Google has released the result of the top trending news moment of the last 12 months which includes people, Music, places and things that gained more attention.
This year’s most searched news event was the Osun elections, which gripped national attention in September due to alleged incidents of voter intimidation and interference. Manchester United footballer Alexis Sanchez was both the most searched person and the most searched sports person of 2018. Black Panther took number one in the trending movies list while Fever by Wizkid was the top trending song.
The list by Google gives a unique angle on the year’s major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Nigeria.
People have over the years turn to Google to get answer to questions embarrassed to ask others.
Here’s the full list of 2018 top trending Search:
Top trending news searches
1. Osun elections
2. Ekiti elections
3. PDP Presidential Primaries
4. ASUU Strike
5. NLC Strike/Minimum Wage
6. Offa Robbery
7. Kaduna Crisis
8. Lagos APC primaries
9. Royal Wedding
10. Atiku Running Mate
Top Trending People
1. Alexis Sanchez
2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
3. Meghan Markle
4. Stan Lee
5. Philippe Coutinho
6. Atiku Abubakar
7. Tosyn Bucknor
8. Avicii
9. Aisha Abimbola
10. Sylvester Stallone
Top Trending Questions
1. How to check Jamb result
2. How to write a Business Plan
3. Who is leading in Osun Election
4. How to check BVN
5. Who is Prince Harry?
6. Who is the richest musician in Nigeria?
7. How to write a CV
8. How to dance Shaku Shaku
9. Who is Atiku’s running mate?
10. Who is the president of Croatia?
Top Trending Songs
1. Fever – Wizkid
2. Assurance – Davido
3. Science Student – Olamide
4. Motigbana – Olamide
5. Nwa Baby – Davido
6. One Ticket – Kiss Daniel ft Davido
7. Gbona – Burna Boy
8. Manya – Wizkid
9. Soco – Wizkid
10. Fia – Davido
Top Trending Movies
1. Black Panther
2. Avengers Infinity War
3. Acrimony
4. Venom
5. Deadpool 2
6. King of Boys
7. Wedding Party 2
8. Rampage
Top Trending Sports People
1. Alexis Sanchez
2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
3. Philippe Coutinho
4. Emmanuel Eboue
5. Fred
6. Anthony Joshua
7. Jorginho
8. Unai Emery
9. Willian
10. Didier Drogba