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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...

DON'T HEAT UP THE POLITY, GOV. DIRI CHARGES MEDIA AIDES . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Don't heat up the polity, Gov. Diri charges media aides 

‎...appreciates them for promoting govt. policies 

‎Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has charged his new media aides to apply caution in their engagements as political activities begin.

‎Governor Diri gave the charge at a one-day Review Meeting/media training for government new media aides, which was held at the Banquet Hall in Yenagoa.

‎While appreciating the media aides for their efforts in promoting government policies and programs over the years, the governor represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei, however, advised them on the need to maintain decorum and play by the rules.

‎Governor Diri stated that the unfriendly arguments and political friction among Government new media aides on the social media space because of aspirants was disturbing, urging them to maintain sanity.

‎Also, Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku Obiyai stated that as media aides, they should take directives from authorities before making posts in order to avoid sanctions.

‎In a communique that was read at the end of the training, media aides passed a vote of confidence on Governor Douye Diri for his developmental strides in the state, as well as Dr. Samuel Kolawole Oredipe, Director-General of the New Media team, for his leadership of the team.


At the Review Meeting with the theme: Public Governance, Political Engagements, And The Media: The Nexus, two different resource persons, Mr. Klem Ofuokwu and Dr. Richard Ogbe, gave training on “Managing Government Media and Information In A Political Era and Political Contents:The media laws, ethics and professionalism.

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