In the past week, popular events ranged from music festivals to the making of football history, and the fresh mobilisation of Nigerian youth to serve their country.

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Here are the stories that trended on Google Nigeria.

2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual music and arts festival founded in 1999.

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The event features music artists from many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music, as well as art and sculptures exhibitions.

This year’s festival, which was headlined by Beyoncé Knowles, began on Friday, April 13 and ends on Sunday, April 22.

Nigerian singer Wizkid was expected to perform on Saturday, April 14, but due to visa issues, he was unable to make it.

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Fans in Nigeria took to Google to search for details about the festival, making ‘2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival’ a top trending search term.

Barcelona vs Valencia

FC Barcelona defeated Valencia by 2-1 in the La Liga at the Camp Nou Stadium.

By virtue of the win, Barcelona broke a 38-year-old La Liga record by setting a new record for consecutive games without defeat.

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The record had been held by Real Sociedad since 1980.

NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday announced that opening of its portal for registration by ‘Batch A’ corps members

Orientation course for the corps members is expected to commence on Thursday.

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What is tax?

Since the beginning of 2018, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has embarked on an extensive sensitisation on the importance of paying taxes.

A few days ago, the federal government also announced the extension of the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS).

Nigerians looking for more information on tax payments raced to Google, making ‘what is tax?’ a trending search phrase.

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