John Dumelo, Zainab Balogun and the beginning of Ramadan were the most trended items on Google Search in Nigeria this week.
The company said that, Ghanaian actor John Dumelo’s marriage to his fiancée Gifty Mawunya Nkornu in Accra, Ghana over the weekend trended the most on Google search this past week.
According to them, “the low-key wedding was attended by the couple’s well-known celebrity friends from Ghana and Nigeria.
“Many fans of the actor didn’t know he was seeing someone and were shocked when the news of his marriage went viral online, making ‘John Dumelo’ a top trending term.”
Coming in second place was the Nigerian actress, model and television presenter Zainab Balogun’s surprised marriage to her fiance in a traditional ceremony on Sunday, without any prior announcement made before the special day.
“The couple, who have kept their relationship private, shared their special day with their families and friends.
“Fans of the actress raced to Google to see more of the wedding pictures,”The company said.
Google said that mother’s day that was celebrated over the weekend around many parts of the world, geared up when an American actor, Channing Tatum sharing a mother’s day video to his estranged wife, Jenna Dewan on Instagram.
According to the company, “the message went viral, because the video came as a surprise to fans as the couple had announced their separation last month.
“In the video message, Channing referred to Jenna as ‘baby’, which is making fans and friends of the couple hope for reconciliation.”
Google said that “Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and marks the month that the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammed.
“This year, the holy month of Ramadan is meant to start on 15 May but news from Saudi Arabia is that the Moon has not yet been sighted, therefore fasting for Ramadan will likely begin from Thursday May 17.
“Muslims in Nigeria raced to Google to confirm news from Saudi Arabia which will determine when fasting will begin, making ‘Ramadan 2018’ a top trending term.”