New National Anthem: Between fatherland and motherland

As Nigeria adjusts to the reality of a new National Anthem, two words, among a few others, have generated some controversy. These are ‘fatherland’ and ‘motherland’. In the anthem dropped (Arise o compatriots…), ‘fatherland’ prominently features, while ‘motherland’ returns with the new. Well, not too new because it is the country’s earlier anthem that has

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