SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).
Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...
Today thursday ex-Governor Amaechi was screened for a ministerial post that is not yet known to the public.The Minority Leader,Godwill Akpabio,first told the Senate that the PDP caucus would not ask him any question since the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics,Privileges and Public Petitions had been debated by the Senate.But the Majority Leader,Ali Ndume,suggested that Mr.Amaechi should take a bow and go,saying one of his duties as Senate leader was to market the ministerial nominees.How ever,the Senate President Bukola Saraki,ensured he was asked questions,leaving the moment for All Progessives Congress,APC,senators alone.While fielding questions from the senators,Mr.Amaechi said he disliked corruption,adding that he was not indicted in the whole report of the Judicial Commission of the Inquiry of River State.Amaechi said ''There is nowhere in the report of the Judicial committe,not {even} the whit paper by the governor,that i am indicted for corruption''.Speaking on the APC victory in the last presidential election,Amaechi said the party was able to sell to Nigerians that there was massive corruption in the previous government.''So we let Nigerians know that the only solution was to change government,and then,we presented a signpost candidate who is incorruptible''.On Niger Delta problems,he assured that the East West Road would be his top priority if he is appointed minister for the region.When Amaechi was told t clear his name of corruption dealings,he said ''I have never collected a bribe in my life.If we keep to the rule of law,allow a Governor to function as a governor''.One more picture below. 
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