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 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...

14 NEWLY PROMOTED OFFERS DECORATED BY MURI,AIG POLICE ZONE 13 UKPO,ANAMBRA STATE. (PHOTOS).


AIG Police Zone 13 Ukpo, Anambra State, Umar Muri, today, 21st January 2022, decorated fourteen officers from the zone who were recently promoted by the Police authority.

The officers include CSP Ndidiamaka Alifi Oguamalam, CSP Ibrahim Jauro, CSP Anthony Adeyi and CSP Mbanefo Regina-Jane, all from Anambra State Police Command.

Others include  DCP Fidelis Ogarabe, DCP Victor Erivwode, ACP Matthew Ezeh, ACP Princewill Ijeoma, ACP Fidelia Okorie and ACP Ukwa Bernard Amaga, all from Enugu State Command.

SP Nkeiruka Nwode, SP Daniel Gamede and SP Gabriel Gamede, all from Police Zone 13 headquarters Ukpo were equally decorated by the AIG at the event.

Decorating the Police officers, AIG Muri charged them to continue to ensure that justice is served to the rich and poor, as well as people of all religious persuasions at all times,  and thanked God and the Police authority for the promotion, which he noted, will help in improving the officers' welfare packages.

While calling for strict supervision in upholding the mandate of the force, the AIG reminded the newly promoted officers that all instructions associated with their new ranks must be strictly adhered to, urging them to be role models to their subordinates.

Thanking the Police authority for considering them worthy of their new ranks, the newly promoted officers, including DCP Ogarabe and CSP Jauro promised to redouble efforts in achieving the mandate of the force, even as the member representing Ekwusigo Constituency, Honourable Onyebuchi Ofor and a philanthropist, Mr. Fidelis Mmaduaburochukwu called on them to justify their new positions with renewed efforts.

Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Echeng Echeng, and his Enugu State counterpart, Lawal Daura attended the ceremony which also has in attendance family members, friends and well-wishers of the newly promoted officers.
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