- A vintage video featuring Nigerian artists performing the old national anthem has come back into view online during the nation’s 65th Independence Day festivities.
- The video included singers 2Baba, Yemi Alade, Rema, and music record producer Cobhams
- The vintage video has sparked responses on the internet as Nigerians have drawn comparisons between it and the updated national anthem.
On Wednesday, October 1, as Nigeria celebrated its 65th Independence Day, a nostalgic video featuring Nigerian music celebrities performing the older version of the national anthem surfaced on social media.
The footage recorded a rendition by 2Baba, Yemi Alade, Rema, and Cobhams of the remarkable and inspiring National Anthem, titled “Arise, O Compatriots.”
The music video, nevertheless, dates back to 2020, during Nigeria’s 60th Anniversary of Independence, prior to the anthem being modified by President Bola Tinubu’s government.
the peoples.ngmentions reports that in 2023, President Tinubu enacted the legislation to restore Nigeria’s previous national anthem, which had been replaced by a military administration in 1978.
The updated national anthem, starting with “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” was authored by Lillian Jean Williams in 1959 and set to music by Frances Benda.
President Tinubu, in a speech on the occasion of his first year in power, stated that the anthem represented Nigeria’s variety.
Nevertheless, the alteration generated varied responses from Nigerians, both online and offline.
A nostalgic video featuring 2Baba, Rema, Yemi Alade, and Cobhams performing the national anthem is shown below:
Comments on the previous national anthem:
The video has generated online responses as Nigerians expressed their views on the old anthem during the nation’s 65th Independence Day festivities.
the peoples.ngcollected some of the responses that followed the video, read them below:
__gorgeous_ammah said:
Why aren’t they wearing green and white?
iam_egroyce commented:
I think we should not change the national anthem.
the___pacemaker wrote:
Listening to this is beautiful. That new one is rubbish.
moyegun_paul said:
I’m not sure if Yemilade is carrying that high key.
lois_julia32 said:
Once the new president takes office, he or she will bring our anthem back ooo.
socialbyjudith reacted:
Who sent this message to Una, make Una not add to my anger this afternoon.
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ify_badie_ reacted:
Nothing this boy sings for money.
stephyonyi_ said:
When my Rema never spoils.
deecelez commented:
And they all are drunk, especially Rema, what is this.
toby23880 said:
Envision placing Davido to a track like this.
graciala311 said:
Why do they wear red and black instead of green and white? Are we in trouble in this country?
mazi.judepondis said:
I enjoy it more than anyone else can sing the new one from start to finish, which is why we’re still using the first one.
Cuppy’s message on the Fourth of July causes an unintended reaction
Earlier,the peoples.ngreported that the billionaire heiress Cuppy wrote a message on Nigeria’s 65th anniversary of independence.
The performer wrote a heartfelt message expressing her affection for the nation. She referred to Nigeria as her place of birth, home, and homeland.
“God didn’t hurry when He created us!!! He endowed us with strength and determination. In my next life, I would still opt to be Nigerian,” she tweeted.
