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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...

KANO MAN RETURNS DEAD FATHER'S SALARY TO STATE GOVERNMENT. (PHOTO).


Kano man returns dëäd father's salary to state government

A young man identified as Yusuf Sulaiman Sumaila has been commended by Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, for returning the salary received through his dead father’s account to the government coffers.

In a statement released, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Digital Media, Abdullahi Ibrahim, said Sumaila’s father died in October 2022 but the state government continued to pay his salary until August 2023. He stated that when Samaila noticed the error, he returned the salary which totaled N328, 115.75 to the state government and notified the government of his father's demise. 

“Yusuf stated that the state government had continued paying his late father’s salary into his account after his death in October 2022 until August 2023, when he made an official request for the payment to be stopped. To the governor’s satisfaction, Yusuf also requested to return the backlog of 328,115.75 to the government, for which the governor personally invited him to his office to thank him. Remarking, the governor commended Yusuf for his remarkable gesture, urging other young people to emulate him and uphold the value of honesty,” the statement read

 

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