March 10, 2026 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: South-West APC pledged 10 million votes for President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election. Senate Leader Bamidele declared Ekiti Governor Oyebanji’s re-election a walkover.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets omitted coverage, absenting any counter-perspective. Center outlets like Premium Times neutrally attribute the 2027 vote pledge to Senate Leader without emphasis on party machinery. Right-leaning outlets like LEADERSHIP highlight APC’s proactive ‘delivery’ of votes for Tinubu’s re-election, using confident action language; both lanes omit Oyebanji reference.

Story gist: Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as its supreme leader. Trump and Putin reacted to the appointment, and an Iranian envoy replied to Trump stating Iran does not allow foreigners to determine its affairs.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Al Jazeera frames the story around broad world reactions to the appointment. Center BBC focuses on reactions from Trump and Putin to Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment. Right-leaning Daily Trust emphasizes the Iranian envoy’s defiant reply to Trump, highlighting national sovereignty and rejection of foreign interference. No major omissions noted across lanes.

Story gist: Dangote Refinery’s Managing Director stated that the refinery’s fuel prices are fully exposed to global crude oil prices and other factors.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting the story and any related perspectives on Nigeria’s fuel pricing or refinery operations. Center outlets like Channels Television report the Managing Director’s statement directly via headline, emphasizing factual exposure to global prices without additional tone, analysis, or omissions noted.

Story gist: Nigeria’s Appeal Court invalidated the PDP’s convention held in Ibadan. The court barred INEC from recognizing the Turaki team’s leadership.

Bias summary: Only center-leaning Premium Times Nigeria covered the story, using neutral, factual headline mirroring court ruling without added emphasis. Left-leaning outlets omitted coverage, absenting perspective on PDP setback. Right-leaning outlets also missing, forgoing emphasis on opposition party’s internal divisions. Limited reporting highlights lack of partisan framing across lanes.

Story gist: ISWAP fighters attacked a military base in Borno, Nigeria, killing the commanding officer. A senator reported massive numbers killed in the incident.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, leaving progressive perspectives absent. Center outlet BBC frames it as ‘massive’ casualties by vague ‘gunmen’ in Nigeria’s ‘latest attack,’ emphasizing scale via senator quote and omitting specifics. Right-leaning Daily Trust highlights commanding officer ‘shot dead,’ names Boko Haram perpetrators, and stresses repeated military targeting with direct, alarmist tone.