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...
The Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,has corrected the erroneous reporting,in a section of the media,of his post-FEC press briefing on Wednesday {26 April},noting he never said the President is to work from home henceforth.In a statement issued in Abuja,the Minister said the President only decided to work from home today,not that he has decided to work from home henceforth.He said the headlines in a section of the media, ''Buhari to now work from home-Lai Mohammed,'' is a misrepresentation of his statement at the briefing.Quoting verbatim the relevant section of his briefing,Alhaji Mohammed said: ''He {the President} wanted to rest TODAY and he asked the VP to preside over TODAY'S meeting.In addition,he also asked that all his files be taken home to him and he will be working from home TODAY''.
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