November 20, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Nyesom Wike rejected claims by a factional leader of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Wike stated that the country’s democracy remains stable.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving progressive and conservative perspectives on PDP internal disputes and democratic stability absent. The center outlet, Businessday NG, framed the story neutrally through its headline, emphasizing Wike’s direct rejection and affirmation of stability without additional context on party factions or broader political implications.

Story gist: Italy’s livestock ministry called for responsible antibiotic use in animal farming to address antimicrobial resistance. A report noted super bacteria cause more deaths annually than influenza, AIDS, and tuberculosis combined, while highlighting therapies under study to combat them.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting potential emphasis on corporate accountability or public health regulations. Center outlets like Il Sole 24 ORE frame the issue factually, stressing super bacteria’s severe death toll compared to major diseases and focusing on scientific therapies for solutions. Right-leaning outlets are absent, potentially missing perspectives on industry innovation or economic impacts of restrictions.

Story gist: In Eruku, Kwara State, Nigeria, bandits attacked a Christ Apostolic Church. Youths blocked a highway in protest over the church attack.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on the church attack or youth protest, potentially sidelining local security issues in Nigeria. Center outlets like BBC framed the event factually as a bandit attack on the CAC Church in Eruku, emphasizing the incident’s location and nature without additional context on the protest or broader implications.

Story gist: Bandits kidnapped students from Government Girls Community Secondary School Maga in Kebbi, Nigeria. Authorities released the names of the abducted students, and President Tinubu postponed his G20 summit trip.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets are absent, omitting progressive critiques on gender-based violence or government accountability in Nigeria’s security crises. Center outlets like BBC frame the story neutrally, focusing on factual reporting of the kidnapping, name release, and trip postponement without emphasis. Right-leaning Daily Trust highlights a ‘worrying pattern of preventable attacks,’ emphasizing systemic failures and criticism of authorities’ preparedness.

Story gist: Police sealed the national secretariat of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party in Abuja. The action occurred amid clashes between factions associated with Turaki and Nyesom Wike.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any progressive perspective on the event. Center outlets like Premium Times Nigeria frame the story neutrally, focusing on the police sealing without emphasis on causes. Right-leaning Daily Trust highlights internal clashes between Turaki and Wike camps, emphasizing party factionalism and conflict over the sealing itself.