1UPDATED: Gov Fubara Defects To APC
Story gist: Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
UPDATED: Gov Fubara Defects To APC
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Gov Fubara Dumps PDP For APC
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting perspective critical of PDP loss or defection motives. Center (Channels TV) uses neutral ‘Defects To APC’ with ‘UPDATED’ for factual timeliness. Right (Daily Trust) employs ‘Dumps PDP For APC,’ with dramatic ‘dumps’ implying PDP rejection and highlighting APC gain positively.
2Nigerian troops held in Burkina Faso after ‘unfriendly’ emergency landing
Story gist: Burkina Faso authorities detained Nigerian military personnel after their aircraft made an emergency landing. Nigeria responded to the incident.
Nigerian troops held in Burkina Faso after ‘unfriendly’ emergency landing
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Burkina Faso arrest Nigerian military personnel, Nigeria react
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Rival-ECOWAS Union Detains Nigerian Soldiers After Thwarting Of Benin Coup
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian highlights ‘unfriendly’ emergency landing with quotes, emphasizing Burkina Faso’s hostile tone toward Nigerian troops. Center BBC neutrally reports the arrest and Nigeria’s reaction without qualifiers. Right-leaning Daily Trust frames Burkina Faso as rival to ECOWAS, stressing its thwarting of a Benin coup to contextualize detention as geopolitical tension.
3Coup: Tinubu seeks senate approval for troop deployment in Benin
Story gist: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu sought Senate approval to deploy troops to Benin following a coup attempt there.
No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Coup: Tinubu seeks senate approval for troop deployment in Benin
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Benin Coup: Tinubu Averted Major Security Threat To Nigeria – Governors
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent; critical or skeptical perspectives on intervention omitted. Center Punch Newspapers neutrally frames story as Tinubu seeking Senate approval for Benin troop deployment. Right-leaning Daily Trust emphasizes governors’ praise, portraying Tinubu’s action as successfully averting major security threat to Nigeria with positive, protective tone focused on national benefits.
4Sheikh Gumi: Why I say make Nigeria negotiate wit bandits – Sheikh Gumi tell BBC
Story gist: Nigerian cleric Sheikh Gumi told the BBC that Nigeria should negotiate with bandits. He described kidnapping children as a lesser evil than killing troops.
No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Sheikh Gumi: Why I say make Nigeria negotiate wit bandits – Sheikh Gumi tell BBC
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Gumi: Kidnapping Children Lesser Evil Than Killing Troops
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting coverage and potentially avoiding amplification of pro-negotiation views with bandits. Center (BBC) neutrally frames as Gumi explaining negotiation rationale in direct, unembellished title. Right (Daily Trust) emphasizes provocative claim of child kidnapping as ‘lesser evil’ than troop deaths, heightening controversy and radical tone.
5UPDATED: Niger governor receives 100 students released by terrorists
Story gist: Niger State governor received 100 students released by terrorists.
No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
UPDATED: Niger governor receives 100 students released by terrorists
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Our Ordeal In The Bush – Rescued Niger Student
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Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets cover the story, leaving progressive perspectives absent. Center outlet Premium Times Nigeria uses neutral, factual framing focused on the governor’s reception with an ‘UPDATED’ headline. Right-leaning Daily Trust emphasizes victim suffering through a rescued student’s personal account titled ‘Our Ordeal In The Bush,’ highlighting trauma and captivity details.