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How Old-new National Anthem Could Have Prevented Banditry, Insecurity In Nigeria

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Godswill Akpabio

Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has stated that if Nigeria had maintained the old national anthem which was re-introduced earlier this year, the issue of insecurity would have been prevented.

According to Akpabio, if Nigeria had retained the anthem, it would have taught citizens patriotism and taking your neighbour as your brother would mean you would not want to kill such a person.

He further stated that those labelling the re-introduced anthem as an element of colonialism don’t understand Nigeria’s history because a panel made up of Nigerians was set up in 1959, which received inputs from all over the world regarding the anthem.

The Senate President made the submissions on Tuesday during his visit to the Nigeria Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

He said: “The other impactful bill signed by the National Assembly is the reverting to our old national anthem.

“A lot of people are not aware that there was a panel set up and made up of Nigerians to receive input from all over the world in 1959.

“So when people are saying we’re bringing in colonial anthem, they need to look into the history of “Nigeria, we hail thee”.”

“If we had kept to that anthem, we probably would not have banditry today in Nigeria because if you take your neighbour as your brother, you will not want to kill him.”

Recall that both the House of Representatives and the Senate speedily passed a bill to return to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”, that was abolished in 1978.

President Bola Tinubu also signed the bill in May, after it was passed by the National Assembly, making the old anthem the new anthem of the country.

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CCTV Captures Moment A Housemaid Urinated In Her Madam’s Mug In The Kitchen (Video)

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In the video, the madam who spoke in Hausa language, said the housemaid has a room that is ensuite, yet decided to urinate in the kitchen using her mug.

 

A CCTV footage has emerged online showing the startling moment a housemaid urinated in her madam’s mug in the kitchen.

The video has made the rounds on social media, attracting reactions. 

In the video, the madam who spoke in Hausa language, said the housemaid has a room that is ensuite, yet decided to urinate in the kitchen using her mug.

She also mentioned that she pays the maid more money than she is supposed to. She further stated that the maid eats the same meals she makes in the house.  READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

The maid could be seen begging when the madam threatened to take her to the police station.

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Young man collapsed and died of heart failure in front of his stunned family, moments after reading aloud his assignment!

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Life throws unexpected things at us all the time. Some we like—such as finding a $20 bill on the sidewalk—but many of them we don’t, such as missing a flight due to an extra long line at airport security.

Sometimes unexpected events can be much more serious, such as an illness or a job loss. Needless to say, these kinds of events can be quite distressing. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Per reports, the 19-year-old man, later identified as Liam, reportedly collapsed and died of heart failure in front of his family. His family said that Liam collapsed moments after revealing his first mission call would be to his dream country – Japan…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

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Reactions As Nigerian Lady ‘Tired Of Life’ Jumps From Flyover To Her Death In Warri

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Many residents of Warri and Uvwie local government areas in Delta State are shocked and saddened by the suicide of a woman in her 30s.

They wondered why she would deliberately jump down from the Ekpan flyover that resulted in her death penultimate Saturday.

Although some blamed it on depression or frustration, others said it could be a result of spiritual manipulation.

Eyewitnesses, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard, said they heard the lady screaming she was tired of life, adding that they thought she was making a skit video.

According to them, before they could come to terms with the situation, she had fallen backwards from the flyover, smashing her skull on the busy NPA Road.

Worried by the incident, Deltans have urged the state and federal governments to erect high protective rails on both sides of the flyover to discourage such an act in the future.

A resident, who didn’t disclose his identity, said: “It is not enough for us all to lament this shocking incident. Government should begin to erect protections on both sides of flyovers and bridges in the state. This was how it started at the Lagoon area in Lagos State and after several cases of suicide deaths had been recorded there, I heard police operatives started patrolling the area to prevent occurrences.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

However, the state’s Police spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed to Sunday Vanguard that the incident was not a skit as seen in a trending video, saying before the police got to where the lady landed, her corpse had been evacuated.

“We heard of the incident but before our men got there, they have taken the corpse of the woman away,” he said.

A resident of Warri, Mr Efe Charles, said police and good hearted Deltans should stop pedestrians from walking on these flyovers.

He said: “They are meant for vehicles so people should be discouraged from using them as routes to anywhere on foot. This will discourage others that may want to do something similar.”

Francis, another Warri resident, said he was surprised that this sad incident came barely few days after a promising Deltan identified as Nick Imudia allegedly jumped from a height at his Lekki residence in Lagos State to his death.

“Could it be that the lady was negatively influenced by the reported death of Nick Imudia, who committed suicide at his apartment in Lagos State as we heard in the news recently? There are too many questions on my mind.”

A journalist in Warri, who did not want him name mentioned, said the incident spoke to our sensitivity as a nation, wondering why those under the flyover did not make any move to save the girl.

He said: ”I was sad that those under the flyover were busy videoing and saying: ‘she go soon jump oooo, she mean am, she wan die o’. They should have arranged for a Keke to rush to rescue her.”

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