A Discourse Analysis of Online Readers’ Comments on Political Discourse in Nigeria Abubakar Jibril, Sabiu Idris, and Adamu Mohammed

The internet has liberalized political discussion in Nigeria, and enhanced public debates on trending social, economic, religious, issues the various platforms it harbours, such as social media, online news sites blogs among others. Online comments sections of enable readers for instance, to discuss raised from their individual points view. This development facilitates interaction producers consumers, serves effective feedback mechanism. However, previous researches have established disturbing trends platforms, bordering a seaming inclination discourse ethnic, religious regional schmaltziness. portends damning implications age-long unity diversity question Nigeria. study, therefore, undertakes qualitative analysis vis-à-vis this ‘all important’ question. Specific attention was paid ideological leanings terms regional, ethnic affiliations commentators, with aim interrogate how these divides are forced into continuous corporate existence multicultural