The engaging story of Olaudah Equiano, the Igbo slave man,
who played a leading role in the abolition of slave trade after becoming free
270 years ago, dominated searches on Google this week.....
Newsmen quoting Google’s
spokesman Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, reports that hundreds of Nigerians took to the
internet search engine to know more about Equiano. Kola-Ogunlade said that
apart from the Equiano narrative, international sports and celebrity news also
dominated Google searches. “Equiano’s autobiography: `The Interesting Narrative
of the Life of Olaudah Equiano’, played a crucial role in alerting the 18th
century slave traders to end the suffering endured by slaves. “Google
celebrated Equiano’s achievement with a Google Doodle, which made Nigerian
users to race to Google to read more about the history behind the Doodle.” The
spokesman said that in the world of sports, the newly transferred English
player, Jadon Sancho, was reported to have displayed some impressive moves that
helped secure a win for his club. Kola-Ogunlade recalled that the march ended
2-0 between Borussia Dortmund and Apoel Nicosia at the ongoing UEFA Youth
League in India on Oct. 17. He said that Sancho, who was a former Manchester
City youth player, had been recalled by Dortmund from England’s ongoing
Under-17. “Excited fans raced to Google to search for more details about the
ongoing UEFA Youth League matches,’’ the spokesman said. The manager said
further that the British actress and Game of Thrones, star Sophie Turner, was
reported to be engaged to singer Joe Jonas. He said that the couple announced
their engagement on Oct. 15 via instagram by posting the picture of Sophie’s
engagement. “Excited fans raced to Google search for photos of the ring and
read more about the couple. “Fans have expressed disappointment at Arsenal’s
2-1 loss to Watford last Saturday at Vicarage Road, Watford,’’ Kola-Ogunlade
said. He said the loss put the club nine points behind Manchester City in the
ongoing Premier League. According to him, displeased fans raced to Google to
search for more information about the match. Google Trends launched in May
2006, allows one to see how popular, search terms and its demography have been
over time on Google. NAN
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