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...

FG TAKES STEPS TO ELIMINATE LEAD POISONING IN NIGERIA . (PHOTO).


 Federal Government Takes Steps To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Nigeria 


The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have inaugurated a National Interagency Working Group to address the growing threat of lead poisoning in the country 


To combat the crisis, the Ministry has provided laboratory equipment in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to enhanced active surveillance, and conduct soil remediation and community education. This was at a workshop in Abuja to finalize and validate the Five-Year National Strategic Plan on Lead Poisoning Elimination where officials underscored the urgency of government response 


Nigeria had witnessed outbreaks of lead poisoning in Zamfara State in 2010, where over 400 children died and several others disabled and in Niger State in 2015. More recently, in 2024, fresh cases were reported in Zamfara and Sokoto States.

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