Former Deputy Commissioner of Police and the then Director
of Music with the Nigeria Police Band, Pa Benedict Odiase is dead. He died last
night in his sleep. Read more
Pa Benedict composed Nigeria’s National Anthem "Arise,
O Compatriots" in May, 1978 and it was adopted in 1978 and it replaced "Nigeria,
We Hail Thee."
The lyrics are a combination of words and phrases taken from
five of the best entries in a national contest.
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