DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on sunday said one of the best ways Nigeria can immortalise the late winner of June 12,1993 Presidential election,Chief M.K.O Abiola,is to entrench viable democracy,just as he said that such can only be achieved through the practice of true federalism which is currently not in place in the country.Governor Ambode,who spoke in Lagos at a event organised by the State's Office of Civic Engagement to mark the 23rd Anniversary of June 12,said Nigeria owe the late Abiola a duty to entrench democracy in the system and practice it the right way.Speaking on the theme:Democracy and Inclusiveness:Basis For Good Governance''.Governor Ambode,who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government,Mr Tunji Bello,said June 12 would continued to be remembered,but that the country must be prepared to travel through the journey of ensuring the right things are done in proper ways.He said ''This is a day we must continue to remember because we have been practicing democracy and at the end of the day,we are not actually doing what we should be doing.If you look at the topic of today,it says Democracy and its inclusiveness,what we have today,we still have a long way to go,and that is to say that we are not practicing true federalism.What we owe Nigeria today is nothing but true Federalism and for us to be able to achieve true federalism,we have to work hard for it and that is the message the Governor has asked me to deliver.We still have a long way to go.If you want to honour him,we owe him a duty to ensure that we install a viable democracy and that viable democracy can only be installed if we have true federalism which we are presently not practicing,and that is very important''.One more photo below.
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