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The Lead prosecuting counsel, Mr.  Aliyu Umar (SAN), told the trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Jabi Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, that, “This government respects the rule of law, and hierarchy of the judiciary. It is obvious from these two applications (filed by Saraki and Ekweremadu) and the similar case before your learned brother, Justice Kolawole, at the Federal High Court who is dealing with the issue that we are withdrawing the charges. “It is trite that two matters of the same subject matter cannot be before different courts of coordinate jurisdiction. “Therefore, the amended charge dated October 5, 2016 and also the original dated June 10, 2016 and filed the same date be struck out and all the four defendants be discharged.”

"Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday presented 200 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) to all traditional rulers in the state. He said the gesture, which was free from any charge, was in recognition of the pivotal roles of traditional rulers in the state and the need to ensure they work in relative comfort for the good and progress of the state. He said the choice of Innoson manufactured vehicles was to tell Nigerians that with a motor manufacturing company in the state, they needed not search elsewhere. He said the state government had unofficially adopted Innoson vehicles as the state brand and revealed that the next set of official vehicles he would use would be bought from Innoson and called on Nigerians to be proud of their own. On the source of finance for the projects, the governor said it was mainly from the money he attracted to the state"-Sun News

6  person feared dead, police vehicle burnt in Onitsha following the sit-at-home order by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, turned deadly in Onitsha, the commercial nerve of Anambra State as no fewer than six persons were alleged shot dead by security agents. At the end of the clash, MASSOB claimed three of the six men killed were its members named Sunday Idom, Emeka Ibe and Okechukwu Okoro. The Biafran group alleged that their members were allegedly shot dead by soldiers at Bida Road, Onitsha, where five others were also said to have been critically injured. It was equally gathered that some group of boys suspected to be MASSOB members set ablaze a Police patrol van at Oba Junction. However, Commander 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, Col. T. A. Gagariga told journalists that he was not also aware that Soldiers shot and killed MASSOB members, adding that he was aware that some MASSOB members who were on patrol with their vehicle...

"NO fewer than 12 persons killed yesterday in the heart of Awka, Anambra State when a tanker carrying palm kernel oil lost its brakes and rammed into Bus Park on the foot of the pedestrian cross at the popular UNIZIK junction in the town.