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A Chief Magistrates’ court in the Yaba area of Lagos has granted bail to five students of Dowen College following a charge of conspiracy and hom!cide made against them by the police.

The police charged the minors following the alleged m*rder of their schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni, aged 12. On December 9, the five minors were remanded in a juvenile home over the de*th of their schoolmate who was allegedly att*cked in a case of b!llying while in school.

Chief magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, who heard the bail application granted them bail in the sum of N1m each. The magistrate also ordered the defendants to produce two sureties each in like sum.

Magistrate Adeola said that one of each of the defendants’ sureties must be their parent, and must swear an affidavit of compliance.

She further held that the international passports of all the defendants must be submitted to the court, their residence must be verified by the prosecutor and they must stay within 2km of their residence at all times.

The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay his ex-wife Princess Jaya and their two children a divorce settlement which could reach over half a billion pounds – the highest ever awarded by a UK court – to protect them from the thre!t he poses to them, TheGuardian is reporting.

The High Court on Tuesday said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay 251.5 million pounds to his sixth wife, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and make ongoing payments for their children Al Jalila, 14, and Zayed, 9, underpinned by a bank guarantee of 290 million pounds.

The total amount the children receive could be more or less than 290 million pounds, depending on factors including how long they live and whether they reconcile with their father. The settlement includes 11 million pounds a year to cover security costs for Princess Haya and the children while they are minors.

Judge Philip Moor said the family needed “water-tight security,” and that “absolutely uniquely,” the main threat to them came from Sheikh Mohammed, rather than outside sources.

It is reported that Haya, 47, fled to the U.K. in 2019 and sought custody of her two children through the British courts. The princess, who is the daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan, said she was “terrified” of her husband, who is alleged to have ordered the forced return to the Gulf emirate of two of his daughters. 

Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha, ex-Abia State Commissioner of Information and former National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has died.

     Iwuoha, who served as the national President of the Union between 1996 to 1997, died on Monday evening, Dec. 20, in Umuahia, Abia State.

He was also a former Managing Editor/Head of Editorial Department, Daily Times of Nigeria, between 1991 to 1993, and a Media Adviser to the then Governor of Abia State.

In a statement signed by NUJ National President, Chris Isiguzo, the Union expressed sadness over Iwuoha’s death and condoled with his family.

The statement reads:-
“A very committed member of the NUJ, Mr Bonnie Iwuoha had been very passionate about the union and he dedicated his time and energy towards building a better union and enhancing the practice of the profession.

      “In 2003, he participated as a member of the NUJ National Registration Council together with the late Prince Tony Momoh and others, to produce the first ever compendium of journalists in Nigeria”.

     The Union has directed all the 36 States councils and the FCT to open condolence registers in the name of the deceased leader while a three-day mourning period has been declared by the union from Tuesday, December 28 to Thursday, December 30, 2021.

The Nigerian economy has incurred N499.29bn losses since the microblogging app, Twitter, was shut down by the Federal government on June 4, 2021.
        According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria’s economy loses N104.02m ($250,600) every hour to the ban on Twitter.

It has been 4,800 hours (200 days) since the social networking site was blocked.

    The Federal Government on June 4 announced the suspension of Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Buhari.

The suspension came with a directive to telecommunication companies to block access to Twitter for their subscribers.

     While giving his Independence Day speech, Buhari hinted that the ban would continue until Twitter registered in Nigeria, had a physical presence, and representation.

   Recently, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, said Twitter had agreed to the nation’s conditions for the suspension to be lifted.