The defection of former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress (APC)
and the University of Ilorin fake admission list
dominated searches on the internet search engine,
Google, this week.


Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications
and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa,
disclosed this in a dispatch to newsmen on Thursday
in Lagos.


According to him, this week’s top trending search
terms on Google Nigeria were dominated by both
foreign and national news items.
“Abubakar, on Tuesday resigned from the ruling APC
and plans to seek the opposition Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) presidential ticket to run for President in
2019.


“In his statement of resignation, he cited
maltreatment by the party and the failure of the party
to live up to the expectation of Nigerian youth as one
of the major reasons for his resignation.
“Interested Nigerians raced to Google search to read
his full statement of resignation,’’ Kola-Ogunlade
said.


The Google manager said that the University of Ilorin
came on the search light when a fake admission list
was circulated on the social media.
“The management of UniIlorin has urged candidates
seeking admission into the institution for the
2017/2018 academic session to patiently wait for the
release of the authentic admission list by the
Institution.


“The university in a statement on Tuesday said that
its attention had been drawn to a fake admissions
list currently circulating on social media, and urged
students not to fall prey to admission fraudsters.
“The institution has directed students to check their
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
portal for admissions’ updates.
“Concerned students raced to Google to search for
more information about the anticipated admissions
list,’’ he said.


Kola-Ogunlade said that the rhythm and blues singer,
Bankole Wellington and wife, Nollywood actress,
Adesua Etomi trended when Banky W mistakenly
posted picture of his naked wife on social media.
“On Nov. 25, R&B singer, Banky W and Nollywood
actress, Etomi tied the knot in a ceremony held in
Cape Town, South Africa.


“A day after, Banky W wanted to give a shout-out to
his fans, by showing them their honeymoon lodge
and Zebra right outside his bedroom window but,
unknown to him he posted an image on social media
which had his naked wife in the background.
“The image went viral before the mistake was
noticed. Banky W deleting the image has not stopped
fans from searching for more details, making ‘Banky
W’ a top trending search term on Google,’’ he said.
On the international scene, Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle engagement got people’s attention online.
“The Prince of Wales, Charles announced the
engagement of his second son, Prince Harry to his
American girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle on
Monday at Kensington Palace.
“The happy couple who will tie the knot by spring next
year granted their first interview as an engaged
couple to the BBC, where Prince Harry described how
he proposed to Meghan.


“Since the announcement, controversy has arisen
about Meghan’s background, which made her name a
top trending search term on Google this week,’’ he
said.


Kola-Ogunlade said that the Brazilian professional
footballer, Robson de Souza, commonly known as
Robinho, was sentenced to nine years in prison after
being found guilty of gang rape.
He said that the Brazilian striker was sentenced by a
court in Milan for being one of a six-people involved
in the assault of a 22-year-old woman at a Milanese
nightclub in 2013.


Kola-Ogunlade said that Robinho’s current club,
Atletico Mineiro, had declined to comment on the
sentence, stating they would only speak through the
team’s lawyers, if necessary.
The news of Robinho’s sentence has made his name
a top trending search term on Google, he said.
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.

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