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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...

NIGERIAN ARMY COMMITS TO PRESIDENT TINUBU’S FOOD SECURITY POLICY.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE


 NIGERIAN ARMY COMMITS TO PRESIDENT TINUBU’S FOOD SECURITY POLICY


The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s (NA) commitment to implementing President Bola Tinubu’s policy on food security. The COAS made this call at the opening of the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited (NAFARL) training workshop 2024, in Abuja on Tuesday,22 October 2024. The workshop, themed “Attaining Peace through Food Security: Nigeria Army Farms and Ranches Limited Perspective,” aims to rekindle the NA’s efforts to provide viable and sustainable agricultural programs through effective farming and ranching.


Represented by Maj Gen Zakari Abubakar, Chief of Transformation and Innovation (COTI) emphasized the NA’s dedication to supporting Mr President’s food security initiative. The COAS said the NA had made food security a priority following the president’s directive for the Armed Forces of Nigeria to use its available land for agricultural purposes. He commended NAFARL for its remarkable successes and achievements in its research and development efforts, especially in livestock breeding and refining.

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