It was replaced by “Arise, O Compatriots” as the national anthem of Nigeria on 1 October 1978 but was reintroduced in May ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria adopted a new ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu responded to criticism Thursday over a law he signed this week that changed the country’s national anthem back to the old song adopted when Nigeria achieved ...

President of Nigeria Bola Tinubu don sign into law di bill wey return di kontri to dia old national anthem. Di bill wey now don become Act, go see Nigerians return to dey sing di old national ...

The bill, sponsored by the House Leader Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo) and titled: “Act to Provide for the National Anthem of Nigeria, and for Matters Related,” was given a speedy passage during ...

Some Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country's national anthem was changed with little consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking ...

3. “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” was adopted as Nigeria’s first national anthem on October 1, 1960. 4. The anthem’s lyrics were written by Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived ...

Arise o Compatriots" and returning the old national anthem: "Nigeria We hail Thee". The president's action raised a storm of controversy as expected with opinions sharply divided among Nigerians ...