The outgoing Anambra State beauty queen,
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 Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade,
Google’s Communications and Public Affairs
Manager, Anglophone West Africa, the issue was
trending from October 19 to 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 also stated 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. Kola-Ogunlade 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. The 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.’’ WizKid da Starboy, 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. Kola-Ogunlade stated: “The starboy was named the
Artist of the Year, Best Male and Best Collaboration
Awards win with Dj Maphorsia and Dj Buckz.”