DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).

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 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...

N1.6BN SCAM: COURT GRANTS JIDE OMOKORE LEAVE TO TRAVEL,RULES ON APPLICATION CHALLENGING JURISDICTION JULY 5.

Related image               Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court,Abuja has granted the embattled Chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited,Jide Omokore,who is standing trial for a N1.6 billion oil scam,the permission to travel abroad between July 11,2017 and September 10,2017.The trial judge has also fixed July 5,2017 to rule on an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter.The application was brought by Abiye Membere,a former Group Executive Director,Exploration and Production of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,NNPC.Omokore and his companies are standing trial along with Membere,Victor Briggs,former managing director of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company,NPDC;and David Mbanefo,Manager,Planning and Commercial of the NNPC.They were re-arraigned on November 21,2016 on a nine-count amended charge,of criminal diversion of about $1.6 billion alleged to be proceeds of petroleum products belonging to the federal government.Justice Dimgba,adjourned to June 22,2017 for hearing of the application challenging jurisdiction of the court,and adoption of written addresses and fixed July 5,2017 for ruling and continuation of trial depending on which way it goes.
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