Tag: Old National Anthem
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Mixed reactions as Aisha Yesufu refuses to recite re-introduced old national anthem at event (video)
A video of the co-founder of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement Aisha Yesufu sitting during the recitation of the newly adopted national anthem at an event has stirred reactions on social media. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Yesufu had via the microblogging platform formerly Twitter publicly rejected the old national anthem. The 50-year-old posted a…
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How top Nigerian Celebrities react to return of old National Anthem
Some Nigerian celebrities have taken to social media to react to the signing of the old National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly that President Bola Tinubu signed the bill into law. Akpabio further explained that the session’s…
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Reverting to the old National Anthem a “giant step backward.” – Reno Omokri
A sociopolitical activist and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has described the return of the old national anthem as a “giant step backward.”
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‘Incompetent lawbreakers’ – Former education minister, Ezekwesili says as she rejects old anthem
Oby Ezekwesili, the former Minister of Education, has stated that she will not revert to the old national anthem signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the former minister made this known via the microblogging platform, X formerly Twitter on Wednesday, where she stressed that no one will suppress her right to…
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Five Important Things To Know About Old National Anthem Signed Into Law
Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the old National Anthem Bill 2024 into Law. TheNewsGuru.com understands that the Old Anthem, ‘’Nigeria We Hail’’ will be replacing the current one, “Arise, O Compatriots”. Although there have been trails of mixed reactions since this development, as many likened the old anthem to having colonial tags, below…
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Reactions Trail Tinubu’s Signing Old National Anthem Into Law
Several reactions have trailed the signing of the National Anthem Bill 2024 into Law by President Bola Tinubu. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. Explaining, Akpabio said the session’s main purpose is to launch…