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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Nigerian Curiosity - A Blog Worth Checking Out


When I clicked the link, I did it out of curiosity; curiosity as to the name of the blog in question. And indeed I wasn’t disappointed at what I saw. That instant I knew I had to review this blog.



I was surprised to even discover that the blog was managed by Solomonsydelle.
Never did I envision that she had such a site that was rich in social commentary on Nigerian issues. The site in question is Nigerian Curiosity.





The blog has the potential to impact beyond blogosphere; I’m talking of it becoming a point of reference in social circles. Apart from its layout simplicity and arresting masthead, Nigerian Curiosity is a blog that is richly informative on topical issues on Nigeria. This is a strong aspect of the blog because it’s a focused one and makes clear to the reader its objective.



The blog carries with it an air of solidarity in its various content; we see the blog’s part in the protest for the release of a detained Nigerian blogger, Jonathan Elendu. There is also the seriousness of safeguarding the blog’s originality in terms of guarding against plagiarism. I call this blog a ‘no-nonsense blog’ because of its downright tone of being dead serious. I have seen quite very few blogs that carry such tags that state “This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.”
It probably means this is a blog that could hit you beyond the internet if you tried any hanky panky plagiarism.



For any Nigerian based out of the country who has lost touch with the happenings in the country, this blog is a good place to visit to update yourself on the goings-on in Nigeria. The information is so accurate and detailed that I’m so convinced Solomonsydelle must either be an experienced journalist or a good researcher who is in someway connected to sources that supply her with such rich info.



Nigerian Curiosity is an outstanding blog and presently ranks Number 30 on Afrigator’s list of top African blogs. Going through the blog I also discovered that it has a rapid updating record; the delay between each post is very minimal. This indicates that the blog always has fresh information. It’s either that Solomonsydelle blogs for a living or just has that unique habit of keeping up to date with the latest info.



The blog is so rich that it qualifies as a reference material for any person or student doing a research or term paper on any topic that has to do with Nigeria.
I came across this fascinating blog last week and just couldn’t resist doing a review about it. It might be seen as a collection of musings by the blog owner but it’s equally a good example of what a social commentary blog should look like.



Rating for Nigerian Curiosity

I'm digging it!




21 comments:

  1. I'm so digging it. A while back I subscribed to it. There's nothing like fresh information that inspires us to think of "change."

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  2. Its a great blog, very good information that is not as biased as many of our newspapers. Her passion is also very evident in the writings and I see that blog being very influential very soon.

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  3. Oh my goodness. I mean, this is an excellent site. So informative and well put together. Thanks so much for this review. This site is worthy of it.

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  4. i think i've been there just once..i shud pay more visits!

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  5. Thank you so much for taking the time to review Nigerian Curiosity. I truly appreciate the vote of confidence.

    Hope all is well, and thanks so much!

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  6. hmmm..you discovered it late but late is better than never...

    Since I discovered the blog I haven't had cause to ask about naija news elsewhere...

    She rocks....

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  7. yes o that blog is on point! i need to visit it more often

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  8. wow...thats nice. Who's first??

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  9. I also dig solo's 9ja curiosity blog.

    How u de?

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  10. Aaahhh Afronuts your just discovering Nigerian Curiosity?

    I think your a bit late on this one. Nigerian Curiosity already has been making an impact outside of blogsville.

    I think it speaks of Solomonsydelle's versatility that she can manage two quality blogs that are completed unrelated in subject matter yet equally interesting.

    I've been diggin ittt

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  11. @LG, Doll, Jaycee, Archiwiz…are you likin’ it?

    @Retinna Bell…lol. I see u’re getting to know much about my country

    @Buttercup…I trust you. No be buttercup?

    @Afrobabe…ohmigoodness! Shes alive! Welcome back afrochick

    @aloted…please do ma

    @kinshar…who’s first on what?

    @Oluwadee…Im fine oh sista

    @NigeriadramaQ….sharrap! Do you know how many sites I know that u don’t know jack about? Lol…leave me jo

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  12. Nigerian Curiosity is an outstanding blog and presently ranks Number 30 on Afrigator’s list of top African blogs.




    SOOOOOOOOOO, WHO'S FIRST??

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  14. Umm...first of all thanks for stopping by my blog.
    Second, yah Solomonsydelle's blogs rock!
    Third, you know until I came to your blog I always thought your username to be intriguingly connotative.LMAOOOOO!!!! Thank God I finally came here. Your blogsposts have cleared that up for me.

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  15. Afronuts...loving these ur reviews! Nigerian curiosity is banging!

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  16. ummm, hey sweets....I left you something on my blog...CONGRATS!!!


    formally Kin'Shar

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  17. Waoh!
    Im the only slacker on Blogsville. I actually havent seen that blog......gotta go. 19th is not bad abi..at least its 1st 20

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  18. Hellooooooooooo' anybodi home?????
    i ve got sum hampers 4 u :)
    *merry christmas to u n madam

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  19. I love how you do blog reviews.

    And Nigerian Curiosity is a Very Good one.


    -Have a Merry Christmas

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