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...
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NIGERIA CHARGED ME $170 FOR BIOMETRICS THIRD TIME THIS YEAR FOR ONE-MONTH VISA- CNN CORRESPONDENT, LARRY MADOWO LAMENTS. (VIDEO/PHOTOS).

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 “Nigeria just charged me $215 for a 1-month, single entry visa. Again. I was here 3 weeks ago - paid the same $215. This is actually my 3rd time in Nigeria this year, so they have made $645 from me in 2024 alone.


The visa itself costs $25 but Nigeria charges a $20 "processing fee" and $170 for biometrics every time. My fingerprints haven't changed since I was here 3 weeks ago, why am I paying $170 to have them taken and to pose for a picture each time I visit? Isn't that a standard part of admitting someone into a country?


How can we achieve about a borderless Africa, or the promise of the AfCFTA, if we charge Africans $215 for a single-entry visa? 


In the 3 weeks since I was last in Lagos, I went to Uganda, South Africa and Ghana where I don't need a visa with a Kenyan passport. In fact, I've also been to South Africa 3 times this year. It cost me $0, like the ancestors intended. 


Nigeria's visa-on-arrival system is similar to the "visa-free" delusion of Kenya's Electronic Travel Authorization - you apply in advance, submit some documents and wait for it to be approved. It can take up to 5 business days. If you know "someone," you can pay them $50 or more to "facilitate" a faster approval.


I love Nigeria, but the visa situation is showing me shege. It's too much oo! Why this Shege Pro Max?” 


- Larry Madowo CNN International Correspondent. 

Watch video and one photo below. 





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