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...
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GOV. SANWO-OLU HOSTS DUKE OF EDINBURGH, PRINCE EDWARD AT THE NIGERIAN EXCELLENCE EVENING AND GOLD AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 GOV. SANWO-OLU HOSTS DUKE OF EDINBURGH, PRINCE EDWARD AT THE NIGERIAN EXCELLENCE EVENING AND GOLD AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY, AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON WEDNESDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER 2025

"We hosted The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis, at the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award Presentation yesterday.


The Award is a transformative journey that nurtures confidence, builds resilience and instils in each participant a profound sense of responsibility to their communities and to the world.


I am very proud of every young Lagosian who has embraced this challenge and committed themselves to excellence. Your dedication is a powerful testament to what determination, creativity and a willingness to learn can achieve.


As a government, we remain steadfast in our commitment to creating platforms that allow young people to learn, lead, innovate and thrive. Lagos will continue to champion opportunities that shape individuals into leaders who will define the next chapter of our progress."

 


l-r: British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter; Chairman, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (left) and the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward with young awardees during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (third left) and the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward (middle) with awardees during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


l-r: Secretary General, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Mr. Martin Houghton-Brown; British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter; the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; International Trustee/Chair of the Africa Region, Mr. Muhoho Kenyatta;  Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun (second right) and Senior Political Adviser, British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Mr. Wale Adebajo during the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.


Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, Prince Edward with Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, when the Governor hosted the Prince to the Nigerian Excellence Evening and Gold Award presentation ceremony, at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2025.

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