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 Lagos State Lands Bureau has commenced a review of its policies and processes to facilitate unhindered and smooth access to members of the public and other stakeholders who transact business with the institution.Special Adviser on Urban Development,Mrs Yetunde Onabule who spoke during a stakeholders engagement on 'Ease of Doing Business in Lagos State' said the review became necessary to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks that hindered prompt service delivery in the Lands Bureau.Mrs Onabule noted that the need has arisen to automate the land administration process to ensure easy,guaranteed and speedy collection of titles to land and property.According to her,the Lands Bureau has initiated plans to facilitate ease of doing business by streamlining its processes for collection and submission of applications,demand notices,revenue receipts and registration of title documents.''We have redesigned the layout of the Land Registry to ensure flow of processes and transactions which will lead to reduced turn-around-time {TAT}]] she said.The Special Adviser added that the process review has culminated in the reduction of the number of units within the Land Registry from eleven to three,adding that the requirement for a sworn-Affidavit prior to conducting Title Search at the Registry has also been cancelled to make the process faster and less cumbersome.The Permanent Secretary in the Lands Bureau,Mr Bode Agoro,who also spoke at the forum held at Oriental Hotel,Victoria Island,observed that registration of property areas for business reforms,noting that Lagos State is a key determinant for improving Nigeria's rating on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index.''As a responsive government,we understand and appreciate the importance of impactful reforms that would ease the registration of property,which will invariably improve Nigeria's rating on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index,and our reforms are in line with this ''he stated.Agoro envisaged that ''On completion,this initiative will revolutionise Land Administration,not only in Lagos State,but also in Nigeria,and will also propel the Country's place on the Ease of Doing Business table by up to 50 places'.
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