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Popular cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, widely known as Bobrisky, former Health Minister, Beta Edu and Super Eagles, Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali are among the top stars Nigerians wanted to know more about on Google Search in 2024.
This emerged as the Search Engine giant unveiled the findings of its 2024 Year in Search for Nigeria, showcasing the most popular searches, notable individuals, actors, musicians, topics, questions, and other subjects that captured Nigerians’ attention during the course of the year.
Google’s Year in Search is an annual analysis that reveals the top trending lists and also spotlights what the world searches to see, learn, and do.
Bobrisky’s emergence as the most searched Nigerian didn’t come as a surprise. The cross-dresser and socialite became more a subject of discussion when in April this year he was apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on alleged case of naira abuse. He was later sentenced to six months in jail without the option of a fine.
The issue of the section of the prison the cross-dresser will be kept became a curious discussion among Nigerians, eliciting so much interest about him.
After serving his jail term, there was rumour he was allowed frequent visits from family and friends, had a furnished single cell, a humidifier, access to television, a fridge and even a phone while in Prison.
This sparked another round of search for the socialite and on October 20, 2024, he was again arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) while allegedly trying to leave the country through Seme border. She spent the night of that same day in custody and on October 21, 2024 was transferred to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Alagbon, Lagos.
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