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...

GOV. UZODIMMA FLAGS OFF ORJI-TORONTO-EGBU JUNCTION BY ROAD SAFETY AND TORONTO-EMEKUKU-UZOAGBA ROADS.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.




GOV. UZODIMMA FLAGS OFF ORJI-TORONTO-EGBU JUNCTION BY ROAD SAFETY AND TORONTO-EMEKUKU-UZOAGBA ROADS



The Imo State Governor,  Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma today, flagged off the reconstruction of two roads, which are Orji-Toronto-Egbu Junction by Road Safety and Toronto-Emekuku-Ezeogba. 


His Excellency announced that the Orji-Toronto-Egbu and Toronto-Emekuku-Uzoagba road projects will be completed and commissioned within the year. 


The Governor, therefore, called on the host communities to cooperate with the contractor, Leo 9 for speedy construction in line with the contractual terms.


According to the Governor, "while making Owerri look like a state capital. We have not forgotten the dwellers of the rural areas". "I believe in strategic communications where performance will speak for itself". 


The Governor admonished Imolites to imbibe the attitude of maintaining public infrastructure.

According to him " it is not in building roads, it is about maintaining the roads to last".


Speaking earlier, the Commissioner for Works, Barr. Ralph Nwosu disclosed that the 8.4-kilometre roads with a 2.7-kilometre spur are part of the outer ring roads of Imo State. He further commended the Governor for keeping to his promises of delivering quality infrastructure to Ndi Imo.

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