Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 following a brief illness, his family has announced. The family announced his death in a statement posted on the actor’s official Instagram page in the early hours of Friday, expressing appreciation to fans and well-wishers for their prayers and support. “We, the family…
By Ovat Abeng The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU Owerri Zone, has revealed that over fifty casual lecturers at the Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri, are earning fifty thousand naira only as monthly salary amidst hardship in Nigeria. The union lamented that the Varsity lecturers have been on strike for the…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri on Thursday raised the alarm over a break-in at St. Mulumba Parish, Wetheral Road, Owerri, during which a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. The Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick C. Mbarah, disclosed this in a letter addressed to priests, religious and the laity of the Owerri Archdiocese. He…
Gunmen suspected to be fleeing an undisclosed incident on Christmas Day shot an assistant parish priest of Saint Kelvin Catholic Church, Ogbaku, in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The priest, whose identity had yet to be officially confirmed as of press time, was reportedly shot at about 8am on Christmas Day…
By Ovat Abeng The management of Transpower Electricity Distribution Limited (TEDL) has condemned the indiscriminate destruction of its power infrastructure by contractors allegedly engaged by the Imo State Government. The development has thrown some customers into darkness, as both the Low Tension (LT) and High Tension (HT) poles serving them were broken and transformers damaged….
Tragedy struck Amakpu Okuku community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday morning when a man in his 50s, identified simply as Odomma, was found dead after allegedly taking his own life. Residents said the father of four, who sold water in jerry cans and buckets, had long struggled with financial…
