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Africa · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Nigeria

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


Rising

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Breakout

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

  2. Diseñadores publicitarios, Public domain

    2Unknown

    New

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

  3. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Mauricio Pochettino

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 1,773 reads

  4. 4weather tomorrow

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches

  5. 5Official Car/Bike DTT-Ireland

    Back

    Education & careers · App Store · #9 in paid apps


Top today

  1. 1I Said What I Said

    Weekly

    Society & beliefs · Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2Dead-End Job

    Breakout

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

  3. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Mauricio Pochettino

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 1,773 reads

  4. 4weather tomorrow

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches

  5. 5Official Car/Bike DTT-Ireland

    Back

    Education & careers · App Store · #9 in paid apps

  6. 6Collision Course

    Rising

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

  7. Diseñadores publicitarios, Public domain

    7Unknown

    New

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

  8. 8nelfund

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  9. 9Kitsunebi - Proxy Utility

    New

    Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in paid apps

  10. 10Akka: The Protectors

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Cityboy Elite · OPay-Beyond Banking · Tiktok · Procreate. 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 1,654 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 5.0% of the news · usually 4.2% · 82 articles
  2. Climate More than usual
    2.3% of the news · usually 0.7% · 3.2× usual · 38 articles

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

  3. 1.8% of the news · usually 2.2% · 30 articles
  4. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.3% · 26 articles
  5. 1.5% of the news · usually 1.5% · 25 articles
  6. 1.4% of the news · usually 1.5% · 23 articles
  7. 0.7% of the news · usually 0.7% · 12 articles
  8. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 6 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. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 405 reads

  2. Nosa Asemota, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Bola Tinubu

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 297 reads

  3. 32027 Nigerian general election

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 341 reads

  4. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    4Cleopatra

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 304 reads

  5. Nefronus, CC0

    5Petroleum

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  6. 6Twitch

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  7. Владимир Смирнов / ТАСС, CC BY 4.0

    7Kim Jong Un

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  8. 8Mele Kyari

    Rising

    Science & space · Google Trends · 100+ searches

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. nottm forest vs man cityBreakout
  2. valencia vs real madridBreakout
  3. arsenal vs hullBreakout
  4. leeds vs spursBreakout
  5. galatasaray vs amed skBreakout
  6. nigeria vs japanBreakout
  7. nigeria vs japan u17Breakout
  8. everton vs coventryBreakout
  9. psg vs troyesBreakout
  10. inter miami vs charlotteBreakout

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 405 reads

  2. Nefronus, CC0

    2Petroleum

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. 3Stock Market Time

    App Store · #20 in paid apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1CoNav

    Back

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

  2. 2iAmor Family Location Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #61 in free apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  2. 2Rotten Mango

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  3. Sobi2203, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Saud Al-Shuraim

    Apple Podcasts · #27 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 2Real Dictators

    Apple Podcasts · #68 in podcasts

  2. 3The History of England

    Apple Podcasts · #85 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Official Car/Bike DTT-Ireland

    Back

    App Store · #9 in paid apps

  2. 2Official DVSA Theory Test Kit

    Rising

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  3. 3Coffee Break French

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Michèle Lamy

    New

    Wikipedia · 411 reads

  2. Asha Mines, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Rick Owens

    Wikipedia · 91 reads

  3. 3PineReels

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #11 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. PincasPhoto, CC BY 2.0

    1Blood sausage

    Wikipedia · 174 reads

  2. 2Chowdeck: Food & Groceries

    Everyday app

    App Store · #45 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1Grand Theft Auto VI

    Wikipedia · 140 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1Kratos Kegel Workout

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  2. 2On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Apple Podcasts · #39 in podcasts

  3. 3The Mindset Mentor

    Apple Podcasts · #47 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. 1Tonghuashun Premium - Stock Trading Software

    Chinese同花顺至尊版-股票软件

    App Store · #40 in paid apps

  2. 2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet

    App Store · #82 in free apps

  3. 3PiggyVest: Save & Invest Today

    App Store · #99 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Dead-End Job

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Collision Course

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  3. Diseñadores publicitarios, Public domain

    3Unknown

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Music

  1. Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain

    1Stacy Keach

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2DJ Darh Krane

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #36 in podcasts

  3. 3Bnxn

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

  2. 2ShxtsNGigs

    Apple Podcasts · #20 in podcasts

  3. Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Jobe Bellingham

    Wikipedia · 130 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. Nosa Asemota, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Bola Tinubu

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 297 reads

  2. 22027 Nigerian general election

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 341 reads

  3. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    3Cleopatra

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 304 reads

Science & space

  1. 1Mele Kyari

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. 2Hidden Brain

    Apple Podcasts · #81 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1I Said What I Said

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  2. 2Pastor Dolapo Lawal

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #6 in podcasts

  3. 3The HonestBunch Podcast

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Mauricio Pochettino

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,773 reads

  2. 2Boston Celtics

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3Philadelphia 76ers

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Kitsunebi - Proxy Utility

    New

    App Store · #10 in paid apps

  2. 2Webmail App: IMAP Email Client

    New

    App Store · #11 in paid apps

  3. 3Superimpose X

    New

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Eswatini

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. CIA, Public domain

    2Portugal

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    3India

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Media & entertainment 24Music 11Sports & fitness 10Travel & tourism 7Tech & software 5Education 4Government & public sector 4Advertising & marketing 2Fashion & beauty 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Science & research 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 English11 Nov 2026 · usually 7 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news42reports of events, mostly in English11 Nov 2026 · usually 43 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Education
    704 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    396 papers
  • Economics and Econometrics
    334 papers
  • Communication
    168 papers · rising +150%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Dead-End Job

      Breakout

    2. 2Akka: The Protectors

      Rising

    3. 3The Covenant

      New

    4. 4A Couple of Lies

    5. 5Lupin

      Falling

    6. 7The Rainmaker

    7. 8Doctor X: Mafia in White

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Collision Course

      Rising

    2. 2Oversabi Aunty

    3. Diseñadores publicitarios, Public domain

      3Unknown

      New

    4. 4Rush Hour

    5. 5The Paradise

      Falling

    6. 6Wonder Woman 1984

    7. 7Rush Hour 2

    8. 8Rush Hour 3

    9. 9Nowhere to Run

    10. 10Animals

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Bnxn

    2. 2Peruzzi, Zlatan & Shoday

    3. 3Asake

    4. 4Davido

    5. 5Seyi Vibez

    6. 8Blaqbonez

    7. 10FOLA

    Apple Music · 2026-11-12

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1I Said What I Said

      Rising

    2. 2DJ Selex

      Falling

    3. 3Afrobeat Banger

    4. 4Joel Osteen Podcast

    5. 5Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais

    6. 6Pastor Dolapo Lawal

      Rising

    7. 7Celebration Church International

    8. 8Coffee Break French

      Rising

    9. 9Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

    10. 10Rotten Mango

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1ChatGPT

      2. 2OPay-Beyond Banking

        Rising

      3. 3MoMo PSB NG

        Falling

      4. 4Temu

      5. 5Tiktok

        Rising

      6. 6WhatsApp

        Rising

      7. 7Moniepoint Personal Banking

        Falling

      8. 8Facebook app

      9. 9PalmPay - Smarter Way to Bank

      10. 10Snapchat

        Rising

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-12

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Shadowrocket

        2. 2Official DVSA Theory Test Kit

          Rising

        3. 3Procreate

          Breakout

        4. 4Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit

          Falling

        5. 5Fongo World Edition

          Falling

        6. 6Current Location Data

          Falling

        7. 7Voice Recorder - Audio Record

        8. 8Arbauna Hadith Sheikh Jafar

          Rising

        9. 9Official Car/Bike DTT-Ireland

          Back

        10. 10Kitsunebi - Proxy Utility

          New

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-12


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