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...
Malam Barkindo Saidu,the Executive Secretary,Borno Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS {BOSACA},says 512 new cases of HIV infections have been recorded in Internally Displaced Persons {IDPs} camps in the state.He spoke ttoday sunday in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen.Saidu said that the cases were recorded after voluntary screen in some IDPs camp in the state.He pointed out that two out of the 512 persons were children.'' We are currently conducting voluntary screening on HIV/AIDS in IDPs camps across the state to determine the status of the people,especially those rescued from the Boko Haram terrorists.As at last week,we have recorded 512 positive cases,among which two are children.He saidd that the state had witnessed rising cases of the disease due largely to the Boko Haram terrorism.Currently,2.4 per cent of the population of the state are living with HIV and AIDs,which translates to 108,000 persons,going by the record of the National Population Commission.But only a tiny portion of these people can access treatment because most anti retroviral centres have closed'' Saidu said.He explained that only 32 out of the 90 anti retroviral centres were still operational in the state.Before the Boko Haram terrorism,we had 90 treatment centres across the state,but only 32 are still functional today.''The rest have been closed down due to the Boko Haram terrorism,'' Saidu said.He called on the Federal Government and donor agencies to intervene in the HIV and AIDS control in the state.One more photo below.
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