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...

BENUE TO HOST FIRST AFRICAN FOOD FESTIVAL IN NIGERIA.{PHOTOS}.

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    Benue State under the leadership of Governor Samuel Ortom is billed to host the first African Food Festival in Nigeria.
The disclosure was made yesterday during a courtesy call on the Governor by organisers of the African Food Festival led by Ambassador David Ibrahim.
Governor Ortom while addressing the delegation said his administration would key into the festival to positively impact the economy of the state and showcase its potentials to the international community.
The Governor acknowledged the innovativeness with which the event was planned by young men and women, expressing the hope that the festival would add value to the development of the state.
He constituted a committee headed by the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Dennis Ityavyar with some commissioners, special advisers and other key government appointees to liaise with the organisers for a successful festival.
Earlier, leader of the organisers, Ambassador David Ibrahim said Benue was given the hosting right due to its antecedents in food production and success story as food basket of the nation.He enumerated the importance of the festival to include boost in economic activities, building of a food village for the event which would eventually become a tourist center as well as the attraction of about five serving presidents of different countries and investors to the state.More photos below.
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