Bill on Nigeria’s old national anthem passes second reading
The Nigeria Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem. The old anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” was replaced with the current one “Arise, O Compatriots” in 1978 during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime. Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele who sponsored […]