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...

OSHODI/ISOLO, AGEGE LG BY-ELECTIONS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 24.

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      The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has scheduled the conduct of Councillorship by-elections into Ward B (Ogunoloko) and Ward B (Dopemu) in Oshodi-Isolo and Agege Local Governments of the State respectively for Saturday, 24th March 2018.
The by-election timetable released by the Commission indicates that political parties are expected to collect Nomination forms on behalf of their candidates between Monday, 5th and Wednesday 7th March 2018 while the forms are to be submitted to the Commission not later than Tuesday, 13th  March 2018.
The register of voters would be displayed at the Ward Collation Centres of the affected Wards on Friday, 9th March 2018 while the list of validated candidates for the elections would be released by the Commission on Wednesday, 21st March 2018.
The Chairman of the Commission, Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips has, therefore, enjoined leaders of political parties and other stakeholders in the State to cooperate with the Commission to guarantee a peaceful electoral process devoid of violence, pledging that the Commission would, on its part, ensure that the elections are free, fair and credible.Justice Phillips also urged eligible voters in the affected Wards to obtain their voter’s cards which would enable them to participate in the election exercise to vote for candidates of their choice on election day.She also disclosed that the Commission would convene meetings of stakeholders in the two Wards to discuss issues that will guarantee the peaceful and successful conduct of the by-elections.The conduct of the by-elections in the two Wards is necessitated by the death of the occupants of the two Councillorship seats in the affected Local Governments.
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