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Only three percent see themselves solely as Nigerians, 25 percent with ethnic groups.

The Africa Polling Institute (API) recently released a report on Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey (NSCS), which highlights amongst other findings that Nigeria is not a socially cohesive country. In this interview with the institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Bell Ihua, POLITICS DIGEST finds out more about the latest survey. Excerpts:...https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/12/03/nigeria-not-socially-cohesive-country-study-shows/

We can’t deny it that the use of social media is doing more damage than good to us in the country and it is long overdue to regulate what I called ‘the greatest misinformation machine in history’. In our today’s world, the consequences of social media are on alarming rate. It’s as if the Era of Reason — the period of facts is in fall out — is terminating, and currently awareness is no more acceptable and rational authority is dismissed. In a political system which depends on...Read more: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/29/why-we-should-regulate-social-media-by-ibrahim-garba/

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Thursday that there was no third term plan for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The party also...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/29/apc-treatens-third-term-proponents/

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By the time the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) ended last Friday in Abuja, it became obvious that the party’s leaders did not buy into the impeachment plot hatched against the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.

It was gathered that Oshiomhole’s saving grace came from...Continue reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/25/oshiomhole-survives-apc-power-play/

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The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress is proposing a new National Secretariat worth N10bn.

The new secretariat....Read more: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/22/proposed-apc-new-national-secretariat-to-gulp-n10bn/

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Sometime in 2014, and prior to the 2015 General elections, most Nigerians were shell-shocked at the sort of language which certain highly-placed politicians flung here and there at Goodluck Jonathan.

The arrowhead cum leader of those who used these irresponsible words to describe their president then was...Continue reading: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/20/regulate-unemployment-poverty-not-social-media/

A Bill that prescribes a three-year jail term or fine of N10million for Social media offenders scaled second reading in the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.

The controversial Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to make provisions for the protection from internet falsehood and manipulations and for related matters, 2019,” was sponsored by...Read more: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/20/3-years-jail-social-media-bill-scales-second-reading-senate/

A bill seeking to regulate the use of social media by Nigerians on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Nigerian Senate.

The controversial Bill titled:...Read more: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/20/social-media-bill-passes-second-reading-in-senate/

Coalition of Civil Society Groups accredited to observe the Kogi State governorship and Kogi West Senatorial re-run on Tuesday condemned calls in some quarters for the cancellation of last Saturday’s poll.

The coalition accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at a post-election press conference in Lokoja, noted that...Read more https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/20/kogi-election-credible-observer-groups/

The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu on Tuesday said the Nigerian police had a prior intelligence that the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa were going to be violent...Continue reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/20/we-knew-kogi-bayelsa-elections-would-be-violent/

In Monday afternoon, political thugs were said to have gone on the rampage, killing a middle-aged PDP women leader, who was said to have been locked up in her house and burnt to ashes.

Kogi State is witnessing a rein of fear and anarchy...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/19/thugs-burn-kogi-pdp-women-leader-to-death/

The Nigerian Senate on Monday clarified that the hate bill sponsored barely a week ago by Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi was not to secure an alleged third tenure for President Muhammadu Buhari by way of criminalising opposing views.

This comes as the sponsor of the piece of legislation...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/19/hate-speech-bill-not-targeted-buharis-tenure/

All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that it knew that it would win Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections.

This is contained in a statement by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/18/kogi-bayelsa-polls-we-knew-well-win-apc/

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday described the Kogi and Bayelsa States governorship elections as shameful, saying the polls have damaged Nigerians’ faith in democracy.

In a statement, the opposition party said....Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/18/apcs-impunity-only-obtainable-in-hitlers-germany-pdp/

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 16 election in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, on his victory.

Lyon was declared by the Independent National Electora;l Commission (INEC) as the winner of Bayelsa state...Continue reading: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/18/go-to-court-buhari-tells-aggrieved-bayelsans/

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the governorship election in Bayelsa.

This is the first time APC is winning the oil rich Bayelsa state...Continue reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/18/bayelsa-only-apc-state-south-south/

The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Engineer Musa Wada has rejected the result of yesterday’s Kogi gubernatorial election.

The PDP candidate told journalists that...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/17/pdps-wada-rejects-result/

…says election will hold as planned

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Headquarters has clarified that no judgement barred the All Progressives Congress (APC) from partaking in the Saturday governorship election.

INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman...Continue Reading: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/15/inec-insists-no-judgement-stops-bayelsa-polls/

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has suspended the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his role in the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party.

The party had also passed a vote of no confidence on...Continue Reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/13/edo-apc-suspends-oshiomhole/

Oyo State Governor Engr. Seyi Makinde has declared that the mandate given to him by the Oyo State people given to him through election remained intact following the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Monday.

Governor Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, declared that...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/12/my-mandate-cant-be-taken-through-the-backdoor/

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday disqualified the Bayelsa State deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biobarakuma Degi, from participating in the forthcoming election...Continue reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/12/court-disqualifies-bayelsa-apc-deputy-guber-candidate/

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Makurdi, Benue state on Tuesday has affirmed Engr. Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected governor of Nasarawa state.

The court during its sitting...Continue reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/12/appeal-court-affirms-sules-election-as-nasarawa-governor/

There was serious judicial confusion yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, as the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division allowed the appeal filed by Adebayo Adelabu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the March 9, 2019 election against the sitting governor, Seyi Makinde, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The court, however, ordered...read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/12/judicial-confusion-in-oyo/

The National Conscience Party (NCP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state of bribing judges at the state Election Petition Tribunal to rule in their favour.

The NCP at a press conference, alleged that...Continue reading at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/11/masari-bribe-judgement-ncp-alleges/

I hinted at this possibility on this page last week. They had denied this plot before. Last week, I noted here that there could be some correlation between the state’s plot to muzzle the press and a third term agenda.

One of the icons who had paid his dues on the struggle-for-democracy...Read more at: https://politicsdigest.ng/index.php/2019/11/10/buhari-third-term-agenda/