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Trump nominated alongside the Pope for Nobel Peace Prize
Controversial US president, Donald Trump has surprisingly been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize award.
Reports say Trump was nominated by an unidentified American who wants the controversial leader recognised for “his peace through strength ideology”.
The names of the nominees are usually kept secret but those entitled to nominate candidates are free to reveal the name of the person or group they have nominated.
Read also: US Attorney General dodges probe, quits Trump’s administration
Announcing his nomination and that of others, the Nobel Institute said on Thursday, that Trump and Pope Francis will vie for the award alongside 316 other people and organisations that are in the race for this year’s award.
Last year, the prize went to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to bring peace to his country ravaged by a half-century of conflict.
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Balarabe musa
March 3, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Very funny. They just want to molest the man. Who dash monkey banana. He is a man of war. And insha Allah, very soon he will be impeached for terrorising we the Moslems
JOHNSON PETER
March 3, 2017 at 4:48 pm
You are foolish. So you want Trump to tolerate injurious people like you who believe in erroneous Islam of killing people. I even want Trump to get rid of Moslems all over the world if possible.
Joy Madu
March 4, 2017 at 3:19 am
Same hear because they don’t deserve to live in this world.they have shad innocent blood in the name of Islam a blood sucker god
Animashaun Ayodeji
March 3, 2017 at 5:40 pm
This is an insult to the pope! Trump is the definition of violence, he deserves a place in hell… run for him!
Margret Dickson
March 3, 2017 at 5:44 pm
Donald Trump for novel peace price ?, this must be a joke, it can’t be the final nomination.