get clues as to the reliability of a blog
entry.
Is the site upfront about its bias? Does it recognize/discuss other points of view?
If the blogger is not a traditional “expert,” is his/her posts a
first-hand view that would also be valuable for research? Is it a unique
perspective?
Before we finally select a blog, we must have answered the above questions positively.
Having said all that, we now present to you what we consider the best
blogs in Nigeria in their Niches or categories. We promise to continue
expanding and reshuffle the list as more information emerge.The list of
Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria goes thus:
1. Best Beauty Blog: myglamosphere.com
Founder: Omobola Bolaji.
About:
Glam O’ Sphere is a beauty blog created to cater to different makeup
and fashion needs of the everyday woman, the professional, the
girl-next-door, the student or even the housewife. The founder is
Omobola Bolaji. She a Professional Makeup Artist, Beauty Blogger and
Fashion Stylist. While studying Microbiology at the University, She
developed an interest in Colour and Style. So she decided to go into
Image Consulting and Fashion Styling for about a year before taking a
bolder step into the world of “Makeup Artistry” . After undergoing a
professional course in Makeup and successfully finishing the course, She
started her own beauty company (Glam O’ Sphere). myglamosphere.com
qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria having
passed the majority of the standards listed above.
2. Best Entertainment Blog: Lindaikejisblog.com
Founder: Linda Ikeji.
About:
Lindaikejisblog is a News, Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Fashion,
Beauty, Inspiration and Gossip blog founded by Linda Ikeji. She is
believed to be the richest blogger in Nigeria.
The fact that many
Nigerians wake up every morning and visit this blog for their braking
entertainment
information, qualifies this blog and the blogger for or
list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
3. Best Family Blog: www.nawesabi.com
Founder: Fakanlu Oluseye Ezekiel
About: nawesabi.com is a family blog where all that makes of the
happiness of every family are put together. Building a healthy family
comprises of a whole lot of factors; ranging from taking good meals and
getting a befitting job to meet daily responsibilities at home. The blog
also has a humour category because the founder feels that every family
needs a moment of laughter. That of course, is one of his definition to a
healthy family.
Despite the fact that this blog is relatively new, it has done well especially by sticking to its niche which is novel one in Nigeria, consequently, Nigeria Biography has considered it the best family blog in Nigeria having met the criteria listed above.
Despite the fact that this blog is relatively new, it has done well especially by sticking to its niche which is novel one in Nigeria, consequently, Nigeria Biography has considered it the best family blog in Nigeria having met the criteria listed above.
4. Best Fashion or Style Blog: modavracha.com
Founder: Onyinye.
About:
Modavracha is a fashion and style blog founded by Onyinye, a Nigerian
currently studying medicine in Kharkov while documenting fashion, beauty
and style. This is a blog about her personal style, fashion and
interests. According to Onyinye, Moda (мода) means Fashion and Vrach
(врач) means doctor in Russian language. She added “a” to make it
easily pronounceable as most female-related words in Russian end with
“a”, the “cha is pronounced like cha-cha dance.
Onyinye started this blog in January 2013 as an outlet to express the
non-medical, non-science part of herself and since then it has grown
into something more than a part-time interest. She has collaborated with
brands, businesses and store that she didn’t even know existed. Her
style, writing, photography and design skills have all improved
significantly since she started Modavracha, the blog’s general look is a
testimony to that and is customized by her.
modavracha.com passed the litmus test listed above, and hence qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
modavracha.com passed the litmus test listed above, and hence qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
5. Best Food Blog: dobbyssignature.com
Founder: Dobby Okonkwo
About:
Dobby’s Signature is a Nigerian culinary and Lifestyle blog focused on
showcasing Nigerian dishes, Exploring Traditional/continental food
recipes and Flavors with strong emphasis on Photography, Diversity,
Vibrant colors and Health benefits. Here you will find Day to Day
Nigerian recipes and pictures with some infusions from other parts of
the Globe. The blog also features a lifestyle section known as Street
foodie waka where the host “Dobby” explores meals outside the walls of
her kitchen. This includes Foodie Adventures, Product reviews, Events,
Restaurant reviews and a host of others.
Dobbyssignature.com and her founder, Dobby Okonkwo met the criteria listed above and consequently, qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria
Dobbyssignature.com and her founder, Dobby Okonkwo met the criteria listed above and consequently, qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria
About:
Health News NG is a health news blog that is aimed at promoting fresh,
original perspectives on – and an understanding of health across the
African continent.
After analyzing this website and its founder, our team returned a verdict that it qualified to make our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
After analyzing this website and its founder, our team returned a verdict that it qualified to make our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
7. Best Music Blog: NotJustOk.com
Founder: Ademola Ogundele.
About:
NotjustOk.com is the number 1 Nigerian Music site on the internet. The
site was created initially out of the intention, motivation and passion
of the founder to share remarkable material to whoever cared to listen
or read. In the year 2007, Ademola began noticing that music from
Nigeria was sounding catchy to his ears and he felt like the quality was
good enough to share. He then began, and was excited to share them with
his blog readers and get their opinion while hoping that every song he
posted on NotJustOk.com would begin a dialogue.
This blog by all considerations, qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
This blog by all considerations, qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
8. Best News or Magazine Blog: Naij.com
About:
This is a Nigerian news and entertainment portal that features
aggregated news content along with original and exclusive reporting by
top journalists and opinion-makers across Nigeria and beyond. It
maintains a balanced style of reportage which have once caused it to be a
victim of a targeted attack by hackers, in July 2015 It was ranked as
the 16th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa.
Naij qualifies as one of the blogs on our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
Naij qualifies as one of the blogs on our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
9. Best Parenting Blog: Lagosmums.com
Founder: Yetty Williams
About:
LagosMums is an online community to bring mothers (and mothers to be)
together to share information, give advise, ask questions, discuss
schools, talk about domestic issues and have fun while meeting other
mums.
No doubt, this blog made our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
No doubt, this blog made our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
10. Best Blog On Women: Woman.ng
Founder: Shola Okubote
About: The website is dedicated to women related issues and debates/opinions by Nigeria women for the Nigerian Woman.
It made our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria because it deserves it by every standard.
It made our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria because it deserves it by every standard.
11. Best Personal Development Blog: Awazieikechi.com
Founder: Awazie Ikechi.
About:
This blog gives you personal development tips that will make a
difference in your life. You will also learn about people who were
inspiration to their generation. It’s a Complete Guide To Success
Consciousness.
This blog is really inspiring and it thus qualifies for this formidable list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
This blog is really inspiring and it thus qualifies for this formidable list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
12. Best Political Blog: Saharareporters.com
Founder: Omoloye Sowere.
About:
SaharaReporters.com is a political news website that encourages citizen
journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in
Nigeria and Africa. Using photos, text, and video dynamically, the site
informs and prompts concerned Nigerian and African citizens and
activists globally to act, denouncing officially-sanctioned corruption,
the material impoverishment of its citizenry, defilement of the
environment, and the callous disregard of the democratic principles
enshrined in the constitution.
This blog makes you sit-up and shun corruption, otherwise they make you answer to the worlds users of internet, and guess what, they leave you no option. Surely, this blog qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria
This blog makes you sit-up and shun corruption, otherwise they make you answer to the worlds users of internet, and guess what, they leave you no option. Surely, this blog qualifies for our list of Top/Best Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria
13. Best Christian Blog: christianmediang.com
Founder: Francis Ebuehi.
About: This is a Christian blog that is involved in spreading Christian news, events and happenings around Nigeria.
14. Best Blogging Tips Blog: Ogbongeblog.com
Founder: Jide Ogunsanya.
About:
OgbongeBlog is a top Nigerian technology blogs founded by Jide
Ogunsanya. The blog focuses on technology-related How TOs. It is a
Nigerian technology blog where you can learn how to blog and earn money
online. The blog covers topics on digital marketing, online businesses
and social media, hence, its qualification for our list of Top/Best
Blogs/Bloggers in Nigeria.
15. Best Science/Technology Blog: Techloy.com
Founder: Loy Okezie.
About:
TechLoy.com is technology news site. With over 450,000 monthly page
views and over 35,000 unique monthly visitors, Techloy.com is the most
prolific breaking tech news site, providing analysis of web, mobile and
social media trends within emerging West African markets.
They qualify for our list having passed all the tests listed above.
They qualify for our list having passed all the tests listed above.
16. Best Student Blog: Ngstudents.com.ng
About:
Ngstudents.com.ng[NgS] is the official blog for Nigerian Students in
both Tetiary and Secondary levels. The blog publishes only verified
information that that serves to be of great benefit to Nigerian
Students.
17. Best Sports Blog: wolexis.com
Founder: Oluwole Ola
About:
Wolexis Sports blog is one of the biggest sports blog in Nigeria. it
delivers in depth analysis on matches played, gives update on players
lifestyle and also covers transfer stories and happenings on the home
front.
18. Best Wedding Blog: weddingdigestnaija.com
About:
Wedding Digest Naija is currently the best known Nigerian wedding blog.
The site dominates the social media scene on Facebook (270k+ followers)
and Instagram (60k+ followers). Daily, they post dozens of photos from
real Nigerian weddings, which serves as great inspiration for young
Nigerian singles.
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