November 14, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Victor Osimhen scored two goals in a CAF World Cup play-off match, leading Nigeria’s Super Eagles to victory and advancement to the final.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting any progressive or social justice angles on African soccer success. Center outlets, like cafonline.com, frame the story neutrally with factual headlines emphasizing Osimhen’s performance and team advancement. Right-leaning outlets also lack coverage, missing potential emphases on national pride or individual achievement.

Story gist: Nyesom Wike, Federal Capital Territory Minister, stated that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, General Theophilus Danjuma, and others contacted him about land matters in Abuja. Wike defended his rift with a naval officer during a public statement.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving progressive and conservative perspectives absent on Wike’s claims and defense. Center outlet Premium Times Nigeria framed the story neutrally, emphasizing Wike’s direct statements on influential calls and the officer rift without added tone, speculation, or emphasis on political implications.

Story gist: Bukola Saraki urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend its national convention. He suggested appointing a caretaker committee instead.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving a pro-opposition or critical PDP perspective absent. Center outlets like THISDAYLIVE frame the story neutrally with a factual headline mirroring Saraki’s suggestion, emphasizing procedural advice without judgment. Right-leaning The Nation uses a sarcastic, mocking tone in ‘PDP, O, their PDP!’ to highlight internal PDP disarray and ridicule the party’s leadership struggles.

Story gist: The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria urged former U.S. President Donald Trump to support President Bola Tinubu in combating insecurity in Nigeria. The group rejected any threats of U.S. military intervention.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Al Jazeera emphasizes Nigerian demands for self-determination against violence, framing Trump’s remarks as an aggressive invasion threat to highlight sovereignty concerns. Center outlet Punch Newspapers reports neutrally on PFN’s call for support and rejection of military threats, focusing on facts without added context. Right-leaning The Nation uses an idiomatic op-ed title suggesting caution against self-damaging opposition to Trump, implying criticism of anti-Trump sentiments in Nigeria.

Story gist: Mohammed Idris stated that media independence must be exercised with discernment. The comment was reported by TheCable.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets did not cover the story, leaving perspectives on media independence from those angles absent. Center outlet TheCable framed the statement neutrally, quoting Idris directly without added emphasis on political implications or criticisms of media practices. This omission of partisan views highlights a lack of diverse framing in coverage.