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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86" title="انهضوا أيها الوطنيون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="انهضوا أيها الوطنيون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87,_%E0%A6%93_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D" title="আরিসে, ও কামপাত্রিঅটস্ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আরিসে, ও কামপাত্রিঅটস্" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Гімн Нігерыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гімн Нігерыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Гімн Нігерыі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Гімн Нігерыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB%C4%83%D1%85%C4%95%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%C4%95" title="Нигери патшалăхĕн гимнĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Нигери патшалăхĕн гимнĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Arise, O Compatriots" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CF%8D%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9D%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Εθνικός ύμνος της Νιγηρίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Εθνικός ύμνος της Νιγηρίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_nacional_de_Nigeria" title="Himno nacional de Nigeria – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Himno nacional de Nigeria" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Arise, O Compatriots" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87" title="سرود ملی نیجریه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سرود ملی نیجریه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_Oh_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise Oh Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Arise Oh Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%99%ED%8F%AC%EB%93%A4%EC%9D%B4%EC%97%AC,_%EC%9D%BC%EC%96%B4%EB%82%98%EB%9D%BC" title="동포들이여, 일어나라 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="동포들이여, 일어나라" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_Najeriya" title="Taken Najeriya – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Taken Najeriya" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Arise, O Compatriots" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94" title="המנון ניגריה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המנון ניגריה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_Oh_Compatriots_Nigerias_Call_Obey" title="Arise Oh Compatriots Nigerias Call Obey – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Arise Oh Compatriots Nigerias Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerijos_himnas" title="Nigerijos himnas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Nigerijos himnas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nig%C3%A9ria_himnusza" title="Nigéria himnusza – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nigéria himnusza" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89" title="النشيد الوطنى النيجيرى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="النشيد الوطنى النيجيرى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Campatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Campatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Arise O Campatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arais,_O_Kompatriots" title="Arais, O Kompatriots – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Arais, O Kompatriots" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%B7%E3%81%A6%E5%90%8C%E8%83%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E5%91%BC%E3%81%B3%E5%87%BA%E3%81%97%E3%81%AB%E9%81%B5%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6" title="起て同胞、ナイジェリアの呼び出しに遵って – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="起て同胞、ナイジェリアの呼び出しに遵って" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%E2%80%99s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria’s Call Obey – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria’s Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_Nigerii" title="Hymn Nigerii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hymn Nigerii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Arise, O Compatriots" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Гимн Нигерии – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Гимн Нигерии" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Arise, O Compatriots" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Химна Нигерије – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Химна Нигерије" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%E2%80%99s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria’s Call Obey – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria’s Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arise_O_Compatriots,_Nigeria%27s_Call_Obey" title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D" title="நைஜீரிய நாட்டுப்பண் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="நைஜீரிய நாட்டுப்பண்" 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id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">National anthem of Nigeria from 1978 to 2024</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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/>Former national anthem of <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lyrics</th><td class="infobox-data">John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, <a href="/wiki/Babatunde_Ogunnaike" title="Babatunde Ogunnaike">B. A. Ogunnaike</a>, Sota Omoigui and P. O. Aderibigbe, 1978</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music</th><td class="infobox-data">Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of <a href="/wiki/Pa_Odiase" title="Pa Odiase">B. E. Odiasse</a>, 1990</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">1978<span class="noprint">; 46 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1978</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relinquished</th><td class="infobox-data">29 May 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2024-05-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Nigeria, We Hail Thee</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #E6E8FA">Audio sample</th></tr><tr class="haudio"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-top:1em"><div style="display:inline-block;"><figure 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:National_anthem_of_Nigeria.oga" title="File:National anthem of Nigeria.oga">file</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">help</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Arise, O Compatriots</b> is a Nigerian patriotic song that was used as the <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">national anthem</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> from 1 October 1978 until 2024, when <a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Nigeria, We Hail Thee</a> was reinstated. On 29 May 2024, "Arise, O Compatriots" was officially relinquished followed by the readoption of the first national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" used from 1960 until 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arise,_O_Compatriots&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The anthem was adopted in 1978 by the <a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship_in_Nigeria" title="Military dictatorship in Nigeria">military government</a> and replaced the previous national anthem, "<a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Nigeria, We Hail Thee</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-gn_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lyrics are a combination of words and phrases taken from five of the best entries in a national contest. The words were put to music by the Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of <a href="/wiki/Pa_Odiase" title="Pa Odiase">Benedict P. Odiase</a> (1934–2013). The Nigerian national anthem lyrics were created by five people: P. O. Aderibigbe, John A. Ilechukwu, Dr. Sota Omoigui, Eme Etim Akpan and <a href="/wiki/Babatunde_Ogunnaike" title="Babatunde Ogunnaike">B.A. Ogunnaike</a>. </p><p>On 29 May 2024, "Arise, O Compatriots" was officially relinquished following a bill passed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Nigeria)" title="National Assembly (Nigeria)">National Assembly</a> and subsequently signed into law by president <a href="/wiki/Bola_Tinubu" title="Bola Tinubu">Bola Tinubu</a>. It was replaced by "Nigeria, We Hail Thee", Nigeria’s first national anthem.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lyrics">Lyrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arise,_O_Compatriots&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lyrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the anthem has two verses, usually only the first is sung. On some occasions, the second verse is recited as "The National Prayer". </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> original<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hausa_language" title="Hausa language">Hausa</a> translation </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Igbo_language" title="Igbo language">Igbo</a> translation </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><b>I</b><br /> Arise, O Compatriots<br /> <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>'s call obey<br /> To serve our fatherland<br /> With love and strength and faith<br /> <a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Nigeria" title="List of wars involving Nigeria">The labour of our heroes past</a>,<br /> shall never be in vain<br /> To serve with heart and might,<br /> One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Oh God of creation,<br /> Direct our noble cause<br /> Guide thou our leaders right<br /> Help our youth the truth to know<br /> In love and honesty to grow<br /> And living just and true<br /> Great lofty heights attain<br /> To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign. </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Hausa-language text"><span lang="ha" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Tashi, Ya Yan Uwa<br /> Kiran Najeriya yayi biyayya<br /> Don yi wa ƙasar mahaifinmu hidima<br /> Da soyayya da karfi da imani<br /> Aikin jaruman mu na baya,<br /> ba zai taba zama banza ba<br /> Don yin hidima da zuciya da ƙarfi,<br /> Al'umma ɗaya daure cikin 'yanci, zaman lafiya da haɗin kai.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Ya Allah na halitta,<br /> Ka shiryar da lamirinmu mai daraja<br /> Ka shiryar da shugabannin mu daidai<br /> Taimaka wa matasan mu gaskiya su sani<br /> Cikin soyayya da gaskiya su girma<br /> Kuma rayuwa mai adalci da gaskiya<br /> Babban matsayi mai girma ya kai<br /> Don gina ƙasa inda zaman lafiya da adalci za su yi sarauta.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Igbo-language text"><span lang="ig" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Bilie, ndị obodo<br /> Oku Naìjíríyà rube isi<br /> Ijere ala nna anyị ozi<br /> Site n'ịhụnanya na ume na okwukwe<br /> Ọrụ ndị dike anyị gara aga,<br /> agaghị abụ n'efu<br /> Iji obi na ike jee ozi,<br /> Otu mba ejikọtara na nnwere onwe, udo na ịdị n'otu.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Chineke nke okike,<br /> Duzie ebumnuche anyị dị mma<br /> Na -eduzi ndị ndu anyị nke ọma<br /> Nyere ndị ntorobịa anyị aka ịmata eziokwu<br /> N'ịhụnanya na ịkwụwa aka ọtọ ka o too<br /> Na ibi ndụ ziri ezi na eziokwu<br /> Enweta oke oke oke<br /> Iji wuo obodo ebe udo na ikpe ziri ezi ga -achị.</span></span> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a> translation<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Fulani" class="mw-redirect" title="Fulani">Fulani</a> translation </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Tyap_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyap language">Tyap</a> translation </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Yoruba-language text"><span lang="yo" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Dide, eyin ara<br /> Wa je pe Naijiria<br /> Lati sin ile baba wa<br /> Pẹlu ifẹ ati agbara ati igbagbọ<br /> Iṣẹ awọn akọni wa ti kọja,<br /> kò gbodò ja si ásán<br /> Lati sin pẹlu ọkan ati agbara,<br /> Orilẹ -ede kan ti a dè ni ominira, alaafia ati iṣọkan<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Oluwa Ọlọrun ẹda,<br /> Ṣe itọsọna idi ọlọla wa<br /> Ṣe itọsọna awọn oludari wa ni ẹtọ<br /> Ran awọn ọdọ wa lọwọ otitọ lati mọ<br /> Ni ifẹ ati otitọ lati dagba<br /> Ati gbigbe laaye ati otitọ<br /> Awọn ibi giga giga giga de ọdọ<br /> Lati kọ orilẹ -ede kan nibiti alaafia ati ododo yoo jọba.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Nigerian Fulfulde-language text"><span lang="fuv" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Heey, ummee onon leydiyanke'en, <br /> nootee noddaandu Naajeeriya. <br /> Ngam jagganooɗen leydi baaba, <br /> nder yiɗde, tiɗɗinaare e nuɗɗinaare. <br /> Njaggu ngenndiyanke men ɓeɗiiɓe <br /> to ngu laato ngu meere. <br /> Njaggenen leydi nder ɓernde wootere, <br /> leydi ngootiri ndarindiiri ndimaaku, jam e dental.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Yaa Joomiimin mo tagaale.<br /> Ɓoocin ɗatal amin moƴƴungal<br /> Hanndutu ardiiɓe amin no haani<br /> Wallutu faamfaamɓe amin paama goonga<br /> Ɓe mawnira yiɗde e goonga<br /> Boo ɓe ngeeɗira adilaaku e goonga<br /> Ɓe njottoyoo gikkuuji moƴƴuɗi<br /> Ngam mahuki lesdi ndi <br /> jam e adilaaku dogginirtee.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Tyap-language text"><span lang="kcg" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Á̱na̱nyiuk, nyi ta̱ngam,<br /> Fa̱k yei Naijeriya hu.<br /> Zi̱ nyia̱ a̱byin ka nta̱m<br /> Ma̱ng a̱lyia̱ nzi̱t a̱nyiung.<br /> Nta̱m a̱yaagwak nzi̱t na gbangbang,<br /> Zi̱ na kai nna ghwon bah.<br /> Zi̱ na ba̱ng nna mi̱cet,<br /> Zi̱ swan ma̠ a̠byin ka ma̱ sa̱t, zi̱ mun a̱pyia̱ nzi̱t.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> A̱gwaza Tswazwa wu,<br /> Da̱ kwak nzi̱t a̱son ka.<br /> Tyiet a̱ca̱cet nzi̱t ba,<br /> Ba̱ cat a̱ghyang ba̱t kuzang jen,<br /> Ba̱ swan swat nyinyang hu.<br /> A̱wot, ba̱ nyia̱ kyang tswa,<br /> Á̱ nok a̱byin nang konyan<br /> Nswan ma̱ng sa̱t a̱ni.</span></span> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Pledge">National Pledge</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arise,_O_Compatriots&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National Pledge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nigerian pledge of allegiance is recited immediately after the playing of the Nigerian national anthem. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Felicia_Adebola_Adeyoyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin">Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin</a> in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English original </th> <th>Hausa translation </th> <th>Yoruba translation </th> <th>Tyap translation </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="poem"> <p>I pledge to Nigeria, my country<br /> To be faithful, loyal and honest <br /> To serve Nigeria with all my strength <br /> To defend her unity and uphold her honour and glory <br /> So help me, God.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p>Na yi wa Najeriya alƙawarin ƙasata<br /> Don zama mai aminci, mai aminci da gaskiya<br /> Don yiwa Najeriya hidima da dukkan ƙarfina<br /> Don kare hadin kan ta da kuma kare mutuncin ta da daukakar ta<br /> Don haka ku taimake ni Allah. </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p>Mo ṣeleri fun Nàìjíríà orilẹ-ede mi<br /> Lati jẹ ol loyaltọ aduroṣinṣin ati otitọ<br /> Lati fi gbogbo ipa sin Nigeria<br /> Lati daabobo isokan rẹ<br /> Ki o si gbe iyi ati ogo rẹ ga<br /> Nitorina ran mi lọwọ Ọlọrun. </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p>N da̱p a̱nu ma̱ng Naijeriya, a̱byin nung ka.<br /> N nyia̱ a̱cucuk, n nwuak a̱pyia̱ nung, n nyia̱ tsotswat.<br /> N nyia̱ Naijeriya ta̱m ma̱ng a̱lyia̱ a̱nyiung.<br /> N cok mun a̱pyia̱ nji hu.<br /> A̱wot, n di̱n a̱ma shi nji hu ma̱ng yet nji hu,<br /> Mat a̱nia, A̱gwaza beang nung. </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arise,_O_Compatriots&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 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href="/wiki/Oodua_Peoples_Congress" title="Oodua Peoples Congress">Oodua Peoples Congress</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation_in_Nigeria" title="Female genital mutilation in Nigeria">Female genital mutilation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_inequality_in_Nigeria" title="Gender inequality in Nigeria">Gender inequality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Nigeria" title="Health in Nigeria">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Nigeria" title="Languages of Nigeria">Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Nigeria" title="Polygamy in Nigeria">Polygamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Nigeria" title="Poverty in Nigeria">Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Nigeria" title="Prostitution in Nigeria">Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protests_in_Nigeria" title="List of protests in Nigeria">Protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Refugees_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Refugees of Nigeria">Refugees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_Nigeria" title="Social class in Nigeria">Social class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_Nigeria" title="Slavery in Nigeria">Slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals_and_Nigeria" title="Sustainable Development Goals and Nigeria">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Nigeria" title="Water supply and sanitation in Nigeria">Water supply and sanitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Nigeria" title="Women in Nigeria">Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youth_in_Nigeria" title="Youth in Nigeria">Youth</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Conflicts" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><div class="hlist"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Conflicts_in_Nigeria" title="Category:Conflicts in 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title="Culture of Nigeria">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Nigeria" title="Cinema of Nigeria">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Nigeria" title="Coat of arms of Nigeria">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_cuisine" title="Nigerian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Nigeria" title="Flag of Nigeria">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerians" title="List of Nigerians">List of Nigerians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_literature" title="Nigerian literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of Nigeria">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria" title="Music of Nigeria">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Nigeria" title="Public holidays in Nigeria">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Nigeria" title="Religion in Nigeria">Religion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sharia_in_Nigeria" title="Sharia in Nigeria">Sharia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoking_in_Nigeria" title="Smoking in Nigeria">Smoking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_gaming_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Video gaming in Nigeria">Video gaming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Nigeria" title="Outline of Nigeria">Outline</a></span></li><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Nigeria-related_articles" title="Index of Nigeria-related articles">Index</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigeria" title="Category:Nigeria">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Nigeria" 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Avante">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensi_Nkore" title="Ensi Nkore"><i>Ankole</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Aube_nouvelle" title="L'Aube nouvelle">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatshe_leno_la_rona" title="Fatshe leno la rona">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekitiibwa_kya_Buganda" title="Ekitiibwa kya Buganda"><i>Buganda</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ditany%C3%A8" title="Ditanyè">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundi_Bwacu" title="Burundi Bwacu">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers" title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A2ntico_da_Liberdade" title="Cântico da Liberdade">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Renaissance" title="La Renaissance">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Tchadienne" title="La Tchadienne">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udzima_wa_ya_Masiwa" title="Udzima wa ya Masiwa">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debout_Congolais" title="Debout Congolais">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Congolaise" title="La Congolaise">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti_(anthem)" title="Djibouti (anthem)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilady,_Bilady,_Bilady" title="Bilady, Bilady, Bilady">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caminemos_pisando_las_sendas_de_nuestra_inmensa_felicidad" title="Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrea,_Eritrea,_Eritrea" title="Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkulunkulu_Mnikati_wetibusiso_temaSwati" title="Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Forward,_Dear_Mother_Ethiopia" title="March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Concorde" title="La Concorde">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/For_The_Gambia_Our_Homeland" title="For The Gambia Our Homeland">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Bless_Our_Homeland_Ghana" title="God Bless Our Homeland Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libert%C3%A9_(anthem)" title="Liberté (anthem)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esta_%C3%89_a_Nossa_P%C3%A1tria_Bem_Amada" title="Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Abidjanaise" title="L'Abidjanaise">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ee_Mungu_Nguvu_Yetu" title="Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Fatse_La_Bontata_Rona" title="Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Hail,_Liberia,_Hail!" title="All Hail, Liberia, Hail!">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya,_Libya,_Libya" title="Libya, Libya, Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ry_Tanindrazanay_malala_%C3%B4!" title="Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mlungu_dalitsani_Mala%C5%B5i" title="Mlungu dalitsani Malaŵi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Mali" title="Le Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Mauritania" title="National anthem of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motherland_(anthem)" title="Motherland (anthem)">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherifian_Anthem" title="Cherifian Anthem">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1tria_Amada" title="Pátria Amada">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Honneur_de_la_Patrie" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Honneur de la Patrie">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%27tite_fleur_aim%C3%A9e" title="P'tite fleur aimée"><i>Réunion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Nziza" title="Rwanda Nziza">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ya_Bani_al-Sahra%27" title="Ya Bani al-Sahra'"><i>Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independ%C3%AAncia_total" title="Independência total">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Lion_rouge" title="Le Lion rouge">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koste_Seselwa" title="Koste Seselwa">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_We_Exalt_Thee,_Realm_of_the_Free" title="High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qolobaa_Calankeed" title="Qolobaa Calankeed">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samo_ku_waar" title="Samo ku waar"><i>Somaliland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My_Saint_Helena_Island" title="My Saint Helena Island"><i>Saint Helena</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_South_Africa" title="National anthem of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan_Oyee!" title="South Sudan Oyee!">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahnu_Jund_Allah_Jund_Al-watan" title="Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mungu_ibariki_Afrika" title="Mungu ibariki Afrika">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salut_%C3%A0_toi,_pays_de_nos_a%C3%AFeux" title="Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humat_al-Hima" title="Humat al-Hima">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oh_Uganda,_Land_of_Beauty" title="Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stand_and_Sing_of_Zambia,_Proud_and_Free" title="Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Anthem of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former national and regional anthems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lefatshe_leno_la_bo-rrarona" title="Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona"><i>Bophuthatswana</i> (1977–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Ciskei</i> (1981–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ungwana" title="Ungwana">Comoros (1975–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vers_l%27avenir" title="Vers l'avenir"><i>Congo Free State</i> (1885–1908)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Trois_Glorieuses" title="Les Trois Glorieuses">People's Republic of the Congo (1970–1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_of_the_Rising_Sun_(anthem)" title="Land of the Rising Sun (anthem)"><i>Biafra</i> (1967–1970)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salam_Affandina" title="Salam Affandina">Egypt (1871–1922, 1936–1958)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eslami_ya_Misr" title="Eslami ya Misr">Egypt (1922–1936)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">Egypt (1971–1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia,_Be_Happy" title="Ethiopia, Be Happy">Ethiopia (1930–1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia,_Ethiopia,_Ethiopia_be_first" title="Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first">Ethiopia (1975–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Gazankulu</i> (1973–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Katangaise" title="La Katangaise"><i>Katanga</i> (1960–1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">Libya (1969–1972)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allahu_Akbar_(anthem)" title="Allahu Akbar (anthem)">Libya (1972–2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_the_Mali_Federation" title="National Anthem of the Mali Federation">Mali Federation (1960)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Mauritania_(1960%E2%80%932017)" title="National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017)">Mauritania (1960–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viva,_Viva_a_FRELIMO" title="Viva, Viva a FRELIMO">Mozambique (1975–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">Namibia (1990–1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Nig%C3%A9rienne" title="La Nigérienne">Niger (1961–2023)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nigeria (1978–2024)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_the_Orange_Free_State" title="National anthem of the Orange Free State">Orange Free State (1854–1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rise,_O_Voices_of_Rhodesia" title="Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia"><i>Rhodesia</i> (1974–1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Rwacu" title="Rwanda Rwacu">Rwanda (1962–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Avant_(anthem)" title="En Avant (anthem)">Seychelles (1976–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fyer_Seselwa" title="Fyer Seselwa">Seychelles (1978–1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Somalia_(1960%E2%80%932000)" title="National anthem of Somalia (1960–2000)">Somalia (1960–2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soomaaliyeey_toosoo" title="Soomaaliyeey toosoo">Somalia (2000–2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Somaliland_(1960)" title="National anthem of Somaliland (1960)">Somaliland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King">South Africa (1910–1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Die_Stem_van_Suid-Afrika" title="Die Stem van Suid-Afrika">South Africa (1938–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">South Africa (1994–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King"><i>Southern Rhodesia</i> (1979–1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salut_%C3%A0_toi,_pays_de_nos_a%C3%AFeux#Rally_of_the_Togolese_People-era_national_anthem" title="Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux">Togo (1979–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Transkei</i> (1976–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_the_Transvaal" title="National anthem of the Transvaal">Transvaal (1875–1877, 1881–1902, 1914–1915)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salam_al-Bey" title="Salam al-Bey">Tunisia (1846–1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ala_Khallidi" title="Ala Khallidi">Tunisia (1957–1987)</a></li> <li><a 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