O-Score proof
Nigeria court nullifies Atiku’s ADC 2027 candidacy processes and Mark-led party leadership
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- Update · UPDATE — The ADC says it has filed an appeal and an application for a stay of execution against Justice Lifu’s ruling and notified INEC on November 6; its statement says the stay application “has not yet been determined.” None of the report…
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1.
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Per-outlet site-filtered WebSearch samples; scores remain provisional.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 5:30 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Found: Nigeria court disqualifies leading presidential contender 2 months before election (2026-11-05) | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:apnews.com |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:reuters.com |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:nytimes.com |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:washingtonpost.com |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:wsj.com |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:cnn.com |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:foxnews.com |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:nbcnews.com |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:cbsnews.com |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:abcnews.go.com |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:npr.org |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:usatoday.com |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | Atiku ADC Lifu candidacy November 2026 site:bloomberg.com |
Related coverage, not counted
The Washington Post: Nigerian court nullifies presidential contender’s candidacy 2 months before election (2026-11-05). AP wire copy (counted once, under AP)
Reuters: Nigerian court orders electoral body to deregister main opposition party, four others (2026-06-15). Different beat (June deregister); not Nov 5 Lifu nullification
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid Date ET | 8 | NaN | No change |
Search terms
Method
- websearch-site-filtered-per-outlet
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.