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...

ICPC PROTOTYPE OFFICE COMPLEX IN ENUGU COMMISSIONED. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.


ICPC Prototype Office complex in Enugu commissioned

His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, on Thursday commissioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) prototype office complex located at Plot JQ/4 Bisala Road, Independence Layout, Enugu.

Speaking at the event, the Governor praised ICPC, the Nigerian first Anti-Corruption agency, for the professionalism and diligence it had brought to bear in the conduct of its affairs.

Ugwuanyi lauded the track record of ICPC stating that he was happy to identify with the foremost national institution on this auspicious occasion.

He further noted that in the past years, his administration had leveraged the due diligence and competence of ICPC in the conduct of government business through advisory service and anti-corruption training for public officers and top civil servants in the state.

This, he recognized, had positively impacted the state compliance with due process imperative in its governance processes.

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