The
Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, popular Ponzi scheme known as MMM, payment
suspension for one month was top on Google search this week, an official
said on Thursday.
The Google’s Communications and Public Affairs
Manager, Anglophone West Africa, Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, made the
disclosure in a statement in Lagos.
He said that the search was as from December 7 to 14.
According
to him, it is described as a period of shocking realities and rumours,
as some of the stories that trended this week include the popular Ponzi
scheme MMM, the collapse of a church in Uyo.
He said that the
rumour of an air crash and the election of a new president in Ghana,
among several others, also got people’s attention online.
He
said, “An air of panic started on the Internet, following the news that
popular Ponzi known as MMM is suspending further payment to its existing
members for one month.
“The anxiety which has followed the
decision has been met with varied reflections by people, who see the
suspension as an impending collapse.”
Countdown to the Grammys
Award and following several months of speculations, the 59th Grammy
Awards which would be broadcasted live on Feb. 12, 2017, was filled with
as much surprises as expected, Kola-Ogunlade said.
He said that
leading the award list was Beyonce, with a total of nine nominations
including albums of the year, while Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West got
recognised for eight nominations for different songs.
He said that once again, the leading hitmaker and singer, Tekno dropped a new song ‘Rara’ as the year 2016 draws to a close.
He said, “The song which is laced with an afrobeat led tune was produced by Selebobo.
“The
song moved away from his regular crooning on women and money and the
high life, to a reflection on the state of affairs in Nigeria.”
The
Google manager said that Ghana’s presidential election saw Nana
Akufo-Addo being elected as president and Nigerians went on Google
search to support their all-time jollof rice rival.
He said, “The
incumbent president of the country, President John Mahama, has conceded
defeat to the newly-elected president who was running for the third
time this year.
“Mahama expressed his intentions to help him settle into his new job with ease.”
The roofs came tumbling down and the day that was meant to be a consecration turned into a mourning day, Kola-Ogunlade said.
According
to him, the day was meant to be a consecration into a life of service
at the Reigners Bible International Church became a trending topic for
tragedy after its church building collapsed.
He said, “The incident led to the death of over 200 people with several others sustaining injuries.
“Akwa
Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom who was reported to have attended
the event, survived with his aide. Authorities are already investigating
the incident.”
Kola-Ogunlade said that the Dana Air rumoured plane crash got people’s attention online
He said, “Dana Air came out to deny the report in a newspaper which claimed that one of its plane crashed in Lagos.
“Refuting
the report, the management of the airline company expressed that it was
a false news, and the pictures used along with the story was of a past
incident.”
The Google manager listed other trending stories this
week as the regular update search on the English Premier League, news on
the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Nnamdi
Kanu.
He said that Kanu stated that the secrets he would reveal at his ruling would ‘sink Nigeria.
Also
searched for was Cristiano Ronaldo who again, wins the Balls D’or for
the fourth time, as well as the release of the new song, ‘The Ultimate
Street Anthem’ by Olamide and Burna Boy.
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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