Funke Akindele’s pregnancy, JAMB and Buhari's return speech dominate Google search

News of Funke Akindele’s pregnancy during Glo Lafta Fest in Festac and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) result dominated searches on the internet search engine Google this week.

Google’s spokesman, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade made the announcement in a statement on Friday in Lagos. 

He listed the week’s top trending search terms on Google as ranging from JAMB news, Buhari Speech, Funke Akindele pregnancy and Chelsea vs Tottenham. 

“Nollywood actress Akindele sparked rumors of her pregnancy last weekend during a hosting gig. 

“The Jenifa’s Diary star was photographed rocking a loose denim dungarees dress and sneakers as she chatted up fans during the event in Festac town, Lagos. 

“This comes months after Funke’s husband Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC, debunked rumours of her being pregnant with twins. 

“Without waiting for the couple to officially announce the pregnancy, excited fans took to Google to search, download and repost pictures of the actress, with congratulatory messages,” he said. 

Kola-Ogunlade said that anyone who studied in Nigeria would understand the ongoing anticipation around the JAMB results, which were recently released for 2017/2018 admissions to universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria. 

The Google manager said that eagerness to know which university they were eligible to apply to got students visiting Google search for information. 

He said that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari speech after his return back to the country after three months of medical leave, mandated by his doctors, in the UK got people’s attention online.