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...
Shamsudeen Bala,son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,Bala Mohammed,was today May 30,2017 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court,Abuja.He was re-arraigned along with four companies-Bird Trust Agro Allied Limited Intertrans Global Logistic Limited,Diakin Telecommunications Limited and Bal-Vac Mining Nigeria Limited,on an amended 15-count charge,bordering on money laundering.The amendment,which was effected in counts 10 to 15,according to prosecution counsel,Ben Ikani, ''was to accommodate new information'' in the alleged charge brought against them.He pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.His counsel,Chris Uche,SAN thereafter urged the court to allow him continue to enjoy the bail earlier granted to him on February 3,2017 two days after he was first arraigned.Uche,further requested for time to study the amended charge dated May 25,2017,which he said he was ''only being served'' by the prosecution.Ikani did not oppose his application for bail.Justice Dimgba has adjourned to June 26,2017 for ''continuation of hearing''.One more photo below.
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