National Anthem Jail Term: Fresh Nationwide Protest Looms

A fresh nationwide protest is looming over the proposed bill regarding anyone’s refusal to recite the national anthem.  The alleged threat is said to coming from The Take It Back Movement, a rights advocacy organization behind the just concluded #EndBadGovernance protests. A bill seeking to penalize Nigerians who refuse to recite the national anthem is […]

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JUST IN ! Senate Suspends Legislative Activities to Honour Colleague Who Just D!ed

JUST IN ! Lawmakers Sing Old National Anthem at Joint Plenary (video)

During a joint session of Nigeria’s lawmakers today, members sang the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ for the first time at the marking the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The rendition began after the President signed the National Anthem bill 2024 into law, and spoke to the members of the National Assembly. […]

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JUST IN ! Nigerian National Anthem Co-Author is Dead

JUST IN ! Nigerian National Anthem Co-Author is Dead

A co-author of the Nigerian National Anthem, Prof Babatunde Ogunnaike is reported dead. The Chemical Engineer and Statistician died at the age of 65. A native of Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, the co-author was one of the 5 Nigerian citizens whose words and phrases were combined to form the nation’s anthem. The others were: John […]

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