Nigerians over the weekend took to Google to search for more information on the outcome of Ekiti State gubernatorial election.
Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager for Anglophone West Africa, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday.
He said that All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Kayode Fayemi, came out tops after Saturday’s polls.
He noted that Fayemi was pronounced the winner of the election after winning 12 out of 16 Local Government Areas.
He said “Soon after the election results were announced, the APC and opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were accused of offering N5 000 and N3 000 respectively to those who had permanent voters’ cards to secure their votes.
According to him, Political Pundits have described the art of paying voters as ‘Democracy on Sale’ and are demanding for an investigation into the election results.
“Concerned Nigerians headed to Google search to find more information on the Ekiti election,” he added.
The Google manager, said that French professional footballer, N’Golo Kanté, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chelsea and the French national team, is being celebrated as a World Cup champion after helping France secure their 4-2 victory over Croatia.
He noted that the two-time Premier League title winner and former Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player is now widely considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.
He said that football fans raced to Google to search for more information about Kante.
Kola-Ogunlade, said that Nigerian singer, Keshinro Ololade, popularly known as Lil Kesh, has released a new single titled ‘Again o’, produced by Rexxie.
The new single, according to him comes in the wake of Lil Kesh appearing on one of the biggest songs of the year, ‘Issa Goal’ alongside Naira Marley, Olamide, and a host of other music stars.
He said that “the release has been widely celebrated by fans given that it came in the wake of several months of silence.
“Thrilled fans raced to Google search to read more about the new EP, making ‘Lil Kesh’ a top trending search term”
According to the Google manager, the crowning of France as the Champions of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Sunday made them one of the most trended search item on Google Nigeria.
He said, “France took home the championship after defeating Croatia with a 4-2 win in the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
“Excited France supporters took to Google to search for recaps of the finals”.