Tag: National Anthem
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: Nigerian melody for new national anthem
CARTOON OF THE DAY: Nigerian melody for new national anthem
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Real reason we want to change melody of new national anthem – NOA DG
Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre-Issa Onilu has again reiterated the commitment of the federal government to change the melody of the newly reintroduced national anthem.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: Recite the national anthem or go to jail
CARTOON OF THE DAY: Recite the national anthem or go to jail
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The fault is not in our national anthem, but poor leadership! – By Tony Eke
In the past one year of the 10th Senate, no other bill was swiftly passed like the one that reverted Nigeria to the old National Anthem after presidential assent. Without inputs from a broad spectrum of the populace, the Senate resurrected the old anthem which was consigned to the dustbin of history forty six years…
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BREAKING: Confusion as Super Eagles recite old National Anthem before match against Benin
The old national anthem of Nigeria was played and recited by the Super Eagles of Nigeria before their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic on Monday.
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Nigeria set to get new National Prayer as NOA presents official version of new National Anthem
Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Wednesday in Abuja presented the official version of the new National Anthem.
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Charting the future from the past – By Pius Mordi
Nobody has really explained to Nigerians why ‘Arise oh compatriots’ was jettisoned as the national anthem in favour of ‘Nigeria we hail thee’. Not President Tinubu himself or the National Assembly which railroaded the passage of the Bill effecting the change in what by the standard of the federal lawmakers can be classified as the…
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Nicki Minaj’s arrest, Nigeria’s revert to old anthem top social media trends
The arrest of U.S. rapper, Nicki Minaj, kicked off the social media trends following her arrest in Amsterdam where Dutch officers reportedly found drugs in her luggage at Schiphol Airport. Minaj was at the airport on May 25, preparing to leave the city, where she had kicked off her tour, to fly to Manchester, England,…
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The King’s Anthem – By Chidi Amuta
A carefully choreographed political diversion has just carried the day. In the absence of any tangible results for his first year in office, Mr. Tinubu’s fertile political imagination came up with a potent diversion. A quick ruse of reverting to the old national anthem was the hit score.
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2026 WCQ: Super Eagles players, coaching staff to sing new National Anthem
Sources close to the Super Eagles players and coaching staff say that they are already spending time to practice the newly introduced old National Anthem of Nigeria.