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London - The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Phillips, has said that the United Kingdom may introduce the principles of Sharia law into some aspects of its legal system.

The British Broadcasting Corporation Online reports that Lord Phillips, the most senior judge in England and Wales, said there was no reason Sharia law principles could not be used in mediation. However, he said this would still be subject to the “jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.”

Abeokuta - The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has declared that it will continue to attach much importance and put in resources for the development of sports in the country.

This assertion was made by Pastor Olu Banure, Special Adviser to the General Overseer of the church, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, at the closing ceremony of the maiden edition of the Redeemers International Sports Festival at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta.

According to Pastor Banure, the General Overseer has taken particular interest in the sports development initiatives of the church “since sports plays a vital role in our national life, especially as it relates to the development of the youths.”

Nigeria - Worried by the high rate of prostitution among students of universities, authorities of higher institutions and religious fellowships across Nigerian campuses have started prayer sessions to fight the scourge.

Besides, some institutions have strengthened their counseling units to cage the vice, while the National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the Federal Government to do something urgent to rid the nation’s campuses of prostitution and social vices.

Also, universities in Ibadan, Ife, Ago-Iwoye and Lagos, campus fellowships including the Christ Apostolic Church Students’ Association, Baptist Students’ Fellowship and fellowships of Pentecostal extraction have, declared war on the scourge. They described it as an “assault unleashed on God’s creatures from the pit of hell.”

Lagos - Alhaji Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo, business mogul, philanthropist and the Baba Adinni of Nigeria, died in the early hours of today, family sources told the News Agency of Nigeria.

Folawiyo whose death came 10 days to his 80th birthday., was one of the icons of Nigerian industry and a pillar of Islam.

Born in Lagos on June 16, 1928, to a successful Lagos merchant, the young Folawiyo attended Olowogbowo Methodist Primary School, Lagos (1934 1941) and Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha.

Abuja - The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the blacklisting of five additional “fake” universities bringing to a total of 15 of such this year alone, so far closed and operating illegally, in the Nigeria.

The blacklisted schools are Blacksmith University, Awka, St Paul University College, Awka, both in Anambra State; and, Rev. D.O. Ockiya College of Theology and Management Sciences, Ogbia, Bayelsa State.

Others are University of Applied Science and Management, Port Novo, Republic of Benin; University of Industry, Yaba, Lagos.

According to a release in Abuja, the Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof Julius Okojie, warned parents and students against patronizing such schools.