December 22, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

1The State House, Abuja

Story gist: President Bola Tinubu and Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu attended the ‘Ijade Opa Eyo’ procession in Lagos.
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No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
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PHOTOS: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu grace ‘Ijade Opa Eyo’ procession in Lagos
— Punch Newspapers
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Center outlets like Punch Newspapers framed the story neutrally with photos, emphasizing leaders ‘gracing’ the cultural event in Lagos. No left-leaning coverage, absenting potential emphasis on cultural inclusivity or political optics critiques. No right-leaning coverage, omitting possible nationalist praise for leaders’ traditional engagement or unity messaging.

2AFCON 2025: Morocco open campaign with 2-0 win over Comoros

Story gist: Morocco defeated Comoros 2-0 in their opening match of the AFCON 2025 tournament.
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Scotland: Scott McTominay-style finish in perfect start for Morocco
— BBC
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning outlets provided coverage, leaving those perspectives absent. Center outlet BBC frames the story positively, calling it Morocco’s ‘perfect start’ and emphasizing a ‘Scott McTominay-style finish’ for an upbeat tone focused on Morocco’s successful opening performance and stylistic play.

3UPDATED: 130 Abducted Niger State Schoolchildren Released — Presidency

Story gist: Nigeria’s Presidency announced the release of 130 schoolchildren abducted from a school in Niger State nearly a month ago.
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Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school
— CNN
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UPDATED: 130 Abducted Niger State Schoolchildren Released — Presidency
— Channels Television
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames the event as ‘Nigeria says 130 more children released’ after nearly a month, attributing to officials while emphasizing prolonged captivity and implying prior releases. Center Channels Television offers a neutral, factual update directly from the Presidency. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential emphasis on government or security successes.

4BAO effect: celebrating Oyebanji, the change agent at 58

Story gist: Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji marked his 58th birthday. President Bola Tinubu congratulated him, with coverage highlighting his agriculture and rural development agenda in Ekiti.
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RAAMP and Oyebanji’s agric, rural devt agenda in Ekiti
— Tribune Online
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Tinubu congratulates Ekiti gov on 58th birthday
— Punch Newspapers
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BAO effect: celebrating Oyebanji, the change agent at 58
— The Nation Newspaper
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Tribune Online emphasize Oyebanji’s RAAMP-linked agriculture and rural development agenda in Ekiti. Center outlets such as Punch focus neutrally on Tinubu’s birthday congratulations to the governor. Right-leaning The Nation celebrates Oyebanji as a ‘change agent’ with the ‘BAO effect,’ using laudatory tone. No major omissions across lanes.