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...

SENATE SCREENS 38 NOMINEES FOR FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION'S CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS POSITIONS. (PHOTO).


 SENATE SCREENS 38   NOMINEES FOR FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION'S CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS POSITIONS


The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs  has screened 38 nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu as Chairman and Commissioners for the Federal Character Commission (FCC)


Mrs Ayo Omidiran from Osun State is the nominee for the position of Chairman of the Commission.


At the screening exercise, lawmakers asked the appointees to

promote fairness, equity, and inclusiveness in federal appointments and resource distribution.


In ensuring  due diligence in the process, the committee scrutinized the security clearances and verification of asset declarations.


Chairman of the Senate committee on Federal character, Senator Allwell  Onyeosoh urged the appointees to champion federal character principles and bring balance to Nigeria's diverse nation.

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