November 17, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: On November 16, 2025, Nigeria’s national soccer team drew 1-1 with Congo DR in an international match.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets omit coverage of the match entirely, leaving absent any progressive or conservative perspectives that might emphasize regional African dynamics or national pride. Center outlets like ESPN provide neutral game analysis, focusing on tactics, player performances, and scoreline without ideological tone or omissions of factual details.

Story gist: The Akwa Ibom chapter of the People’s Democratic Party distanced itself from a PDP convention held in Ibadan. It backed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s boycott of the event.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving a pro-opposition perspective absent. Center outlets like Punch frame the PDP internal crisis as a broader threat to Nigeria’s democracy, emphasizing warnings from figures like Olawepo-Hashim with a tone of national concern. Right-leaning sources such as The Nation portray the rift as evidence of PDP’s impending extinction, quoting APC allies with celebratory emphasis on the opposition’s decline.

Story gist: At the PDP national convention, new chairman Turaki stated there will be no more impunity in the party.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, absenting progressive angles on PDP’s leadership changes and anti-corruption pledges. Right-leaning outlets also omitted the story, excluding conservative critiques of Nigerian opposition dynamics. Center outlet BBC neutrally summarized key convention details in Hausa, emphasizing factual highlights without tonal bias or political emphasis.

Story gist: Two governors of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party rejected the expulsion of Nyesom Wike from the party. The development occurred amid an ongoing PDP crisis.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets are absent, leaving no perspective on potential internal party divisions or Wike’s influence from that viewpoint. Center outlets like Premium Times frame the story as a ‘PDP Crisis’ with emphasis on collective rejection by two governors, highlighting party instability. Right-leaning Daily Trust uses a neutral tone focused on individual action, titling it ‘Another Governor Distances Self,’ omitting broader crisis language and suggesting routine distancing.

Story gist: Lieutenant Yerima survived an assassination attempt in Abuja. The incident relates to a land controversy in the Federal Capital Territory involving Nyesom Wike and Tukur Buratai.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving a progressive perspective absent on potential political motivations or social impacts. Center outlets like Vanguard emphasize the dramatic assassination attempt on Yerima, focusing on security threats in Abuja without deeper context. Right-leaning The Nation highlights the land controversy involving Wike and Buratai, stressing administrative disputes and possible corruption angles.