December 6, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Badaru Abubakar resigned as Nigeria’s defence minister. Chris Musa was nominated to replace him amid a kidnapping crisis.

Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning coverage. Center outlet BBC frames nomination of Chris Musa to replace Badaru Abubakar amid Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis, emphasizing security context and leadership transition. Absent left perspective may omit crisis urgency or highlight policy failures; right may focus on resignation reasons or government accountability, per story title.

Story gist: Akpabio filed a N200bn defamation suit against Natasha. The lawsuit relates to sexual harassment allegations.

Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning coverage provided; left perspective absent, potentially emphasizing Natasha’s harassment claims or criticizing Akpabio; right absent, possibly framing suit as justified defense. Center (Punch Newspapers) leads with ‘Defamation,’ uses ‘slams’ and ‘fresh’ to highlight Akpabio’s aggressive legal response against Natasha, with confrontational tone and no focus on underlying allegations.

Story gist: President Tinubu appointed 64 ambassadors, including former INEC Chairman Yakubu. Uwazurike criticized Yakubu’s inclusion on the list as nonsensical.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, no coverage provided. Center (TheCable) frames appointments as ‘political omission and commission,’ implying scrutiny of choices. Right-leaning (Daily Trust) neutrally lists ‘FULL LIST: Tinubu Appoints’ nominees, emphasizing the president’s action without addressing Uwazurike’s criticism or controversy.

Story gist: US lawmakers investigated claims of genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Timi Frank stated former President Trump’s actions exposed the Nigerian government’s reluctance to counter terrorism.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story; that perspective absent. Center outlets like BBC neutrally outlined key points from the US lawmakers’ investigation into Christian genocide claims. Right-leaning The Nation urged stopping the ‘blame game’ and getting serious, defensively emphasizing Nigerian government efforts while downplaying external criticisms and reluctance accusations.

Story gist: Sixteen Rivers State lawmakers, including Speaker Martin Amaewhule, defected from the PDP to the APC.

Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning headlines provided; left perspective absent, potentially omitting coverage of PDP losses; right absent, possibly avoiding emphasis on APC gains. Center (BBC) frames neutrally with ‘Rivers lawmakers defect to APC,’ highlighting Speaker Martin Amaewhule’s leadership factually, without tone, speculation, or political implications (68 words).