Pa Odiase retired in 1992 as a Deputy Commissioner of Police after being the Director of Music with the Nigeria Police Band.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Composer of Nigeria's National Anthem, Benedict Odiase, passes on
Pa Odiase retired in 1992 as a Deputy Commissioner of Police after being the Director of Music with the Nigeria Police Band.
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RIP hero...
Rip sir
rip sir....
rip sir
May his soul rest in peace.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Rest in peace grandpa we greatly miss legend has it
May his soul Rest In Peace.
Amen.
RIP papa
RIP papa
eya a may his soul rest in peace
RIP papa
may your gentle soul rest in peace amen
awww!!! may you rest in Gods bosom sir.
Farewell papa u re indeed a grt Hero
RIp sir. Nd I would say thnk God for pastor Chris okotie who honored this grt man tru grace outreach can't remember what year now! Would also condole with his family esp his son Tony the brilliant keyboardist in household of God in those days.
How sad! RIP sir. 1st to comment oya Linda my prize... Hehe!
~D great anonymous!
R.I.P
May ur gentle soul Rest in Peace amen
what a country how come i have never heard about him?the country have abandoned him hmmmmm its well
May his soul Rest in perfect Peace.
Rest in peace baba!
a great icon, u'll be remembered, rip.
Eeeyyyaaa....may his soul rest in peace.
#Labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain# I'm still hoping on that....#d
sir may your soul rest in perfect peace.Amen
Sleep in peace sir. ETTA
I should save this for history classes,didn't know his details until now. Thanks linda,I am certain this post wouldn't have as much comments seeing that most libers only love controversial,nude,and ********* topics. #Tongue out# zurielle's opinion
RIP Sir...
RIP daddy
AWWW...MAY HIS SOUL R.I.P, AMEN!
Rest in peace sir
wow what a great man he is a real hero
RIP legend.
Omoge
You see our lives? Such a hero died and yet most of us hardly knew his name while he lived. I wont be surprised if he had no national honour and a street named after him anyhwere in Nigeria.
May the icon rest in peace, Amen!
RIP Sir and thank you
May his soul RIP
up on till they see this am pretty sure some people had no clue who he was
May his soul rest in peace...Linda I heard dat Fatai Rolling Dollar is dead, how true is dis??
1st to comment..r.i.p
May the icon rest in peace, Amen!
Linda you don wake? NEXt!!
rip sir. iyke
aww what a peaceful way to die, may his soul rest in peace
RIP pa. Farewell
Rest in peace sir...I hope nigeria will give u a befittin burial
Great Man.. The lord will remember you of good.Those that heard the song and refuse to serve the lanD,God will punish them.e.g OBJ,BABAGI,JONA,TINUBU.. OLE
it's a pity we only hear about this leaguns when dey die. may his soul rest in peace
May his soul rest in peace,Nigerians great man.
RIP
may his soul rest in peace,amen!
R.I.P o compatriot...heaven call obey.
RIP sir u ll nev b 4gotten
R.I.P o compatriot...Heaven's call obey
may his soul rest in peace,amen!
what a country how come i have never heard about him?the country have abandoned him hmmmmm its well
rip papa we will see again
May the good Lord grant you eternal rest
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R.I.P o compatriot...heaven call obey.
may his soul rest in peace
RIP sir
RIP pa odiase
May his soul Rest in Peace
Wow! And people like dis are never recognised in dis country mshwwww, may his soul RIP
Rest in peace sir. Another example of a man whose work lives after him.
May his soul rest in perfect. Peace
RIP a hero.
Murch.
R.I.P sir Benedict, u r indeed a gr8 man!
Heroes that were never celebrated... R.I.P Pa Odiase
May his soul rest in peace...what a pity!he was never recognised until his last minutes...Nigeria sucks...we only celebrate corruption ridden traits
Rest in peace pa...
Heroes that were not celebrated... R.I.P Pa Odiase
RIP Sir
Very Symbolic......June 12!!!
RestInPeace Pa Benedict
May his soul find guidiance wherever it might be...Journey well great man!
God rest his soul!
Amen...
@MzEllatyra
wow .... what an achiever, May his soul rest in peace, the national anthem is really a beautiful song and am sure he must av bin so proud of himself....but wait o hw come have never heard of dis great man before???
Such a great man...may you find rest in God's bossom baba~~wanas
may his soul rest in peace bt linda y na death get today post? rolling dollar nd nw dis one God help us oo
Rest in peace sir. Oviedo nuzomo.
PA RIP
I truly love n' adore our anthem. Ur a geinus, pa.
RIP.
A.
Thankyou sir..
may his gentle Soul rest in the bossom of the Almighty
Rip pa.
Adieu Sir,you was a blessing.your labour speaks in eternity.Wish you made heaven,Adien
Salute Sir! Adieu. That anthem is so prophetic, so timeless. Thank you, you died a Hero.
A.K.well, RIP
I hope he didn't die on dis day too..I jst wish he was celebrated as it ought to be..now its too late..they will strt giving stupid awards nw that he's gone..shame on dis leaders! *xclucivexter*
Real icon. RIP sir
RIP sir,hope he did not die wretched_cos I don't trust dis country...there is more to dis???
hmmmm.....i am sure no one even remembaz dis man. R.I.P sir
Wow Pa odiase RIP
May God give his loved ones the grace to go through this period. God bless them all.
May his soul rest in Peace.
Na wa ooo, seems too many deaths 2day o. RIP sir!
Rudy
Rest on pa odiase
Rip pa...
A nigeria Icon is gone
Wow!!! Same nite as pa fatai...may dere souls rest in peace.and may GOD grant dem enternal rest.
Heya...RIP...he should be given a state burial oh abi na national burial..
A great ICON..RIP
RIP.... Your legacy lives on!
May his soul rest in peace, his legacy lives on and will be heard for generations to come.
RIP sir.
We lost a great Gem. May his soul R.I.P
oh so sad; may his gentle soul RIP. hope he didn't die a poor man :(
Your legacy will live on, RIP
May his soul rest in perfect peace.gudnite.
may his gentle soul RIP
RIP SIR
How come he wasn't spoken of that much. well, fame will come only when ones gone.
he obeyed the Lord's call to serve his father in heaven with all might.
Rest In Peace, Pa B. Odiase
You served your country well. RIP.
You served your country well. RIP sir!
RIP
Agbaya like u. I guess u don't even knw d first Nigeria President. No knwledge of current affairs. Go dey sell tomatoes for ebute meta. Iya gba....
'To serve our fatherland with love and strength and faith' Indeed he served his country very well, rest in the blossom of the lord.RIP
you will forever be remembered by any soul that will be born on our fatherland....S.O
So help me God.....adieu sir....Funkky
RIP.
RIP Pa Benedict!
May ur soul rest in peace sir.We appreciate the National Anthem u composed for Nig.God bless ur lineage!
Good one there!!!!!, mr anonymous
R.I.P sir
Same here
Mind you he did not compose the national anthem, he only supervised the putting together into music by Nigeria police band...... May his soul rest in peace
Leaguns? Olodo! It is legends. That better be an error from your phone.
All his might*
Rip sir
Rip sir
may u rest in the bossom of the lord
Rest in peace, Sir. May the Lord God grant peace and strength to his dear ones. In Jesus name, Amen.
RIP
RIP hero
Linda, at wat age did he die? C ur head? U dey giv us half news. Olodo!
Rip pa odiase
R.I.P.
Heartless Idiot!
RIP Great BINI man. May d labour of our heroes past (including u) never be in vain.
Rip pa.ur remain in our memory forever so far nigerians still recite national anthem u ll nt be forgotten
You have done well Baba.......RIP Baba
Segun says RIP hero......
Segun says RIP hero.......
rip! U'll 4ever b in d minds of nigerians. Smuth to ur lord.
Naija sucks for real,these are legends to be celebrated,,,,,,rip sir.smh.....*shakes head and walk away*
RIP SIR. TRUE NIGERIAN. IST TIME HERE
RIP Sir
RIP sir, Adeww! Your legacy lives on!
a hero. and we dont even know him. this man is supposed to be one of those ppl to be studied in social studies or history. naija sha.rip
Unsong Hero, Rest in peace
aww, lovely anthem...sad, he is one of the few people I would love to meet, ...:-(... Rest in sound peace! Pa Benedict Odiase
May he Rest in Peace. But point of correction to all journalists. He composed the music but not the words of the anthem.
Rest in peace in the righthands of God almighty.
Rest in peace in the righthand of God Almighty.
Rest in peace in the righthands of God almighty.
Pa.benedict, we love u But God love most. May ur gentle soul rest in the bossom of the Lord.
may his soul rest in peace
RIP. You are one in a million
REST IN PEACE. YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLION
MAY IS SOUL REST IN PIECE BUT THEN VISIT BADDOBASE.TK
Arise of compatriot...The labour of our heros' past shall never be in vain... Rest in peace papa.
Rip in d blossom of d lord true citizen u are pa gudnght hv a wonderful rst
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