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...

UNI-ABUJA: PROFESSORS PROTEST ALLEGED MOVE TO IMPOSE AISHA MAIKUDI AS VC, SECURITY AGENTS ATTACK JOURNALISTS. (PHOTO).


 UNIABUJA: Professors protest alleged  move to impose Aisha Maikudi as VC,  security agents attack journalists

Rather than thaw, the crisis ravaging the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) over the selection of a new Vice-Chancellor (VC) has deepened.


Following the exit of Prof Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah,  it is believed some powerful forces are trying to impose  Aisha Maikudi as the new VC.


But, some professors believe Maikudi is ineligible under the advertised criteria.


On Saturday, they openly protested the plot to 'impose' her.


One of them was seen shouting "It is not possible. We will never allow somebody who is ineligible to preside over our academic affairs. This is a university environment. Enough of this academic imposition".


Security agents were immediately drafted to prevent a breakdown of law and order.


Some journalists who were covering the protest were manhandled. Their vehicle was also vandalised.


The professors came out to protest, following reports of a scheduled 'Emergency Senate Meeting' allegedly to replace Senate members who refused to endorse the imposition of Maikudi.

Those opposed to her believe with just two years of professional experience,  she cannot be imposed "on senior professors".

One of them said: "These desperados want to take advantage of the holidays, when most Senate members have travelled, to hold a kangaroo session to replace Governing Council members opposed to the imposition, and select her as the next VC".

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