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Google Names Peter Obi, Buga, Putin Top Trends In First Half Of 2022 (Full List)

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Google Names Peter Obi, Buga, Putin Top Trends In First Half Of 2022
Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West Africa, stated in a statement that the first half of 2020 had been eventful with high profile deaths, politics, personalities among others

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Google on Thursday highlighted the top popular personalities, music, movies, high profile deaths as well as sports that trended in the first half of 2022.

Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Google West Africa, stated in a statement that the first half of 2020 had been eventful with high profile deaths, politics, personalities among others.

Mr Kola-Ogunlade added that such trends and searches occurred as a result of occurring and events of interest that drew people’s attention.

He said the top three trending personalities in Nigeria in the first half of the year were Peter Obi, Putin and Bianca Ojukwu.

The manager added that Peter Obi is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as the governor of Anambra from 2006 to 2014.

Mr Kola-Ogunlade claimed that Mr Obi is currently the Labour Party candidate for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election.

According to him, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s President also captured the attention of Nigerians in the first six months of 2022 as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine became topical across the globe.

“Bianca Ojukwu, the widow of late Biafran warlord, Chukuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu also led search attention by Nigerians when she slapped Ebelechukwu, the wife of immediate past governor of Anambra, Chief Willie Obiano.

“A second famous slap comes in at number five on the list of most trending persons, after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March.

“AFCON 2022 topped the list of most searched moments between January and June, Senegal overcame Egypt in the final match of the African Cup of Nation (AFCON) football competition to emerge winner,’’ he said.

According to him, the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has seen the bulk of Nigerian students in public tertiary institutions.

The communication manager claimed that being out of classrooms for five months was also a top moment that attracted the interest of Nigerians online.

He claimed that top on the list of prominent fatalities was the death of famed Nigerian Gospel musician, Osinachi Nwachukwu.

According to him, she was supposedly killed by her husband in a case of domestic violence.

Mr Kola-Ogunlade claimed that the death of another gospel artist, Chinedu Nwadike, was the second most searched death for Nigerians.

He stated the song, Buga, by Kizz Daniel, featuring Tekno was the number one trending music in the period under consideration.

The communication officer added that blood sisters, a Nigerian series on Netflix starring Nancy Isime and Ini Dima-Okojie topped the list of top popular movies and TV Series by Nigerians from January to June 2022.

Mr Kola-Ogunlade stated that Olu Jacobs, the renowned Nollywood actor who just celebrated his 80th birthday lead the list of top trending actors in Nigeria while Raheem Sterling’s journey from Manchester City to Chelsea FC led him to be the number one trending sports celebrity in Nigeria.

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Search trends information is obtained from data collated by Google based on what Nigerians have been searching for and asking Google. (Obtained from PEOPLES GAZETTE)

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