The outgoing Miss Anambra, Chidinma Okeke,
was a top trending issue on Google search
this week, not for winning another beauty
pageant, but for a leaked sex video that went
viral.
According to a statement by Mr Taiwo Kola-
Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and
Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West
Africa, the issue was trending from Oct. 19 to
Oct. 26.
Kola-Ogunlade said that in the entertainment
industry, the internet showed how a #Beauty
Queen Became a Hashtag.
“The viral video unveiled a beauty queen’s
sexual preference and drew people’s attention.
“The beauty queen went on her social media
pages to deny the video.
“She explained that her face was
superimposed on an existing picture,’’ he said,
adding that the beauty queen said it was an
attempt by hoodlums to blackmail her.
The Google manager said that with only a few
days to the United States Presidential
Election, the world once again witnessed the
continuation of the bitter tone which had
trailed the campaign.
He said: “at the last presidential debate which
held in Las Vegas, Republican candidate,
Donald Trump, refused to commit to accepting
the elections result if he loses
“He also claimed that the yet to be conducted
election was out of his hands and rigged
against him.’’
Also top on Google search this week was the
coronation ceremony of the newly-crowned
Oba of Benin, Kola-Ogunlade said.
Long Live the King! After several weeks of
traditional rites, Eheneden Erediauwa was
finally crowned as the 39th Oba of Benin, he
said.
The Google manager said that the crowned
head would now be called Oba Ewuare II after
the famous Benin ancestor who was credited
with many significant legacies in Benin.
He said that the Benin ancestor was widely
claimed to be the greatest king of the Benin
Empire. Oba Ghato Kpere… Ise!
Kola-Ogunlade said that in the world of
sports, Lionel Messi was one of those who
ruled Google search this week.
“Messi, no mercy football star.
“The talented football star was in the news
this week for assisting his team, Barcelona,
with a hat-trick that led to a 4 – 0 victory
against Manchester City.
“He has also been nominated again for FIFA’s
Ballon d’or on a 30-main list along with
Cristiano Ronaldo and England’s Jamie
Vardy,’’ he said.
WizKid da Starboys, in his usual tradition,
raised the bar on Google search as he carted
away three major awards at the recently
concluded 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards,
popularly known as MAMA.
“The starboy was named the Artist of the
Year, Best Male and Best Collaboration
Awards win with Dj Maphorsia and Dj Buckz,’’
the Google manager said.
Who is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek? The Google
manager asked.
He said that last week, many Nigerians chose
to learn more about Antoni van Leeuwenhoek,
a Dutch tradesman and scientist, that was on
Google Doodle for his 384th birthday.
“No, he is not alive, but his vision is. He was
the first human to observe those `little
animals’ we now know as bacteria and
microbes and of course the sperm cell,’’ Kola-
Ogunlade said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Google Trends launched in May 2006,
allows one to see how popular, search terms
and its demography have been over time on
Google. (NAN)
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