Aproko247 can authoritatively report that the composer of Nigeria’s National Anthem, Pa Benedict Odiase (MON), has passed on. This information was revealed to one of our reporters by a source close to the family of Odiase.

The source further confirmed to Aproko247 that Odiase died on Tuesday night after a brief illness. “Odiase died at his Oregun (Ikeja) residence (in Lagos),” the source informed Aproko247 on Wednesday afternoon.

Late Odiase composed Nigeria’s National Anthem ‘Arise O Compatriots’, which replaced the former anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’. The source lamented late Odiase was neglected by the Federal Government before his death.

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