Bobrisky African Barbie Tops Google Search

Bobrisky widely known as ‘Africa’s Male Barbie’
was top on Google search this week, an official
said on Wednesday.
Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s
Communications and Public Affairs Manager,

Anglophone West Africa, made the disclosure in
a statement in Lagos.
He said that the search was from Oct. 26 to
Nov. 2.
“Top trending searches on Google this week
went from a fashionable man with a different
dress sense to a search for a chemistry, which
is neither a subject nor love bond.
“Bobrisky, ‘Africa’s Male Barbie’ became a
search interest this week after a presidential
aide pulled off from a new media conference,
because he could not share the stage with the
social media sensation.
“Bobrisky had earlier dominated Google search
some months back, for cross- dressing , use of
makeup and stories of highlife with a secret
‘bae’, Kola-Ogunlade said.
He said that multi-talented musician, Falz the
Bad Guy and beautiful songstress Simi, recently
released an Extended Play (EP) titled
“Chemistry” to also be of search interest.
“The duo has been a search item on Google in
the past not just for their past collaborations,
but for some perceived lovey-dovey chemistry
that they continue to claim does not exist,” he
said.
Kola-Ogunlade added that there were searches
as regards the PDP candidate for the Nov. 26
governorship election in Ondo.
The Google manager said that in the
entertainment industry, Iyanya, the Kukere
crooner, had jumped ship.
“The ‘Kukere’ crooner, Iyanya, recently made a
stealthy move when he dumped his label,
MMMG, where he was artist and partner to
join Don Jazzy’s Mavin Record.
“The popular entertainer and superstar will be
joining other musicians like Tiwa Savage,
D’Prince, Korede Bello, Dr Sid and Dija on the
label,” he said.
Either to learn about the history of Halloween
or to just enjoy a feel of how people are
celebrating the day in other parts of the world,
many Nigerians took to Google, Kola-Ogunlade
said.
He said that they searched for gossips, pictures
and video on the day, which was originally
meant for the celebration of departed faithful.
He said that some other trending topics on
Google search for the week included the news
that the Nigerian Federal Civil Service had
listed over 90 jobs including Department of
Petroleum Resources.
He said that the senate’s resolution to celebrate
national heroes and bring history back to the
curriculum were equally of interest.
“For some reasons, the word “November” earned
some fascination for many, as well.’’
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Google Trends launched in May, 2006,
allows one to see how popular, search terms
and its demography have been over time on
Google.