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...
Justice E.A Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in WWarri,Delta State on May 11,2017 convicted and sentenced two siblings,Chukwudi Ugwueke {a.k.a James Scott} and Sophia Ugwueke to twwo years imprisonment each with an optiob of Four Hundred Thousand Naira {N400,000.00} fine each.The duo was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on one count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents with intent to defraud one Lisa Marie Nors,an American citizen.Justice Obile,after going through the evidences tendered by the Prosecution counsel,M.T. Iko found the duo guilty and according convicted them.The convicts were first arraigned on February 1,2017 but pleaded not guilty to a 13-count.However,when the matter came up on thursday,May 11,2017 for hearing,the accused persons pleaded guilty an amended one count charge and were accordingly convicted and sentenced.The convicts were arrested at their residence in Sapela,Delta State based on intelligence on their illegal activities that bordered on defrauding foreigners through internet scams.
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