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...
It was reported today that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has set up a five man committee on recovery of state government vehicles from unauthorised persons and locations.The committee has the state's former Commissioner for Natural Resources,Solagbade Amodeni,as Chairman and Mr Lawrence Akintunde as Secretary.Other members are the Senior Special Assistants {SSA} to the governor on security matters; Mr Jimoh Dojumo,Mr Yusuf S. and Mr Odunayo Kolawole.The committee which has six weeks to submit its report,has been directed to recover all government vehicles within and outside the state.In a statement signed by the Chief of Staff to Governor Akeredolu,Mr Olugbenga Ale,the state government expressed worry over the number of vehicles in the possession of unauthorised persons.''A number of government vehicles are in possession of unauthorised persons and locations,contrary to the rules and regulations guiding the use of government vehicles.To this end,the Governor of Ondo State,Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN,has approved the constitution of a Committee on Recovery of State Government Vehicles from unauthorised persons and location,'' the statement read.The committee is expected to carry out its responsibility with the support of security agencies,in the case of those who may not want to release the vehicles voluntarily.The statement added that ''The committee will employ all legal means,including the use of minimal force where necessary to recover government vehicles''.
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