Babatunde Ogunnaike, Co-author Of National Anthem Dies At 65
by Abiodun Sivowaku

Babatunde Ogunnaike, co-author of the national anthem, is dead.

He reportedly died on Sunday February 20 at the age of 65.

He became a co-author of the national anthem after his submission for a competition organised by the federal government, calling for entries for lyrics for the new national anthem, was chosen.

Ogunnaike’s entry and that of four others — P.O. Aderibigbe, John Ilechukwu, Sota Omoigui, and Eme Etim Akpan — were combined to form the new national anthem which was adopted in 1978.


Ogunnaike, who was born on March 26, 1956, in Ogun state, attended the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for his bachelor’s degree, graduating with first-class honours in chemical engineering in 1976.

He later earned a master’s degree in statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981 and also graduated with a PhD in chemical engineering from the same university in 1981.

He was a research engineer with the Shell Development Corporation in Houston, Texas, between 1981 and 1982, and was also a professor in UNILAG between 1982 and 1988, during which he held appointments in two departments — chemical engineering and statistics.

Ogunnaike’s entry and that of four others — P.O. Aderibigbe, John Ilechukwu, Sota Omoigui, and Eme Etim Akpan — were combined to form the new national anthem which was adopted in 1978.

LaSenior:


A national anthem filled with mediocrity

A national anthem that reverse is the what it is

DropsMic:
One nation bound in freedom, Peace and unity

Greatest lie ever

RIP sir

DropsMic:
One nation bound in freedom, Peace and unity

Greatest lie ever

RIP sir

Speaking about lies in Lyrics,...For me that was not the greatest lies ever.. ....
Mine was a singer called Monica...Have you heard 'For you I will'...
From start to finish were all lies.. just try and google it u will understand..