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...

GRAMMY NOMINEE ROD WAVE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON DRUG AND WEAPON ALLEGATIONS. (PHOTO).



 Grammy nominee Rod Wave taken into custody on drug and weapon allegations


Rapper Rod Wave was arrested in Atlanta on drug and weapon charges the same day he received his first Grammy nomination, his legal team said Sunday.

The artist, whose legal name is Rodarius Marcell Green, was booked on Friday on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a firearm or knife, and reckless driving, according to Fulton County jail records. He was released the following day.

Defense attorneys Drew Findling, Marissa Goldberg, and Zack Findling said in a statement that Green was “unjustly profiled and unlawfully arrested in Atlanta” on the day he earned his nomination. They criticized the arresting officer’s affiliation with the Atlanta Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit, describing it as a team “known for aggressive tactics and emphasis on high arrest numbers rather than genuine public safety.”

The legal team added that Green was “targeted as part of this quota-driven approach, a practice that undermines justice and erodes community trust,” and vowed to challenge the arrest in court. Atlanta police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Rod Wave was nominated for best song written for visual media for “Sinners,” the title track for the movie of the same name. Earlier this year, he was briefly detained on property damage and weapons charges, though his attorneys said he had actually been a victim of burglary and wrongly arrested.


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