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...

KANO: NNPP, APC SIGN PEACE ACCORD AHEAD OF APPEAL COURT RULING. (PHOTO).


Kano: NNPP, APC Sign Peace Accord Ahead Of Appeal Court Ruling

The ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) have signed a peace pact with the Kano State Police Command to maintain peace before, during and after the Appeal Court verdict on the governorship election.

Daily Trust reported that the appellant court in Abuja had set Friday to deliver judgement in the state governorship dispute.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, while addressing journalists at the Police Command Headquarters in Bompai on Thursday, said the Force had drawn up modalities that would promote peace and harmony in the state before, during and after the verdict.

Gumel, who spoke in company with other heads of security agencies, added that that the command had concluded all security arrangements to ensure peace.

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The two political parties, NNPP and the APC, were represented at the meeting by Vice Chairman of the NNPP, Wada Ibrahim and Secretary of the APC, Ibrahim Sarina.

“Both parties have agreed on ensuring that peace and calmness are sustained before, during and after the declaration of the Appeal Court judgement.

“We have also received assurances from the two political party’s leaders that they will pass the message down to their followers and loyalists,” Gumel said.

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