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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. BUNI OF YOBE APPROVES SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT TO 15,503 STUDENTS.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


Gov Buni of Yobe Approves Scholarship Payment To 15,503 Students

Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, of Yobe State has approved the outstanding payment of domestic scholarships for 15,503 students who did not receive their payment in the first phase of the exercise.

A statement by Tijjani Chiroma, the Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Scholarship Board, Tijjani Chiroma said that the payments will be made to the following institutions; University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Federal College Education Technical Potiskum (FCE-TP), Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua (USCOEGA), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU), Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU) and all other schools that were not paid.

The exercise commences today October 10th, with the University of Maiduguri.

According to him, another team will be at FCE (Tech) Potiskum from Thursday 13th October.

“Simultaneously, all the schools will be reached and paid from now till end of October this year Insha Allah.

“A calendar of schedules and stations will be released on the Board’s media page, over the weekend.

“As it was done with other schools, the names, ID number and other relevant details of all beneficiaries will be shared on the Boards’ media pages and on notice boards across the schools prior to the beginning of the exercise.”

 

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