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...

AKWA IBOM UNIVERSITY SIGNS DEAL FOR 400-BED SPACE HOSTEL. (PHOTO).


 A’Ibom varsity signs deal for 400-bed space hostel


The Akwa Ibom State University, located at Ikot-Akpaden, Mkpat-Enin Local Government Area, has signed an agreement for the construction of a 400-bed space hostel to ease accommodation problems in the university.


The project will be financed by the Africa Plus Partners Nigeria Limited in collaboration with the University through its partnership with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.


The university disclosed the development in a press statement on Sunday.


According to the statement, the Managing Director of Africa Plus Partners Nigeria Limited, Mr Niran Ajakaiye, said his firm would provide 75 per cent of the fund while AKSU will provide the remaining 25 per cent from TETfund.


Ajakaiye, who was represented by Mr Dipo Lawore, explained that the firm would manage the facility for 21 years to recover its investment.


Ajakaiye said the project would be completed within 12 months.


The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nse Essien, described the timing of the project as timely, considering the university’s accommodation challenges.

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