PRES. TRUMP AWARDED INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE AT WORLD CUP DRAW IN WASHINGTON . (PHOTOS).
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...
To further assist the internally displaced persons and enhance civil-military relations,troops of 21 Brigade,7 Division Nigeria Army,have established a temporary school for the children at the Internally Displaced Persons {IDP} camp located in Bama town,Bama Local Government Area of Borno State using military tents.The school comprised 6 military tents in which soldiers not on essential duty served as teachers.In addition,some of the IDPs who were teachers before the their displacement,also teach in school.Presently,the school has a population of over 3,000 children.The Brigade has also establish a section of adult education for women.Impressed with the laudable initiative,the United Nations Children Fund {UNICEF} also assisted the Brigade with 2 additional tents and school bags for the pupil,while Borno State Urban Education deployed a Principal to assist in running of the school.The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel,Mr Toby Lanzer,and Borno State Government celebrated the recently held World Humanitarian Day with the IDPs in the school and commended the efforts of the Nigerian Army for establishing the school.Similarly,an American Non-Government Organization {NGO},Empoer54,equally impressed with the fact that ''despite the heavy responsibility of fiighting off the terrorists daily,the soldiers are making time to teach the children'',appreciates the soldiers of 21 Brigade for their selfless effort by establishing the school in blog and hashtag.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.More photos below.





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