DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).

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 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...

LAI MOHAMMED HAILS NIGERIAN TV,FILM CONTENT PRODUCERS.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 5 people, people standing                     The Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,yesterday wednesday hailed Nigerian TV and film content producers for their impressive work in deepening the industry,but challenged them to do more to tell the Nigerian story and do more of co-production to enrich their content.The Minister made the commendation in Cannes,France,where he is at the head of the Nigerian delegation to the ongoing 2017 MIPTV,the biggest forum for TV and online content producers in the world.He said he was quite impressed with the presence of such Nigerian content producers as Iroko,Aforevo and Consolidated Media Associates Ltd,owners of Souundcity and Ontv,Spice TV,Access24 and OnMax,at the global forum,hence his decision to personal visit their stands to encourage and support them.On the importance of the forum,Alhaji Mohammed described MIPTV as ''a shopping mall for content and formats for chamnnels,'' ading: ''The idea of this MIPTV is to create a forum for the media and the entertainment world,especially the television and films,to meet other stakeholders including content producers and channel owners in an attempt to further deepen the industry''.The Minister said hid delegation,which includes the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information,Senator Sulaiman Adokwe,and the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission {NBC},Mr Is'haq Modibbo Kawu,will leverage on their attendance of the forum to enrich the digitization of television broadcasting in Nigeria.''We must see how we can build contacts and relationship that will enrich content production when we go fully digital,'' he said,disclosing his plan to visit other African countries to exchange ideas on digitization.As part of his activities at the forum yesterday wednesday,the Minister was taken on a guided tour of the sprawling venue of the MIPTV,during which he visited the stands of notable Nigerian content producers like Iroko and Aforevo,as well as those of Bollywood and Zee World.More photos below.
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