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...

OTEDOLA GAS EXPLOSION: A COUPLE CONFIRMED BURNT ALIVE DURING THE EXPLOSION. (PHOTOS).


 A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, d!ed in the gas explosion on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. 


It was gathered that the couple got married on February 22, 2025. 


According to reports, Dozie and Joan were on the way home when their phone lines suddenly became unreachable. 


After searching for them at the Burns Center in Gbagada and Yaba Mortuary, their charred remains were finally found on Wednesday evening.


The only identification was their car's registration number, which was found among the burnt vehicles. 


The explosion, which occurred at 8:08 pm on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, was caused by a 30-tonne tanker carrying gas products, said to be owned by a nearby gas station. 


The blast severely affected a Dental Clinic, while the generator house and security post of a nearby church building also sustained significant damage. 


Responders recovered four charred bodies, including that of an auto mechanic identified as Rotimi Adeleye.

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