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...

"VILLAGE CHAMPION, YOU THINK ABUJA IS PORT HARCOURT"- AISHA YESUFU BLASTS WIKE OVER FCT DEMOLITION. (PHOTO).


 "Village Champion, You Think Abuja Is Port Harcourt"- Aisha Yesufu Blasts Wike over FCT Demlition


Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has slammed the FCT Minister and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a “village champion.”


Yesufu said that Wike is mistaking Abuja for Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, where people tremble at the mention of his name.


Recall that a socio-political critic, Martins Ortse aka VeryDarkMan, had ealier criticized Wike, over the demolition of Ruga community.


Wike has however reacted to the critiques saying that the action was aimed at sanitizing and securing the FCT.

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