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...

NIGERIA PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO AMBASSADORS-DESIGNATE FOR UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE AND UNITED NATIONS. (PHOTO).


 Nigeria Presents Letters of Credence to Ambassadors-Designate for United Kingdom, France and United Nations


Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has presented Letters of Credence on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Nigeria’s ambassadors-designate.


The recipients are:


• Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu – Ambassador-Designate to the United Kingdom  


• Ambassador Ayodele Oke – Ambassador-Designate to France  


• Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – Permanent Representative-Designate to the United Nations, New York


The presentation of the letters formally authorises the ambassadors-designate to begin their assignments.

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