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...
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo visited Anambra state on Monday,June 12.He was there to attend the 50th conference of the Nigerian Law Teachers Association held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka,Anambra State.During the event,he spoke on the insecurity in Nigeria and how it can be tackled.The Acting President who was received by the Governor of Anambra state,Willie Obiano lamented about insecurity and poverty in Nigeria.Osinbajo also blamed the Federal Government for the ethnic agitation currently going on in the country.He said most of the security problems confronting the nation were self inflicted,resulting from corrupt practices,injustices among others.He said: ''The Boko Haram in the North-East,militants in the Niger Delta and farmer/herdsmen clashes were as a result of poverty.A lot of these agitation centred on tthe failure of the state to create an inclusive society,a failure to guarantee the security of lives and property by the agencies charged with the responsibility and the failure to build trust around the rule of law and justice system of administration''.Osinbajo said lack of provision of basic needs of life to the people remained the greatest source of tension in the country.More photos below.
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