Bellanaija.com is a bit of AskMen.com, AllWomensTalk.com and Yahoo! Shine. Here you’ll find workout tips, celebrity gossip, relationship advice, lifestyle pieces, and wedding stories. Alexa.com ranks the site 28 in Nigeria and 4,744 globally.
Dealdey.com is like Groupon or Living Social, but exclusively for Nigerian states. The site offers up to 90 percent discounts on everything from car services and massages, to website design and human resource training. Alexa.com ranks the site No. 26 in Nigeria and No. 2,884 globally.
Pulse.ng has readers in Ghana, the U.S., the U.K. and India, but Nigeria makes up 88.2 percent of its readership. A mostly entertainment-based site, Pulse.ng publishes stories on music, celebrity gossip, sports, movies and live events. Alexa.com rates the site at No. 25 in Nigeria and No. 3,687 globally.
Naij.com is a niche news website with categories dedicated to specific topics like the Boko Haram terrorist group and politics in Kogi state. The site also has a large entertainment section with tourism photocentric pieces, rare interviews with political and entertainment figures and parenting pieces. Alexa.com ranks it at No. 23 in Nigeria and No. 2,816 globally.
Punchng.com is a digital newspaper that covers nearly every arena of the Internet, with dating columns, cartoons, sports, politics, op-ed pieces, science news, travel and leisure, and puzzles. The site features daily writers, special weekend columnists, guest writers and more. Alexa.com ranks the site 22nd in Nigeria and 2,709th globally.
Goal.com popped up in Ghana’s list of most visited sites, covering all things soccer from stories on player’s personal lives and minute-to-minute game updates to transfer updates and popular discussion boards. Alexa.com ranks the site No. 20 in Nigeria and No. 428 globally.
Gtbank offers mobile banking, retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking and asset management in Africa. Gtbank.com is its website and Alexa.com ranks it at No. 17 in Nigeria and 2,650th globally.
Vanguardngr.com is the digital version of the daily newspaper Vanguard. The site offers breaking news updates almost every minute, as well as fashion, entertainment and sports stories. Alexa.com rates it 16th in Nigeria and 2,236th globally.
Lindaikejisblog.com made its way onto this list without any mega multimedia company affiliation. The site focuses on niche and humorous stories around broad news topics. This is an op-ed site rather than a straight news site. Alexa.com rates it at No. 11 in Nigeria and No. 3,222 globally.
Konga.com claims to be Nigeria’s largest online mall. The site for buyers and sellers offers an easy platform for Nigerian businesses to get their products online. Alexa.com ranks the site No. 9 in Nigeria and at No. 1,562 globally.
Nairaland.com covers everything from celebrity romance to politics but focuses on Nigerian people and news. The site has very popular discussion boards. Alexa.com ranks it No. 8 in Nigeria and No. 1,070 globally—that’s a high international rating for a site that focuses on one country.
