PRES. TRUMP AWARDED INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE AT WORLD CUP DRAW IN WASHINGTON . (PHOTOS).

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 President Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in Washington  Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. “This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino said, after Trump took the stage to accept the trophy, a medal and certificate. “There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.”   FIFA says the prize is for “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.  Accepting the award, Trump called it “one of the great honours of my life”, before claiming to have “saved millions and millions of lives – the Congo is an example, over 10 million people killed and it was heading for another 10 million very quickly. India and Pakistan, so many diffe...

GOVERNOR AMBODE URGES NIGERIANS,TO EMBRACE PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE & TOLERANCE.#EID-EL-FITRI MESSAGE.

                Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode,today monday called on Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the cause of a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria where citizens regardless of ethnic,religious,political or social status can flourish.The Governor in his Eid-elfitri message said it is only by embracing peace,unity and fairness that Nigerians can put the country back on the path of growth and development,urging them to embrace the tenets of love ,tolerance,forgiveness and brotherhood which characterized the period of the holy month.In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Mr Habib Aruna,the Governor said that the nation needs brotherly love and harmonious co-existence among her citizens above all other things as a means to overcome its numerous challenges.While cautioning against acts that would divide rather than unite the country,Governor Ambode called on Nigerians to return to the values of peaceful co-existence and brotherly love.He further said ''As we celebrate this auspicious occasion,therefore,let us renew our faith in our nation and implore the Almighty God to restore to us those values that place high premium on human life,love of neighbour and sharing even as we ventilate our faith in the unity our dear country and the possibility of her taking her rightful place in the comity of nations.In this all important crusade to rescue our dear country from socio-economic as well as political quagmire,let us all continue to demonstrate those sterling virtues of harmonious and peaceful co-existence as well as willingness to serve in this melting pot of cultures where the multi-ethnic and multi-religious nature of our country is turned into a source of strength''.Governor Ambode also thanked Lagosians for their continued harmonious and peaceful co-existence in the midst of diverse ethnic origin and religion.''With your demonstration of love for your neighbour and the willingness to serve,our State has continued to be a model of what patriotic Nigerians will want our dear country to be.When peace reigns in the land,we can achieve whatever it is that we want to achieve.Infrastructural development can only be carried out in an atmosphere of peace and respect for our political and ethnic differences''. Governor Ambode wished all Muslim brothers and sisters in the State a happy Eid-el-Fitri celebration,just as he enjoined Nigerians in other part of the country to continue to be their brothers keepers.

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