November 12, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued certificates of return to Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai, as winners of the Anambra State governorship election. The event occurred in Nigeria following the November 2021 vote for the term starting in 2022.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting progressive perspectives on electoral processes or governance implications in Anambra. Center outlets like Premium Times Nigeria report factually with neutral tone, emphasizing procedural aspects without emphasis or omissions. Right-leaning outlets also absent, leaving conservative views on election integrity or state politics unrepresented. Overall, coverage is limited to centrist, straightforward framing.

Story gist: Former Nigerian Army Chief Tukur Buratai described a clash between Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and a military officer in Abuja as a threat to national security. The incident occurred recently and involved soldiers confronting Wike.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting the story entirely and leaving a pro-Wike or anti-military perspective absent. Center outlets like BBC frame the event sensationally, emphasizing soldiers ‘slapping’ Wike to highlight confrontation against him. Right-leaning Daily Trust focuses on Wike’s aide’s account of soldiers threatening to shoot, portraying Wike as the victim and underscoring potential overreach by the military.

Story gist: A Nigerian court halted the national convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The decision occurred amid an internal party crisis.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any partisan framing from those perspectives and leaving the story unaddressed in those lanes. The center outlet, Businessday NG, presented a neutral headline focusing on the court’s action and the deepening crisis, emphasizing legal intervention without opinion, tone, or additional emphasis on political implications.

Story gist: The Nigerian Senate passed the second reading of a bill to establish an Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre in Ekiti State.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets are absent, leaving progressive perspectives on technological development in Nigeria unrepresented. Center outlet Nairametrics uses a neutral, factual headline mirroring the story title without added emphasis. Right-leaning The Nation Newspaper frames it with more detail on the bill’s purpose and employs ‘scales’ to convey legislative progress, highlighting potential economic benefits in a conservative context.

Story gist: The International Crisis Group advised the US to avoid military action in Nigeria and support local security efforts. This follows former President Trump’s threats of US invasion amid ongoing violence, as Nigerian troops conducted operations against terror bases in key states.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Al Jazeera emphasizes Nigerian demands for self-determination and frames Trump’s threats as imperialistic invasion risks, highlighting anti-intervention sentiment. Center outlet Punch Newspapers focuses neutrally on Nigerian troops’ proactive strikes against terrorists in response to threats, stressing local action. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential defenses of US intervention or criticism of Nigerian handling.