November 16, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Kabiru Turaki was elected as the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan. He ran unopposed during the party’s 2025 national convention.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on the PDP’s internal leadership shift. Center outlets, like Punch Newspapers, framed the event neutrally with a focus on logistics, emphasizing Ibadan hosting delegates and including photos of the convention atmosphere without highlighting the unopposed election. Right-leaning outlets also showed no coverage, leaving conservative viewpoints on Nigerian opposition politics absent.

Story gist: Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang faulted the expulsion of Nyesom Wike, Ayo Fayose, and others from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The statement came from the PDP.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting their perspectives on PDP internal conflicts and potential implications for Nigerian opposition politics. Center outlet Channels Television frames the story neutrally in its headline, focusing on Mutfwang’s criticism without tone shifts, emphasis on party divisions, or omissions of key figures involved.

Story gist: A foundation alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, attributing it to colonialism, and sought support from former U.S. President Donald Trump. Nigerian pastor Sam Adeyemi stated that debating the semantics of Christian killings in the country is insensitive.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Nation Newspaper frame the story by highlighting issues in Trump’s threatened involvement, emphasizing potential U.S. intervention risks. Center outlets like TheCable focus on the insensitivity of semantic debates, stressing humanitarian concerns without political angles. Right-leaning coverage is absent, missing a perspective that might amplify religious persecution claims or endorse Trump’s support.

Story gist: Nigerian politician Ayodele Fayose stated in a video that he wants his body buried within four weeks after his death. The remark was reported by Punch Newspapers.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provide no coverage of Fayose’s statement, leaving perspectives on cultural or political implications absent. Center outlets like Punch Newspapers frame it neutrally as a direct quote in a video headline, emphasizing the factual declaration without added tone, emphasis, or omissions beyond the core remark.

Story gist: In Abuja, Nigeria, Minister Nyesom Wike confronted Lieutenant Yerima over a land dispute. The Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) praised Wike’s leadership of the Federal Capital Territory.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving progressive critiques of government actions and conservative defenses of authority figures absent. Center outlet BBC framed the story neutrally as a confrontation in a land dispute, emphasizing the event’s occurrence without endorsing Wike’s approach or highlighting broader implications.