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musicwriter:
Who's talking about pronunciation?
You don't know what this talk is about.

I'm obviously not just talking pronunciation. Language is by usage in all ramifications. Whatever the vast majority of people mean by a word, becomes it's meaning in that location, and their dictionary will shortly update to reflect that

kikake:
Ha ha ha. But I am a man.
Thank you anyway. You are another one here who fully saw the many good reasons why president Tinubu quickly went for dumping of that bloody and continuous call to war National anthem of military dictators.

Well, on Nairaland we use man and woman interchangeably. Some monikers are male in the morning and by evening they become female

Not only is that other anthem bad, the "hail thee"anthem is GENIUS - the best anthem in the world in my opinion

MrPresident1:
Reverting to Nigeria we hail thee is a spiritual masterstroke. This is the anthem we used during the time of our prosperity.

I agree 100%
Having said that, BAT is still clueless in all other areas

kikake:
Racoon. The Tinubu administrstion's decision to go back to Nigeria's independence National Anthem is a most thoughtful decision.
Mind you; I am an Obidient.

I agree with you 100%. The only thoughtful thing the clueless one has done

musicwriter:
What I find interesting is that both Kperogi and Reno are helping to define "tribe" and "native" in their proper context.

And this reminds me of what I wrote on my blog sometime ago.

Most of things we say in English, we don't really know the meaning in the native speakers context. Because only the owner of a language can have an organic experience with meaning in that language. No matter how much you speak the English language, you cannot have an organic experience with meaning. You have to be literally mad to have an organic experience with the English language, i e your brain chemistry would have to work differently than a normal African.

Certainly, white people have damaged something in our brains on the African continent. This has to be the reason why such an irrational thing as reversing to a colonial anthem would be passed as law. But I am trying to figure out whether this damage has been before the whites arrived.

Only a brain-dead people can throw away a national anthem written by themselves in exchange for one written by a foreigner.

You are talking ignorant nonsense. Language is by usage. Hence in America they pronounce schedule as skejule, while the English pronounce it as shejule. Non is more correct. Old English became old English entirely due to usage - people simply stopped talking that way!

kikake:
President Tinubu has flaws but he is very smart on this.

I TOTALLY agree.
This comment marks you a smart woman yourself

camri:
where is the second verse

They should remove that second verse. It doesn't add anything to a perfect anthem

abah001:
Meaning any new government installed can decide to be changing the National Anthem

You think it is easy? Because BAT did it so easily.
It will be EXTREMELY difficult to change the anthem again

oxygeng:
I will never make an attempt to recite that shit

It is actually an EXCELLENT anthem. Best in the world in my opinion. Great anthem indeed. Here it is:

Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land,
Though tribe and tongue may differ,
In brotherhood we stand,
Nigerians all, and proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland.

O God of all creation,
Grant this our one request,
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed,
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.

One good thing from BAT
(In other areas he's still clueless)

kikake:
colonially created national anthem whose first stanza drips wet with the spit of racist condescension, gender exclusion, and stodgy, ungainly archaisms. --- Kperogi.

An Anthem of northern military dictators with stanza like the labor of our heroes past; heroes including Muritalla Mohammed, the murderer of Asaba, the Anthem is a most repulsive National Anthem any country can get.

No mind the mumu

femi4:
QuinQ:


1) I shouldn't have to Google to know what my anthem means
Then you are not literate enough for this argument. "Hail and Compatriots" are not everyday vocabulary. Your biased mind again at work

2) You are the one who started it by linking the civil war to an anthem
I didn't link it to an anthem, it was a response to a common by an APCist before you jumped into the conversation without full grasp of the discussion

3) Which heroes past?? So anthems are where "heroes past" are honored
You are now sound like someone with low IQ, "Labour of hero past motivates you to match and surpass their feat. Its like have yardstick or guidelines to succeed. It has nothing to do with honouring. People, athletes, Countries have great mentors like that dead or alive

4) Glad you realise it's a valid point. Try to realize others are valid too
Like I said, when you goof, I will tell you. A typical BATist will go at any length to defend stupidity...you ain't different from them

As for being BATist, check my previous posts

1) Are you ok?? That's the whole point - an anthem should be easily understood by common folk, and ideally, it should start with the country's name

2) Doesn't matter. You linked, and in response I also linked.

3) Could you please name these "heroes past" so we see who are these that ought be in our anthem

4) Well, you praised me. I'll also praise you when you
finally say one thing reasonable

BTW, the speed with which this EXTREMELY difficult bill passed proves NASS is truly Tinubu’s rubber stamp.
In US, UK, etc, such a bill will be IMPOSSIBLE to pass

Nzogbu2012:
Last month, Yoruba nation agitators tried nonsense in Ibadan. The Governor of Oyo did not wait for any Federal Government. He used Oyo State's authority to arrest the perpetrators within hours of the incident. The very next day, Governor Seyi Makinde destroyed their houses. On the third day, they were in court. Today, they are in prison. That is a Governor! Not this one that watches and does nothing while a separatist group causes killings, mayhem and chaos in his state. And this is the man Peter Obi, and Oby Ezekwesili praised as the best Governor!

Are there UGM in that state? How many people, policemen,, soldiers, have they killed? How many houses, businesses, police stations, govt buildings, fuel stations, etc have they destroyed?
You are comparing apples and oranges

leo047:
Enjoy your beans in peace

They'd simply pay the 150k fine. No beans for them

femi4:
QuinQ:


First of all I'm neither an APCist nor a BAPTIST.

1) One anthem is "Arise o Compatriots " (I don't know what is compatriots nor do I know what they talking about). The other one is "Nigeria we hail thee". 'Nough
said.

If you don't know the meaning of compatriots, Google it. That's a bias statement to make

2) And we survived the Civil War intact, then a period of unprecedented boom till the anthem was changed!
Another biased submission, linking the state of the economy to change in anthem. Now, that the old anthem is back, is N1 now $1

3) In tough times the importance of an uplifting, very positive, unifying mantra cannot be overestimated
And "Arise o Compatriots is not uplifting "? Another biased opinion, "The Labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain" is more than motivating and uplifting

4) That concerns what's good for our economy and our foreign reserve. In all other things nothing beats merit.
This anthem was chosen by NIGERIANS after a WORLD-WIDE competition - and it shows. Best anthem in the world
This is the only valid point you raised but then you still link it to "good economy and foreign reserved"

NB: Most APCIST always always start their reply to acquisition with the phrase "I AM NEITHER a BATist nor an APCist

1) I shouldn't have to Google to know what my anthem means

2) You are the one who started it by linking the civil war to an anthem

3) Which heroes past?? So anthems are where "heroes past" are honored

4) Glad you realise it's a valid point. Try to realize others are valid too

As for being BATist, check my previous posts

Graubie:
Trump is first former president to be convicted of criminal charges in US history and will be sentenced in July

He'll also be the first such to win the presidency

[quote author= post=130202725]Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land,
Though tribe and tongue may differ,
In brotherhood we stand,
Nigerians all, and proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland.

Our flag shall be a symbol
That truth and justice reign,
In peace or battle honour’d,
And this we count as gain,
To hand on to our children
A banner without stain.

O God of all creation,
Grant this our one request,
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed,
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.


GOD BLESS NIGERIA 🇳🇬 🙏 ❤️ [/quote]They should remove that second stanza. So it'll be:

Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land,
Though tribe and tongue may differ,
In brotherhood we stand,
Nigerians all, and proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland.

O God of all creation,
Grant this our one request,
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed,
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.

Good one from the clueless one, BAT

bamasite2:
Just check how many PAID SUBSCRIBERS Reno has on Twitter.
Last time I checked, people pay for only what they value.

You mean X
Why not just tell us
How many?

udomonday:
is he saying the truth or not?why should the country discard thier indegenious anthem for the one composed by a foreigner?Nigeria is just a comedy skit.

Because it is MUCH BETTER. The best anthem in the world!
Also, it was chosen by NIGERIANS after a worldwide competition.
Also because it marks Nigerians as being open-minded, neither parochial, narrow-minded, nor racist!

femi4:
What is wrong with "Arise o Compatriots " ?

2. Which Anthem were we using when we fought Civil/Biafra war ?

3. How is changing the Anthem affects the social economic progress of the masses?

4. What happens to the popular slogan: "support Nigerian products " wear , eat n grow Nigeria?

Apcist.... over to you

First of all I'm neither an APCist nor a BAPTIST.

1) One anthem is "Arise o Compatriots " (I don't know what is compatriots nor do I know what they talking about). The other one is "Nigeria we hail thee". 'Nough
said.

2) And we survived the Civil War intact, then a period of unprecedented boom till the anthem was changed!

3) In tough times the importance of an uplifting, very positive, unifying mantra cannot be overestimated

4) That concerns what's good for our economy and our foreign reserve. In all other things nothing beats merit.
This anthem was chosen by NIGERIANS after a WORLD-WIDE competition - and it shows. Best anthem in the world

femi4:
Well, trust APcist to defend this nonsense. This Akpabio led senate is a disaster

I'm the furthest thing from APC but I support Tinubu on this one 100%.
You don't throw away an anthem that's simply genius and replace it with medicre nonsense.
That our old anthem is the best anthem in the world in all sorts of ways!

LordIsaac:
I prefer the words in the old anthem…it’s better and reasonable. Quote me today, and twice on Thursdays!😁

You are 100% right! Not only is it much better than the other, it is the best anthem I've ever heard - simple, short, yet says it all, with a commanding tune, and starts with name of the country.
Honestly that anthem is GENIUS!

kettykin:
What of soludo, I think he is trying to

How? By demolishing bldgs?

9japride:
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It's not true. If you check out your fellow age mate that is white, they look too matured. The worst effect is on their women.
Them no dey argue that one, Africans are blessed. The most beautiful combination of races are usually blacks mix with any other races.
If our leaders were doing the right things, blacks won't be slaving for the whites.
You need to get closer to them to see their skin texture, you go just pity them.

Yet all the ads of people looking younger than their age are white. See this guy below, 57 years.
Yes, the sun ages the skin and darker people produce melanine which protects them from the sun
But a white person who avoids the sun will look young

9japride:
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Maybe, but blacks don't age quickly.

Depends. Whites who age quickly are those who spend years in the sun trying to get a tan

OmotolaDeniro:
Who also noticed that the man ages way more faster than the woman?

Now he looks more like her grandpa

What the fvck is this please?🤔

9japride:
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Blacks and Asians don't age quickly.

Because she's wearing wig and make-up. Remove those and she'll look older than him

Kukutente23:
Do you agree with the bolded line
Are you now in brotherhood with ipob

No, neither am I in brotherhood with Boko Haram. But I'm in brotherhood with Igbos and Hausas.
I commend Tinubu for this

Ismat17:
Since we want to go back to the we were before let us have regional government
Or ododowa republic or Biafra oo

Na small small na. One thing after the other. Eventually we'll come to those

mmso:
What problem will this solve. Priorities.

Mantemmy:
how is the anthem help us with the current situation in the country

jibnet1:
Is this the solutions to Nigerians problems

seunmsg:
Absolute nonsense. I’m not singing any we hail thee nonsense.

Well, if you observe, Nigeria's problems started when the anthem was changed. You never know how spiritual laws apply

ugonna1054:
Tinubu’s one year in Office

Achievement : Successfullly changed the National Anthem

Smh

Actually it's a real achievement. Try doing that in, say, US or another country. Impossible!
Easily doing the impossible is always an achievement

Janosky:
John W dunce

You WAILERS no dey cross check facts.

New world translation of Exodus 34:14 is very correct.


You must not bow down to another god,+ for Jehovah is known for* requiring exclusive devotion.* Yes, he is a God who requires exclusive devotion.+"
Hebrew lexicon 7067 qanna - "demanding exclusive service"/ God demanding exclusive devotion.


Compare NWT with the Hebrew text, is the word "name " in the Hebrew text?

Reread the screenshots & CURE YOUR IBERIBEISM.

But have u ever asked yourself why creator of the whole universe of which earth is not even visible to the naked eye, has human characteristic of jealousy towards our almost non-existent earth??

jantman:
You can never be closer to God without a life of prayer. For prayer is an effort to lay of God..
.,
.

Eviana:
A-men and absolutely. Prayer is the lifeline to the Lord.

So what is your definition of prayer? Is there a universal definition? Do you agree with this definition below?