The
sacking of Joseph Aiyedun, an Omega Fire Ministry pastor who used
church money to invest in MMM has dominated news across the country.
The search engine, Google, says that trending most on its site is
the sacking of Joseph Aiyedun, a pastor with the popular Nigerian
church, Omega Fire Ministries.
The Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone
West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, said in a statement in Lagos that
the pastor was sacked for registering with the controversial ponzi
scheme, popularly known as MMM.
He said that the development, according to Google Trends, topped
searches from January 11 to January 18. Kola-Ogunlade said that the
scheme surprised many operators this year when it resumed its activities
after freezing their accounts for a month.
He said that MMM on resumption of operations had said that it would
give priorities to the poor in its Give Help payments, while the rich
would have to wait for some time.
The Google spokesman also said that Nollywood star, Tontoh Dikeh,
seeking for forgiveness from her colleague, Mercy Johnson, on social
media was also top on Google search this week.
“To err is Tonto Dikeh, to forgive is Mercy Johnson,’’ Kola-Ogunlade had quoted Dikeh as saying.
“Tonto Dikeh went on social media to seek the forgiveness from
Johnson who she insulted four years ago, for which Johnson replied
immediately, telling her she forgave her wholeheartedly.
“Dikeh has also raised questions on her marriage as she
recently dropped the last name of her husband and the description ‘wife’
from her social media page."
The Google manager said that in honouring past heroes, the release of 257 Boko Haram detainees got people’s attention online.
He said, “While honouring its fallen heroes at the 2017 Armed
Forces Remembrance Day in Maiduguri, the Nigerian Army announced the
release of 257 Boko Haram detainees detained by the Borno State
Government.
“The detainees were released after investigations revealed that they had no links with Boko Haram.”
Kola-Ogunlade said the week became more interesting when internet users asked if Lindsay Lohan had converted to Islam.
He said, “News going around on the internet has it that,
popular American actress and singer, Lindsay Lohan, might be converting
to Islam.
“Although Lohan has not made an official statement in this
regard, the actress has deleted her Instagram account and changed her
bio on the social media site, to read ‘Alaikum salam’.
“Her mother,however, explained in an interview, that she had
not converted to Islam, but is only taking a break from social media.”
He said that the America’s mega church pastor, Eddie Long’s death got attention online.
He said, “Long, whose image was stained after he was accused of sexual coercion by four members of his congregation, died at age 63.
“The pastor who led the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
died of stomach cancer. He is survived by his wife, Vanessa Long, four
children and three grandchildren.”
He said that Chuks Okebata, the murdered US Army veteran, got people’s attention online.
He said, “The wife of murdered US Army veteran, Chuks Okebata,
who was kidnapped and murdered by yet-to-be-identified gun men, has
affirmed that she is not guilty of murder.
“This followed the release of a video by the deceased’s sister, which showed him in a quarrel with his wife.”
The Google manager said that other trending stories this week
include Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who has insisted he would not
step aside for the inauguration of the newly elected leader, Adama
Barrow.
Other trending stories include surfing to know the score line for the European Premier League result and AFCON 2017.
Google Trends launched in May 2006, allows one to see how popular
search terms and its demography have been over time on the search
engine.
-NAN
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