SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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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...
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APC TO HOLD FIRST POST-CONVENTION NEC MEETING.(PHOTO).

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APC To Hold First Post-Convention NEC Meeting


The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), says its first post-National Convention meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) will be held on Wednesday, 20th April, 2022. 

The emergency NEC meeting which is expected to hold at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja will commence at 10am. 

"Pursuant to Article 25.2.ii of the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the National Working Committee (NWC) is therefore, inviting members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party to a meeting to consider the Party’s Timetable/Schedule of Activities for Primaries for the nomination of candidates for the 2023 General Elections and other relevant business of the Party."

A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Barrister Felix Morka, said all members of the NEC should take note of the meeting in accordance with Article 12.3 of the APC Constitution.

 

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