Political Parties in Nigeria

http://nigeriamasterweb.com/PoliticalFullist.html - parties fluctuate in transforming republics

1. Alliance for Democracy
2. All Nigeria Peoples’ Party
3. All Progressives Grand Alliance
4. All Peoples Liberation Party
5. African Renaissance Party
6. Better Nigeria Progressive Party
7. Community Party of Nigeria
8. The Democratic Alternative
9. The Green Party of Nigeria
10. Justice Party
11. Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria
12. Movement for Democracy and Justice
13. Masses Movement of Nigeria
14. National Action Council
15. Nigeria Advance Party 
16. National Conscience Party
17. New Democrats
18. National Democratic Party
19. National Mass Movement of Nigeria
20. New Nigeria Peoples Party
21. Nigerian Peoples Party
22. National Reformation Party
23. Progressive Action Congress
24. Peoples Democratic Party
25. Peoples Mandate Party
26. Peoples Redemption Party
27. Party for Social Democracy
28. Peoples Salvation Party
29. United Democratic Party
30. Uniter Nigeria Peoples Party

type of gov- federal republic (a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives) http://www.indexmundi.com/nigeria/government_type.html 

how power is organized- same as US

head of state- president

legislative branch- house of rep & senate

unitary or federal system- federal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Nigeria

which parties are considered major or ruling- Peoples Democratic Party 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_(Nigeria)

how are parties characterized- chaotic, lots of upheaval

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Nigeria#First_Republic_.281960-1966.29 

what issues are the parties organized around (ideological, economic, social issues)- integration or regionalization http://works.bepress.com/david_moveh/13/