Happy Independence Nigeria

Happy Independence to Nigeria.

Here are some things you may not know about the national anthem

The lyrics were written by John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B. A. Ogunnaike, Sota Omoigui and P.O. Aderibigbe.

It was adopted in 1978 and performed by the Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of B. E. Odiasse

Do you know the national anthem in any of the major dialects in Nigeria.

Here is the national anthem in Igbo

    Zọlié ndi àlà anyị
    Záá òkù Naijiria
    Ka ànyị jee ózi n’okwukwe
    N’íké, n’ịhụnanya
    Ka íké ndị odogwu ànyị kpàrà
    Ghàrá ịla n’íyì
    Ji óbì, n’íké jee ozi
    Ótù obodo nwe ònwé ya
    Ùdó na idi n’ótù

In Yoruba

Dide eyin ara .
    Wa je-pe Naijiria,
    ka fife sin ‘lewa
    pelu okun ati ‘gbagbo
    Ki ise awon akoni wa
    ko ma se ja sa-san,
    Ka sin tokan-tara
    ile tominira wa,
    alafia so-dokan.

    Second Stanza
    Olorun Eleda
    To ipa ona wa
    F’ona han asaaju
    K’odo wa m’otito
    K’ododo at’ife po sii
    K’aye won je pipe
    So won d’eni giga
    K’alafia oun eto le
    Joba ni ‘le wa

    THE PLEDGE
    Mo se ileri fun Orile-Ede mi Naijiria,
    Lati je olododo, eniti o see f’okan tan
    Ati olotito eniyan
    Lati sin in pelu gbogbo agbara mi,
    Lati sa ipa mi gbogbo fun isokan re
    Ati lati gbe e ga fun iyi ati ogo re.
    Ki Olorun ran mi l’owo

In Hausa

Yaku ‘yan Nijeriya ku farka;
    Ku amsa kiran Nijeriya;
    Domin mu taimaki ƙasarmu ta haihuwa;
    Don aiki ga ƙasata cikin soyayya da riƙon gaskiya;
    Domin gudumawar da shuwagabaninmu ‘yan kishin ƙasa suka bada;
    kada ta zama a banza;
    Muyi aiki da zuciya ɗaya da girmamawa a gareta;
    Domin ta kasance ƙasa ɗaya mai yanci ga kowa tare da haɗin kai da zaman lafiya.

May God bless our great Nation.

Amen