The labour of Nigeria’s heroes’ past is now in vain as the country abandons an anthem written by five of its own for one penned by its colonisers. On May 29th, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the return of ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee,’ nearly five decades after ‘Arise, O Compatriots
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