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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...

IGWE OMASI ,EZENWAKA CANVASSE ORDERLINESS AHEAD OF JUNE 11 FLAG OFF OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 Igwe Omasi ,Ezenwaka Canvasse Orderliness Ahead Of June 11 Flag Off Of Election Campaigns


By Michael Ezenwata


Ahead of the June 11,  2025 flag off of election campaigns in Anambra State,,the Deputy Chairman state Traditional Rulers Council representing the Anambra North Senatorial zone, Igwe Benjamin Okeji has called for civility and orderliness across political divides.


In a press statement in Awka,Igwe Okeji who doubles as the Traditional Ruler of Omasi ,warned against political hooliganism and brigandage to ensure  hitch free campaigns.


He urged all political actors to leverage on the sound security network put up by Governor Chukwuma Soludo to conpunct themselves creditably.


The royal father charged all security agencies to be at alert to ensure that criminal agents do not hijack the exercise.


Igwe Okeji urged communities in his area of jurisdiction to avoid being used as  thugs to destabilize the electoral process.


In a related development,the President General, Achina Town Union, Mr.Anthomy Ezenwaka disclosed that the community has set up a Political Action Committee ahead of the elections to coordinate effective electoral strategies that will ensure full in future elections.


According to Mr.Ezenwaka who doubles as the state Chairman,Civil Service Commission, the committee will ensure among other things,that eligible voters are properly registered by INEC for the upcoming elections.


He urged Achina electorate residing outside the community to domesticate their voting centres by ensuring that they come home en masse to participate in the voting exercise.


Under his watch,Mr. Ezenwaka announced that the door of the community is open to all political parties to present their manifestos in an enabling convivial atmosphere. He noted that he is obliged as a stakeholder in.the Anambra State Government to protect the interest of his employer who has established government's presence in Achina.


Mr.Ezenwska mentioned some of the impact of government in the area to include the rehabilitation of the Achina -Umunze Road and the Achina- Onneh -Awa-Amansea Road.


* Ezenwata is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *

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