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...

KADUNA WILL SOON BECOME A ONE-PARTY STATE - SAYS GOV UBA SANI. (PHOTO).


 Kaduna Will Soon Become A One-Party State - Says Gov Uba Sani


Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to dominate the State, saying very soon it will become a one-party state.


The governor disclosed that about four members of the House of Representatives from the opposition parties in the State defected to APC, adding that members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly from different parties have also defected to the ruling party.


Governor ba Sani, who spoke in Zaria on Monday, argued that the defection of members of the opposition to APC “is a good sign and that shows that we are doing something that is positive, we are carrying everyone along in Kaduna state.’’


Meanwhile, House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, has distributed 117 vehicles, comprising 20 Hilux vans; two ambulances; 20 18-seater buses; 50 Sharon model vehicles, and 25 Sedan/saloon cars (Golf, Corolla & Peugeot 406), 200 tricycles, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, and 1,000 motorcycles, to his constituents.


Speaking at the event, Governor Sani heaped praises on Speaker Abbas, saying that Kaduna State and indeed the entire country was proud of his stewardship and the laudable projects that he attracted to the state.


In his address, Speaker Abbas thanked his constituents for their continued support, noting that he would continue to do his best to attract people-oriented projects to them.


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