Standup9ja: Nigeria, ASUU strike, Charlie Boy episodes dominate Google searches

Standup9ja: Nigeria, ASUU strike, Charlie Boy episodes dominate Google searches

The latest nationwide strike  declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Charlie Boy episodes in Abuja dominated searches on the internet search engine Google, this week.

Google’s spokesman Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade made the announcement in a dispatch to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

He listed the week’s top trending search terms on Google to range from shocking strike news to an exciting new episode of a hit TV series.

“The President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a media briefing session held in Abuja on Aug. 13, officially declared that ASUU was embarking on an indefinite strike.

“He said that during the strike there would not be any teaching, examinations or attendance of meetings of any kind allowed in institutions under the union.

“The strike is said to be caused by some unresolved financial agreement between the Federal Government and the union.

“In response to the news, the National Association of Nigerian Students issued a statement, urging the Federal Government to dialogue with ASUU and giving a 21-day ultimatum to resolve the strike.

“Concerned citizens headed to Google to find out which institutions might be affected by the strike,” Kola-Ogunlade stated.

He said that the hit TV series, Game of Thrones returned with its 7th season, episode 5 early last month.

The spokesman said that the much anticipated new season was thrilling fans, keeping them glued to every episode.

The Google manager said that the tagged protest, #ResumeOrResign also got a lot of people’s attention online.

“The self-acclaimed area father and musician, Charles Oputa, a.k.a. Charley Boy and Deji Adeyanju, took to the streets of Abuja last week Monday to protest the indefinite medical leave of President Mohammadu Buhari.

“During the protest, tagged #ResumeOrResign, Charly Boy collapsed and reported that he was attacked by hoodlums and the police in an effort to derail the protest.

“In another account, the police claimed that officers only moved to disperse some criminal elements that were infiltrating the protest.

“They also said that Charly Boy over-dramatised his collapse for the TV cameras.

“Eye-witnesses contradicted the police account and Nigerians seeking the whole story turned to Google for details,” Kola-Ogunlade said.

He said that in the world of sports, Cristiano Ronaldo’s 5-match ban by the Spanish Football Federation got people searching for details online.