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: WOMAN AMONG 44 ELECTED LG CHAIRMAN AS COMMISSION ISSUES CERTIFICATES. (PHOTO).


 Kano: Woman among 44 elected LG chairmen as Commission issues certificates


The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, has presented Certificates of Return to winners of Saturday’s local government elections.

KANSIEC chairman Professor Sani Malumfashi presented the certificates to the 44 elected council chairmen.

Among those elected as council chairmen is a young woman, Sa’adatu Yushau Tudunwada. She was elected as the Chairperson of Tudunwada LGA.

“The issuance of today’s Certificates of Return marked the concluding end of our mandate which we have carried out diligently and in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of the land,” the KANSIEC chairman said.

Speaking to newsmen, Tudunwada promised to ensure equity for the people of her local government area, regardless of their party affiliation.

The newly elected Chairman of Fagge LGA, Salisu Masu, expressed concern that the council is experiencing revenue shortages due to leakages.

He said, “I will do all I could to block leakages and improve revenue generation because right now, from the information I’m receiving, our Federal Government subvention is not even enough to pay salaries until the state government augments US?”

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