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...

PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS PA OLUSANYA DAVID SOTINRIN, RENOWNED PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEER.(PHOTO).


 PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS PA OLUSANYA DAVID SOTINRIN, RENOWNED PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEER


President Bola Tinubu has paid a glowing tribute to Pa Olusanya David Sotinrin, a distinguished petrochemical engineer and oil and gas expert, as well as the father of Ayo Sotinrin, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Agriculture. 


In a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, "President Tinubu describes late Pa Sotinrin as one of the silent pillars of Nigeria's energy development whose expertise, discipline, and integrity contributed immensely to the evolution of the country's oil and gas landscape.


The President acknowledges Pa Sotinrin's decades of service in the petrochemical and energy sector, which helped shape industry standards, strengthened local capacity, and inspired a generation of engineers who today remain beneficiaries of his mentorship and pioneering knowledge.


"Pa Sotinrin belonged to a class of gifted Nigerians who saw their profession as a calling and offered their talents in service to the nation. His brilliance, humility, professionalism, and commitment to excellence stood him out. "Nigeria has lost a rare gem whose work helped build the foundations of our modern petrochemical industry," the President notes.


President Tinubu extends his condolences to the Sotinrin family—especially his son, Ayo, and other loved ones—urging them to take solace in the remarkable legacy their father left behind." It concludes.

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