ngBot is a web 2.0 portal that connects mobile phone users in Nigeria thereby providing them a social networking community with the latest tips, tricks and hacks for mobile phones.

A Nigerian mobile 2.0 community for mobile downloads (mp3s/ringtones, videos, apps, games)and discussions about anything mobile, ngBot mobile goes beyond sending of SMS and mobile downloads. It is a user powered community where anyone can contribute to every part of the site including uploading mobile items, messaging (sms, mms, wappush), item bookmarking, downloads, adding tips, codes, hacks, as well as articles.

ngBot mobile is targeted exclusively at phones and mobility. ngbot mobile features mobile downloads, SMS, phone and network codes and hacks, tips and articles.

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Nigeria’s leading social bookmarking site, Sturvs has just redesigned their weblook. According to Sturvs blog, the new look was done in anticipation of the new year 2009.

Sturvs, which is Nigeria’s first social bookmarking site, is a Web 2.0 sharing and voting website where users can share music, videos, articles, read news and also promote events and services. The site’s contents are basically Nigerian stuffs found in various Nigerian newspaper websites, social media sites such as Youtube, various Nigerian blogs and other places. Users get the very latest Nigerian content from all over the internet brought together in one place.

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9jabeats.com is an online community for artistes, fans, and record labels as well as up-coming (unsigned ) artistes who are yet to gain recording contracts with various labels. The site allows Nigerian artistes around the world to showcase their music without any cost.

The idea of 9jabeats is to bridge the ever expanding gap between the Nigerian music stars and their fans as well as other talented youths and the record labels that can actually transform these talents into fortunes.

With 9jabeats, you can get:

• FREE MP3 music downloads
• Image storage and embedding
• Blogs, Gallery, Forum, EPK
• Editors - Review Artists and Songs

Like any other social networking site, 9jabeats features music, videos, blogs, radio, photos, free mp3 downloads, etc. The site currently has about 1500 users and artists, 91 gallery images, 148 artist reviews, 64 blogs, with over 100 fans.

Have you ever been to naijapals.com?

What about Blueworld.co.za?

[Update: Photos have been updated]

If you’re a social networking freak, I bet you should know these sites. Since I’m one, I decided to take a peek at the social networking scene in Africa.

What did I find?

Hundreds of social networks from Africa offering interesting features and products. However, these two sites got my attention - Nigeria’s Naijapals and South Africa’s Blueworld - so much that it got me wondering which one of them is Africa’s Facebook. My curiousity led me to contacting the guys behind these sites and I’m going to share with you the information they shared my way.

But first, what are they?

Naijapals.com is Nigeria’s leading social networking site with a cool green interface that reflects Nigeria’s national colours of green/white/green. I personally describe the site as Nigeria’s Hi5.

Blueworld.co.za is South Africa’s leading and most vibrant online social community with a nice blue interface that relaxes your mood whenever you visit the site. The site has already been described as SA’s own Facebook by the TimesTechno, as seen in the photo below.

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If you are looking for any version of leading sites around the world, Nigeria probably has all. No big deal. Personally, I’ve seen several Nigerian sites claiming to be a Nigerian version of top sites such as Facebook, Myspace, eBay, Youtube, etc

Perhaps Linkdem is not the Nigerian version of LinkedIn, the world’s leading business and professional networking site, but the name sounds like LinkedIn, doesn’t it? The word, “Linkdem” uses “dem”, a Nigerian slang word for “them” with the idea of linking people (them) together.

Linkdem is a new business networking site that connects friends and professionals worldwide. Now on beta launch, the site claims to be the best site now to connect with CEO’s and other professionals, share ideas, and create business opportunities. Hmmm…I wonder where that leaves LinkedIn, Perfspot and Xing.

The site features videos, music, games, albums amongst other social networking tools. The site’s design is not ground-breaking like we find in other top professional networking sites, but offers an interesting online community of business people.

Check it out!