National anthem: Deconstructing the military legacy – Part 3
However, history can be kind to a people, though not for too long. Some luck nations even get a second chance to put things right, learn from the past; restructure the present
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National anthem: Deconstructing the military legacy – Part 2
However, General Olusegun Obasanjo did not change the lyrics of the National Pledge which was created by Professor (Mrs) Felicia Adebola Adedoyin in 1976. Professor Adedoyin who was born on November 6,
National anthem: Deconstructing the military legacy
On Friday, November 18, 2011, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN), called for a referendum to gauge the preference of
Change to new national anthem in 1978 ‘probably’ caused banditry — Akpabio
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said Nigeria might not be experiencing banditry today if the country had not changed its anthem in 1978. Akpabio made the remark during a visit to the
New Anthem, council autonomy not priority but devt, Makinde states
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, lamented that there is hunger in the land, stressing that the issues of local council autonomy, return to the old National Anthem and other non-essential issues
Senate President identifies errors in new National Anthem
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday identified some errors in lines three, five and 18 of the new national anthem released by the National Orientation Agency (NOA). The Senate President observed
Anthem matters
Nigeria, like virtually every African country, is a colonial construct of western imperialism and the Berlin Conference of 1879. Its name is a colonial coinage imposed by Flora Shaw, who married the
FG seeks indigenous melody for new National Anthem
The Federal Government has announced plan to call for entries for the production of the new national anthem with an authentic Nigerian melody. This was disclosed by the National Orientation Agency (NOA)
Full lyrics: NOA releases standardised version of reintroduced National Anthem
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has released the standardised version of the reintroduced national anthem. Originally composed by British expatriate Lillian Jean Williams, the national anthem was in use by the country
Major problem with Tinubu policies is timing — Lawmaker
The member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Chief Nkemkanma Kama, has said that the major problem with some policies being implemented by the present government of President Bola
All You Should Know About The New Anthem “We Hail Thee”
Now that we have reinstated our former National Anthem, here is what you should know about the new one “We Hail Thee” On May 29, 2024, Nigeria’s national anthem officially changed back