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Why Google Call Dangote "Owner" Of Nigeria by ReviewAnything: 6:38am On Feb 07 |
There are numerous claims circulating on social media that suggest billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, is the ‘Owner of Nigeria’, as a result of his Wikipedia profile being suggested by the Google search algorithm whenever ‘Who is the owner of Nigeria’ is searched. It appears that for some time now, Google’s search algorithm has been consistently promoting information that is either inaccurate or, when there is no relevant article, it displays a random profile from Wikipedia. Still, on Thursday, some Nigerian social media users searched for “The owner of Nigeria” on Google and the search engine displayed Aliko Dangote’s profile from Wikipedia as the result, which caused misinformation and propaganda to spread on Twitter. Many individuals took to Twitter with screenshots of the Google search result, urging others to do the same in order to confirm it. This led to many people conducting the same search and sharing the results across various social media platforms, and as a result, many people came to believe that Aliko Dangote, the wealthiest man in Africa, owns the country of Nigeria, which has a population of over 220 million people. Popular Nigerian comedian, Helen Paul, recently posted how a Google search showed that Dangote is the owner of Nigeria. Taking to her official Instagram page, the media personality posted a screenshot of a Google search asking who owns the country. The comedian did not seem to be laughing as she explained her observations about ‘the owner’ of Nigeria. She wrote: “Who is the owner of Nigeria on Google? “The owner doesn’t post much on the social media. The owner is always giving us gentle smile. The owner does not drag on social media. The owner doesn’t post family & friends on social media. Oh….. What A owner.” Credit: Leadership News |
Re: Why Google Call Dangote "Owner" Of Nigeria by Ginik: 7:14am On Feb 07 |
Interesting |
Re: Why Google Call Dangote "Owner" Of Nigeria by Cassandraloius: 7:45am On Feb 07 |
Perhaps he's the owner.😂 1 Like |
Re: Why Google Call Dangote "Owner" Of Nigeria by CharleyBright(m): 8:23am On Feb 07 |
Hmmm. That smooth Monopolistic Criminal called Dangote that has been milking Nigeria is now alleged to own Nigeria. I wonder how much he paid Wikipedia to do that publicity stunt to boost his wealth ranking. Monopoly kee you there! |
Re: Why Google Call Dangote "Owner" Of Nigeria by ahmedio2017(m): 9:13am On Feb 07 |
CharleyBright: Nigerians caused all this things honestly, why must we always agitating for privatization? You see where it has landed us now, look at the nepa, nnpc that had been privatized what is the significant improvement? If not empowering individuals to milk us dry. Government should be in charge of means of production and there should be proper monitoring by both the government and the citizens. |
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