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

Image
 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...

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA).(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE



STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE


PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA)



President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Governing Board and Management team of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for a renewable term of four (4) years, in accordance with Section 2(3) of the FERMA Amendment Act, 2007:


Chairman of FERMA Board — Engr. Imam Ibrahim Kashim Imam


Managing Director of FERMA — Engr. Chukwuemeka Agbasi


Member (NARTO) — Yusuf Lawal Othman


Member (FMW) — Engr. Ibi Terna Manasseh


Member (FRSC) — ACM Shehu Mohammed


Member (Finance) — Babatunde Daramola-Oniru


Member (South-South) — Hon. Preye Oseke


Member (South-West) — Hon. Oye Ojobe 


Member (South-East) — Dr. Kenneth Ugbala


Member (North-Central) — Sen. Timothy Adudu


Member (North-East) — Engr. Abubakar Bappa


Member (North-West) — Aminu Adamu Papa


President Tinubu expects the new appointees to achieve integrous and competent service delivery, given the central role that the institution will play in the sustainable health of growth-enabling infrastructure nationwide.


Chief Ajuri Ngelale


Special Adviser to the President


(Media & Publicity)


October 13, 2023

 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

THE NEW OONI OF ILE-IFE,WILL NOT EAT THE HEART OF THE LATE OONI-PALACE CHIEFS.

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).