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...

LASU: LAGOS ASSEMBLY SIMMONS COMMISSIONER, VC, OTHERS OVER CERTIFICATE RACKETEERING. (PHOTO).


Lagos Assembly summons commissioner, VC, others over certificate racketeering

The Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, resolved to invite Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Akibu, Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Senate of the institution and other top staff over allegations of extortion and certificate racketeering levelled against the school.

Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, while noting that the source of the story could be suspicious, resolved that the concerned officials should be summoned to brief the chamber to save reputation of the tertiary institution.

“I agree that the committee should invite those to be invited to establish facts about the allegation, but we must not because of that destroy our institution’s reputation,” Obasa, an alumnus, adding that anyone found wanting would be sanctioned.

Moving the motion under ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’, a lawmaker, Owolabi Ajani, told his colleagues that there was need to invite the commissioner, VC and others to get first-hand information.

He submitted that LASU has maintained a high level of integrity over the years, which must be sustained.

While Sa’ad Olumoh urged that the investigation should involve people in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit of the institution, Desmond Elliot and his colleague, Ladi Ajomale, who said they attended the school also, supported that the allegation be investigated.

Meanwhile, the House has moved to criminalise street begging.

The Speaker, while reacting to the motion, harped on legislating to end the menace in the state.

According to him, street begging has become a serious problem in Lagos that must be tackled head-on.

He emphasised the need for a law that would criminalise the act and also penalise individuals who give alms openly.

 

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