UPDATE: OVER 2000 STRUCTURES DESTROYED,ABOUT 23-24 CELEBRITIES LOST THEIR HOUSES IN THE LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES. (PHOTOS).

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  Paris Hilton, Tom Hanks,Maria Shriver,Ben Affleck,Mark Hamill, Adam Brody, and Anna Faris,Miley Cyrus , Anthony Hopkins' ….. Others’ homes burn down in Pacific Palisades wildfires: 'Unimaginable devastation' The Los Angeles wildfires have killed five people and destroyed over 2000 structures in less than 24 hours including the family homes of the likes of Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, Anna Faris, and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The Palisades Fire began on Tuesday January 7 and forced evacuation of at least 30,000 residents in the affluent community where many Hollywood A-listers live. Many Hollywood celebs are among the hundreds of LA residents whose homes have burnt down in the raging Pacific Palisades wildfires. Cary Elwes, the star of The Princess Bride and numerous other films, wrote on Instagram Wednesday that his family was safe, but their home had burned in the coastal Palisades fire. “Sadly, we did lose our home, but we are grateful to have survived this truly devast...
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COURT ASSUMES JURISDICTION TO HEAR CHARGE AGAINST EMEFIELE. (PHOTO).

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 Court assumes jurisdiction to hear charge against Emefiele


The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has assumed jurisdiction to hear the allegations of accepting gratification, corrupt demand and receiving property fraudulently obtained made against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.


Justice Rahman Oshodi in his ruling delivered on Wednesday held that the prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) successfully established that the court has territorial jurisdiction to entertain counts 8 to 20 of the 26 count charge made against the former CBN Governor based on various facts presented in the evidence attached to the case file. The court, however, agreed with lawyers to Emefiele, that counts 1 to 4 of the charge are unconstitutional, as they are not based on any existing laws in Nigeria.


On April 8, 2024, the EFCC had arraigned Emefiele before the court on the 26-count charge bordering on alleged abuse of office and irregular allocation of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion respectively. The former CBN Governor was specifically mentioned in counts 1 to 4 as well as counts 8 to 26 bordering on alleged abuse of office, contrary to and punishable under Section 73 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2011; accepting gratification, contrary and punishable under Section 8 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000; corrupt demand, contrary and punishable under Section 10 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000; receiving property fraudulently obtained, contrary to and punishable under Section 328 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2011; and conferring corrupt advantage, contrary to Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.


In his ruling, Justice Oshodi noted that while counts 1 to 4 relate to the general offence of abuse of office as defined by criminal law, the specific conduct alleged in those counts specifically, the allocation of foreign exchange without a bid is not defined as an offence in any written law. Consequently, the court struck out these counts. Regarding counts 8 to 26, the judge emphasised that by applying established legal principles, the evidence presented was sufficient to affirm the court’s territorial jurisdiction.


Justice Oshodi, however, clarified that this finding is limited solely to the jurisdictional objection and does not address the merits of the allegations against Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi subsequently ruled that the objection challenging the court’s territorial jurisdiction over counts 8 to 26 fails and is thereby dismissed, noting that the prosecution has established a sufficient territorial nexus to compel Emefiele to answer the charges.


The court has adjourned to February 24 and 26 for continuation of the trial.

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