November 23, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: A Nigerian court sentenced separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison on terrorism charges.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage in this cluster, leaving pro-separatist or pro-government perspectives absent. Center outlets like AP News frame the story neutrally, emphasizing the court’s action, Kanu’s separatist status, and terrorism charges without political context, reactions from figures like Obi or Otti, or historical background on the IPOB movement.

Story gist: More than 300 schoolchildren were kidnapped from a school in Nigeria.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize rising security fears. Center outlets like BBC highlight the event as one of Nigeria’s worst mass abductions, specifying 315 children taken from a school. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential focus on government accountability, security failures, or calls for stronger military action.

Story gist: Yobe State ordered closure of all boarding secondary schools due to insecurity. Nigeria’s Federal Government denied any nationwide school closures amid school abductions.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving their perspectives absent. Center-leaning Punch Newspapers framed the story with emphasis on school abductions and the Federal Government’s denial of nationwide closures, highlighting federal reassurance and downplaying the state-specific action in Yobe.

Story gist: Former President Donald Trump claimed that a genocide is ongoing in Nigeria.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets omitted the story entirely, absenting critical framing of Trump’s statement. Center outlet Premium Times Nigeria framed it as Trump repeating a falsehood, emphasizing fact-checking and quotation of his claim. Right-leaning outlets also provided no coverage, missing potential defenses of Trump or contextualization of his remarks on Nigeria.

Story gist: Schoolgirls were abducted from GGCSS Maga in Kebbi, Nigeria. Two escaped according to officials, while authorities urged prayers for the safe return of the others.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting potential emphases on systemic security issues or local government accountability. Center outlet BBC framed the story positively around the two girls’ escape from the ‘kidnap ordeal,’ highlighting individual resilience and official statements without broader context on abductions or policy failures.