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Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Tee13(f): 12:30pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Anthem or no anthem, our people like giving the whites so much honour and that is why they keep looking down on us. 1 Like |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by CY09: 12:34pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
@Naptu, that was very insightful. You made me log into NL after a long period of reading as a guest. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by ElCaballa(m): 12:47pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
naptu2: Those guests got it wrong. The Nigerian anthem is always played last (because it's the most important). I posted this on another thread: pls prof.,is Bill Clinton on a state function? |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by madridsta007(m): 12:51pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Ngwakwe: South East States should learn from Ogun State by singing Biafra Anthem after Nigeria Anthem in any Official engagement. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by ElCaballa(m): 12:53pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Tomorrow when Bance visits nigeria,those fools will sing Burkina Anthem before ours.baboons |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by naptu2: 1:08pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
El Caballa: Ah! You even made my job easy for me. I was going to ask you if the event was an official state function (hope you know the difference between an official state function and a private event). |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Sweetcollins: 1:19pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
...Its high time we start taking our stand. It is high time we STARTED taking our stand[color=#990000][/color] |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by oparahchi(m): 1:35pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
JudismphD: Imperialism. The Americans(clinton inclusive) will never bother if u recognise them or nt bcus its obvious they are ahead why bilittle ourself as a nonetity.You are talking nonsense. Please no matter the state of your nation, it should always come first before any in situations like these. And you say you want change. That change starts with the right mentality. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by oparahchi(m): 1:49pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
naptu2: Those guests got it wrong. The Nigerian anthem is always played last (because it's the most important). I posted this on another thread:Insightful. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by mabcos: 1:51pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
JudismphD: Imperialism. The Americans(clinton inclusive) will never bother if u recognise them or nt bcus its obvious they are ahead why bilittle ourself as a nonetity.its not in everything dat de r ahead. B wise. De have their own problems. There's hereafter again. De r not ahead of us. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by aalex1: 1:53pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
If U̶̲̥̅̊ hav a visitor in ur mist,it is simple etiquette dat if singing the national anthem is required,then that of the visitor is sung first,a common example is football.although in dis case,bill was more on a personal tin not state function,so jst d nigerian anthem shld take precedence. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by abbeylanre007: 2:04pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
:oAnd when last has d united state sang 9ja Anthem?? |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by antomik: 2:07pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Indeed it was obvious that Bill was on a personal visit therefore it will be an anathema to sing the American anthem before the Nigerian anthem. Obviously they were trying to please Clinton who himself wasn't expecting it. Let's just be ourselves for once. If we were i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ Americas position would they have sang our anthem? |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Originalsly: 2:20pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
obailala: If the 2 anthems must be sung, is the proper thing not to sing the anthem of the host country last? Isnt it how its done in football games?At football games the visiting team is officially representing that country.If your state sends private invitations to the same players then they would not be representing their country officially and their Anthem must not be played period.Bill Clinton was not officially representing the US. He was there as a private citizen period.The US Anthem should never be played period. Were all the organisers that dumb? |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by ZACHIE: 2:26pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Q: If both the U.S. national anthem and the national anthem of a foreign country were being played at an event (in the United States), which one would be played first? A: Traditionally, as a courtesy, the foreign anthem is played first. http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/what/c18027.htm |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Nobody: 2:30pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
koastar: My stand was not if American Anthem was to be sung or not but in a situation where it has to be in our country then normal protocol should be followed. Please read the comments above mine and you sure would see people talking from their behind, which was the reason I said what I said. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Christo724(m): 2:57pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Bravo! To d well meaning Nigerians who opposed the organiser(s) for wanting to make Nigeria a dumping ground. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by jasmine21(f): 3:22pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
koastar: Why should American athem be sung in the first place in an even meanrt to honour Nigerian teachers in Nigeria? Ah! ah!! Just because a white man is present the organiser wants to please him by singing his country's anthem..smh...How many times was Nigerian anthem sung when Obasanjo was invited for events in America as a former president? Over to you supporters of the organisers...the height of inferiority complex God will bless u 4 dis comment I tire o! Are we honouring American teachers in Nigeria? Yet some pple will open their dirty mouth to say "football games". Na match Clinton come play? Mscheeew!!! |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by cronsberg: 3:29pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Ngwakwe: South East States should learn from Ogun State by singing Biafra Anthem after Nigeria Anthem in any Official engagement. You crazyy bro?
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Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by kolamilan(m): 4:05pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
jackbauersballs: I am delighted to read that the American Anthem was finally Dropped!you say what? No let them ban you oo |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by nitusa: 4:10pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
gramci: Protest As Obaigbena Fixes American Anthem Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards [size=13pt][/size] Oga sir, you missed a lot of happening at this arena. Check this out below: You haven’t done well with oil money, Clinton tells Nigeria TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2013 00:00 FROM CHARLES COFFIE-GYAMFI, ABEOKUTA NEWS - NATIONAL User Rating: / 2 PoorBest • Seeks return of intellectuals overseas IT was a stark reminder of the wastefulness of the nation’s leaders as former United States (U.S.) President Bill Clinton declared that Nigeria had failed to properly use her rich natural resources. Clinton did not mince words as he told Nigeria: “You haven’t done well with your oil money.” According to Clinton, Nigeria cannot afford to fail because if she does, the consequences for Africa would be disastrous. He challenged Nigerian leaders to create economic opportunities for the majority of the citizens. The former U.S. president spoke while answering stakeholders’ questions at the 18th This Day Awards organised by the This Day Newspaper management to honour 18 teachers for their commitment to duty. The well-attended event was held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta. Clinton urged Nigeria to find a way of bringing home her intellectuals, who he said, were scattered all over the world, to assist in developing the country instead of using their talents to develop other nations. Answering a question, the former American President said: “When I became President, my Secretary for Commerce did a lot of work in Africa before he was tragically killed in a plane crash in 1995. I told him to make the list of the 10 most important countries in the world for the 21st century and Nigeria was in the list. Imagine the future of the entire continent if Nigeria fails or South Africa fails. So, you are a country of great potential.” He added: “I would say you have about three big challenges. First of all, like 90 per cent of the countries which have one big resource, you haven’t done well with your oil money.” He said that he expected Nigeria to reinvest it in different ways. Noting the disparity in the ownership of wealth in Nigeria, Clinton said: “You have to somehow bring economic opportunities to the people who don’t have. This is not a problem specific to Nigeria. Almost every place in the world, prosperity is heavily concentrated in and around urban areas. So, you have all these political problems and now violence problems, religious differences, and all the rhetoric of Boko Haram, but the truth is that the poverty rate in the North is three times greater than what it is in the Lagos area and to deal with that, you have to have both powerful stake in the local councils and a national policy that work together.” He expressed the view that “there has to be a way to take the staggering intellectual and organisational ability that Nigerians exhibit in every country in the world in which they are immigrant and bring it to bear here so that the country as a whole can rise. One of the people on my trip with me today who unfortunately could not come up here because he had to go to visit his family is a young Nigerian-American, named Nnamdi.” He described Nnamdi as a wonderful man, saying: “He (Nnamdi) does great work in America for poor kids in Arkansas City and he became a friend of mine. Both his parents have Ph.Ds, his sister has a Ph.D. He often says ‘I’m the failure in my family and I only have a university degree and I play football. My point is there are Nigerians who are like this all over the world. What you have to figure out is how to keep those people in Nigeria and how to ensure their success leads on into the rest of the country. So, I think solving the economic divide that is in your country will help the political divide; making better use of your resources.” The former American President compared Nigeria to India which he said “has unbelievable entrepreneurs but they are not very good at collecting capital and investing it in infrastructure so that they can unite the poor part of the country with the rich part. That’s what you have to do. And then, you have to empower people with education so they can succeed at home as well as around the world”. The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun commended the organisers of the event for bringing it to the state. At the event, eight primary school teachers, four secondary school teachers and three university lecturers were honoured and given a cash reward of N2 million each. Governor Amosun was also given an award for investing heavily in education. Next > Author of this article: From Charles Coffie-Gyamfi, Abeokuta 1 Like |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by goingsolo: 4:27pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Very funny !! |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by zaza1(m): 4:44pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
the ignorance being spewed out on this particular topic is so alarming..this is truly a country in trouble..people are so proud to show they are illiterate.How can the Ogun people be saying they should play the Nigerian anthem first?You play the anthem of the host country last and that should be the last thing you will hear..they asked for Nigerian anthem to be played first and some people here are saying it is right..it is so sad that so many people know next to nothing about anything that doesnt immediately concern them..SMH 1 Like |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by 3kay945(m): 4:52pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Why singing the America anthem in the first place? Well, I think mr naptu as valid point. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by 3kay945(m): 4:55pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
zaza1: the ignorance being spewed out on this particular topic is so alarming..this is truly a country in trouble..people are so proud to show they are illiterate.How can the Ogun people be saying they should play the Nigerian anthem first?You play the anthem of the host country last and that should be the last thing you will hear..they asked for Nigerian anthem to be played first and some people here are saying it is right..it is so sad that so many people know next to nothing about anything that doesnt immediately concern them..SMH Some are even asking for the head of the organiser |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by iyeyemi: 4:55pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
zaza1: the ignorance being spewed out on this particular topic is so alarming..this is truly a country in trouble..people are so proud to show they are illiterate.How can the Ogun people be saying they should play the Nigerian anthem first?You play the anthem of the host country last and that should be the last thing you will hear..they asked for Nigerian anthem to be played first and some people here are saying it is right..it is so sad that so many people know next to nothing about anything that doesnt immediately concern them..SMH I tire o, thought I was the only one wondering why people are taking this so badly,someone already stated a position that it is in line to play the host nation's anthem first, people are just averse to reading in this country, Complain first, Reason later...that's our MO |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Kairoseki77: 5:02pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
YOU GOTTA BE REALLY INSECURE TO GET THIS ANGRY OVER THE ORDER OF A SONG. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by naptu2: 5:25pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Now, to the issue of whether the US anthem should have been played or not. If it was an official state function organised by the Nigerian Government, the US anthem would not have been played (it is only played for the head of state or his representative). You would even notice that at some private events (eg inter-house sports competitions) the invited army or police band might sometimes refuse to play the Nigerian anthem. This is because, to them, the anthem is part of the national salute and they will only render that salute to the president or state governor. However, at a private function, the organisers are at liberty to play any anthem that they want, but protocol demands that the Nigerian anthem is played last. Examples: I went to a trade event organised by a chinese company and the chinese anthem was played. In the US, the Israeli anthem is often played at private jewish events. And there are many more examples. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by naptu2: 6:17pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
ZACHIE: Q: If both the U.S. national anthem and the national anthem of a foreign country were being played at an event (in the United States), which one would be played first? Yes! That's the link I was looking for (from the US State Department). Thanks. |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by me1234: 6:56pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
I don't know why people sre saying kudos to ogun people for been clearly wrong.the national anthem should be sang last that's what is obtainable everywhere |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by Akiika: 7:02pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Oh God, grant my countrymen wisdom and enlightenement fast fast, these ignorance & mumu-ism is just too much! Well, to the dismay of most of you...the host country's national anthem is usually sung last at events. And to that Obaegbena man...Clinton is there as a private citizen, why should you run the US national anthem at all? i don't get it! |
Re: American Anthem Announced Before Nigeria’s At THISDAY Awards by jmoore(m): 7:20pm On Feb 27, 2013 |
Ngwakwe: South East States should learn from Ogun State by singing Biafra Anthem after Nigeria Anthem in any Official engagement. Ever heard of the word treason? Go to school.. |
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