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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...

ALESHINLOYE INFERNO: OLUBADAN SEEKS SAFETY MEASURES IN MARKETS. (PHOTO).


 Aleshinloye inferno: Olubadan seeks safety measures in markets


The Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has called on market leaders and all stakeholders to imbibe safety measures and protocols in their operations to prevent or minimise disasters that may lead to loss of lives and property across markets in the state.

He made the call following the recent fire disaster at Aleshinloye market in Ibadan which reportedly gutted over 500 shops with the Oyo State government promising an investigation into the incident.

The monarch spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Solomon Ayoade in a statement on Friday.

The monarch said: “I am not happy with the spate of fire disasters in market and other places in Ibadan and Oyo State. It is too frequent for comfort. My call is for the managers of markets to develop and implement stringent safety protocols and measures in our markets to stem the tide of incessant fire outbreaks and other disasters.

“Lives and property are precious. It is imperative that we protect and preserve both for sustainable living and economic development. All stakeholders must work together to prevent and mitigate this negative life and economic threatening trend.”

The paramount ruler sympathised with traders in Aleshinloye market whose goods and wares were destroyed in the recent inferno, praying God to replenish them while also pleading with the government to see how it can mitigate the attendant losses.

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