FCT Corps Members Brave Heavy Rain to Welcome NYSC DG
- Despite the downpour, the corpers lined up to receive the DG during his visit to their camp.
- In a show of solidarity, the DG and his team also stood in the rain to address the corps members.
A video showing corps members in the FCT standing in the rain to welcome the NYSC Director-General has stirred reactions online.
Despite the downpour, the corpers lined up to receive the DG during his visit to their camp. In a show of solidarity, the DG and his team also stood in the rain to address the corps members.
The first stanza of the NYSC anthem reads:
‘’NYSC ANTHEM
Youths obey the clarion call
Let us lift our nation high
Under the sun or in the rain
With dedication and selflessness
Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we serve.”
Watch the video below
In other news…… Veteran Nollywood actor Tom Njemanze has made a heartfelt appeal for financial assistance as he battles prostate cancer.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, the actor, currently hospitalized, called on the public for support to help cover the costs of urgent surgery. The video was also posted on Instagram by filmmaker Stanley Ontop, who disclosed the nature of Njemanze’s illness.
“Hello guys, one of our Nollywood legends is sick and needs urgent surgery,” Stanley said. “Sir Tom Njemanze has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and he needs your support to undergo surgery. Nothing is too small, fam. Help our legend live again.”
Njemanze is well-known for his roles in several popular Nigerian films including Issakaba, Tokunboh, Atosa, Pounds and Dollars, Osuofia in London, Igbotic Love, and Brain Box.
His appeal comes just a few months after fellow actor John Amaefule also sought public assistance as he struggled with both partial stroke and cancer.
