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...

THOSE WHO PREFER TO CLAIM BENIN SHOULD GO AHEAD, BUT 99% OF ANIOMA PEOPLE ARE IGBO- SEN NED NWOKO.(PHOTO).


 Those who prefer to claim Benin should go ahead, but 99% of Anioma people are Igbo- Sen Ned Nwoko


Senator Ned Nwoko has yet again reaffirmed that Anioma people in Delta State are overwhelmingly Igbo, dismissing contrary claims that attempt to link them exclusively to Benin ancestry.


In a chat with journalists in Abuja, the Delta North senator argued that while individuals are free to identify as they please, historical and cultural facts remain indisputable.Nwoko stated firmly that:


“Those who prefer to claim Benin should go ahead, but 99.9 percent of Anioma people are Igbo,” 


Nwoko stressed that the Anioma identity debate often arises from confusion sown during and after the Nigerian Civil War. He recalled how Anioma people suffered heavily during the conflict, especially with the Asaba massacre of 1966, which left deep wounds. Many survivors, he explained, sought refuge under alternative identities, leading to divisions that persist today.


"Our language, culture, food, and even names are Igbo. The evidence is overwhelming, and no serious historian can deny that,” 


He further maintained that unity should be prioritized over politics of identity. According to him, reconnecting Anioma people with their Igbo brothers and sisters in the Southeast is essential for the growth and unity of Ndigbo

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