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Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026

Nigeria

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي

    Rising

    Books, arts & history · Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  2. 2Lupin

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  4. 4XXX

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 917 reads

  5. 5Space Cleaner-Clean Up Storage

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps


Top today

  1. 1Lupin

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2XXX

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 917 reads

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  4. 4The Paradise

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  5. 5Space Cleaner-Clean Up Storage

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps

  6. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 478 reads

  7. 7Surviving Hurricane Otis

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #4 in films

  8. 8Ramayana: Part 1

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 464 reads

  9. 9Noreen Muhammad Siddiq

    Rising

    Music · Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  10. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    10Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 382 reads

Everyday apps here: Procreate · Temu · PadLab - Live Pads · YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera · Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,641 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Democracy and elections More than usual
    6.9% of the news · usually 3.9% · 1.8× usual · 113 articles
  2. 2.7% of the news · usually 2.1% · 45 articles
  3. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.6% · 27 articles
  4. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.5% · 27 articles
  5. 0.9% of the news · usually 1.3% · 14 articles
  6. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.7% · 12 articles

    Survey · 2023 61% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  7. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.7% · 6 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 5 articles

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 478 reads

  2. 22027 Nigerian general election

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 278 reads

  3. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    3Cleopatra

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 322 reads

  4. 4Bet9ja

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 454 reads

  5. 5United States midterm election

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 223 reads

  6. 62026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 203 reads

  7. Copyright by World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/Photo by Monika Flueckiger, CC BY-SA 2.0

    7Patrice Motsepe

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  8. 81win

    Startups · Google Trends · 500+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. barcelona vs alavésBreakout
  2. chelsea vs man utdBreakout
  3. konyaspor vs galatasarayBreakout
  4. le havre vs psgBreakout
  5. chelsea f.c. vs manchester united f.c. standingsBreakout
  6. dangote petrol price vs marketersBreakout
  7. levante vs atléticoBreakout
  8. spurs vs palaceBreakout
  9. le havre ac vs psg standingsBreakout
  10. fg vulnerable nigerians monthly cash reliefBreakout

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Aspire with Emma Grede

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #46 in podcasts

  2. 2Africa Magic

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. Edrocked, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Remo

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Tesla Cybertruck

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2iAmor Family Location Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in free apps

  3. 3WGS84

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  2. Sobi2203, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Saud Al-Shuraim

    Apple Podcasts · #14 in podcasts

  3. 3Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

    Apple Podcasts · #36 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 2Smart Comic Reader

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

  2. 3David Ibiyeomie

    Wikipedia · 132 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1JIM ROHN

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  2. 2St. Josemaria

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  3. 3Coffee Break French

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1PineReels

    Everyday app

    App Store · #71 in free apps

  2. 2Glovo: Food delivery

    Everyday app

    ItalianGlovo: Cibo a domicilio

    App Store · #83 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Love, Manuela

    Everyday app

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

  2. 2Chowdeck: Food & Groceries

    Everyday app

    App Store · #51 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1XXX

    New

    Wikipedia · 264 reads

  2. 2Paripesa Sports Betting

    App Store · #37 in free apps

  3. 31xBet NG ― Betting & Casino

    App Store · #49 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Visual Anatomy

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

  2. 2On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

  3. 3The Mindset Mentor

    Apple Podcasts · #63 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1Terrific Spending Tracker

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  2. 1234qwer1234qwer4, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nigerian naira

    Wikipedia · 124 reads

  3. 3Zenith Bank eaZymoney

    App Store · #98 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Lupin

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2XXX

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 917 reads

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Music

  1. 1Noreen Muhammad Siddiq

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Russell Brand

    New

    Wikipedia · 286 reads

  3. 3Peruzzi, Zlatan & Shoday

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  2. Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Jobe Bellingham

    Wikipedia · 159 reads

  3. 3ShxtsNGigs

    Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

Politics & world affairs

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 478 reads

  2. 22027 Nigerian general election

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 278 reads

  3. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    3Cleopatra

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 322 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Abdullahi Abba Zaria

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

  2. 2Koinonia Global messages with Apostle Joshua Selman

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

  3. 3I Said What I Said

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Wikipedia · 382 reads

  2. 2Thierno Barry

    New

    Wikipedia · 286 reads

  3. Happiraphael, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Jesús Owono

    New

    Wikipedia · 267 reads

Startups

  1. 11win

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. Gabriel601, CC0

    2Opay

    Wikipedia · 109 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Space Cleaner-Clean Up Storage

    Breakout

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2Bet9ja

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 454 reads

  3. 3Tiny Planet Photos and Video

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Wang-gp, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Nigeria

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 245 reads

  2. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

    2Paphos

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    3South Korea

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 27Music 23Sports & fitness 16Government & public sector 7Gaming 3Tech & software 3Education 3Nonprofits & NGOs 3Travel & tourism 1Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1


The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Politics in the news

  • Protests in the news7reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 6 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news39reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 47 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Education
    502 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    428 papers
  • Information Systems
    381 papers
  • Accounting
    277 papers · rising +27%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

      Rising

    2. 4Doctor X: Mafia in White

      Falling

    3. 5Dead-End Job

    4. 7Akka: The Protectors

    5. 8Shadows of the Ten Ninja

      Falling

    6. 9100 Days of Deception

    7. 10Where the Mask Ends

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1The Paradise

      Rising

    2. 2Oversabi Aunty

      Falling

    3. 3Collision Course

      New

    4. 4Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Rising

    5. 5Manoj Bajpayee

    6. 6Evil Dead Burn

      Falling

    7. 7Animals

    8. 8Blackout

    9. 9Doing Life

    10. 10Nowhere to Run

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Peruzzi, Zlatan & Shoday

    2. 2Bnxn

    3. 3Seyi Vibez

    4. 4Asake

    5. 6Blaqbonez

    6. 8Davido

    7. 9FOLA

    Apple Music · 2026-11-07

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1DJ Selex

    2. 2I Said What I Said

    3. 3Afrobeat Banger

    4. 4Joel Osteen Podcast

    5. 5Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais

    6. 6Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

    7. 7Noreen Muhammad Siddiq

      Rising

    8. 8Dj Shinski New Mixes

    9. 9Omar Suleiman

    10. 10JIM ROHN

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1MoMo PSB NG

      2. 2Moniepoint Personal Banking

      3. 3OPay-Beyond Banking

      4. 4ChatGPT

      5. 5Temu

        Rising

      6. 6WhatsApp

      7. 7PalmPay - Smarter Way to Bank

      8. 8Tiktok

      9. 9Snapchat

      10. 10WhatsApp Business

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-07

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Shadowrocket

        2. 2Procreate

          Breakout

        3. 3Fongo World Edition

        4. 4Space Cleaner-Clean Up Storage

          Breakout

        5. 5Chromagraph Camera

        6. 6PadLab - Live Pads

          Breakout

        7. 7Free Tone - Calling & Texting

        8. 8Money Manager (Remove Ads)

        9. 9Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit

          Rising

        10. 10YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera

          Rising

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-07


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