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Holy family sister's of the needy at Okwu-Uratta in Owerri - North local government area in Imo state, known as saint Joseph home for orphanage and destitute, which belongs to the roman catholic church under Owerri arch diocese, under it's U-care program, but it is been managed by reverend sister's. On Monday 29th of May, a group of women, men, disable people were seen at the entrance gate of the orphanage home, although they have spent a long time at that time as some of them have started indirectly begging people money for food.  At exactly 1.00 pm they were given food items ranging from rice, beans and clothes were been given to them.  Drizzlersnews reporter who stood to monitor the situation made inquiry about the people who were given the food items, according to a woman whose name was withheld, but have a shop opposite the orphanage home said these are destitute and poor people, who are been fed by the reverend sister's and the food items are ...

This mini-bus have been parked at the entrance gate of ugwu-Ekwema arena by trans-Egbu road close to relief market in Owerri.   It could be that the engine developed a bad fault, that made the owner of the car to abandon it.  But the  Drizzlersnews reporter, who was on assignment, passed close to the bus, he perceived an offensive odor coming out from the bus parked, he suspected that something must have been dead inside the bus and it is a health hazard in the environment, further investigation was carried out to know the content of the vehicle only for him to discover that the odor was caused by fresh slaughtered  cow bones in the bus, with blood on it.  which must have been abandoned for months or the butcher is using it to park bones, which is not conducive for human health because it is a busy business environment and dangerous ammunition could be hidden inside the bus.   The general public is begging the environmental transformati...

A friendly match between umu-Akuru versus Akaolovo will be played on Sunday 28th of June 2020, at community secondary school field Emekuku, also known as Manacara stadium by 4.00 pm in the evening.  The both teams are from Akailiukwu autonomous community in Emekuku, although umu-Akuru won Okwuemeke in a soccer friendly with a 1-0 score line although the return leg is yet to be played.  umu-Akuru have more better players than Akaolovo, but Akaolovo needs to build a more solid midfield and defense to contend the strikers of their counterpart.  Who do you think will win the match tomorrow and your score line get a recharge card from the Drizzlersnews   

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The Owerri diocese catholic archbishop his grace Rev.Anthony John Valentine Obinna is marking his  74TH birth day.  He is from umuocham Emekuku and was born on the 26TH of June 1946 in the family of Obinna.  AJV was ordained a priest in 1972 and he was appointed as a bishop of Owerri diocese in 1993 by pope John the second and was consecrated in 1994 by bishop Carlos Maria Vigano.  He was a lecturer at Alvan Ikoku college of education and have written as well published so many books.  Obinna is an activist and a devoted catholic he succeeded late bishop Mark Unaegbu.  we wish him many more years in the lords vineyard.

A corona virus patient have been discovered on Thursday 26th of June 2020, at Amawom in Owerri nchi-ise autonomous community Owerri municipal local government area in Imo state.  According to the report received by the Drizzlersnews, she is a heath worker at federal medical centre in Owerri and have been taking to isolation centre for treatment, but the covid-19 task force team is tracing all her contacts since yesterday and the family of the victim have been ordered to isolate themselves.  From the report received from Nigerian centre for disease control  (NCDC) in Imo state, Owerri municipal local government area have the highest number of corona virus positive patients in the twenty seven local government area in Imo state.  The patient is from a well known family and but her name as well her surname have been withheld.  Presently the test is been carried out in the state at the various approved at the laboratories and government house as well loca...

A friendly match between umuakuru Emekuku versus rising stars football club, which was played on Sunday  21st of June 2020, at mount camel catholic church football field Emekuku. According to the report received by the Drizzlersnews, from the vice chairman of umuakuru youth Amandi Ebere, who play at the central defense position, said the first half of the game was a goalless draw, but in the second half it was still a goalless draw, but towards the end of the second half, the referee gave rising stars FC a penalty, although there was a contact, but it did not happen inside the 18 yard box, because it was not the right decision at that moment, which fans who were watching the game to invade the pitch because the central referee have been warned about his poor and unfair officiating to favor the rising stars team by ensuring that the win the match, but immediately he gave them the penalty some group of fans quickly invade the football pitch, while the match was on and t...

A friendly match between umuakuru versus okwumeke was played at the community secondary Emekuku in Owerri North local government area in Imo state, and both teams are from the Akaliukwu autonomous community. According to the report received by the Drizzlersnews, it is one of the toughest crackers, faced by the umuakuru team in the first half of the game it ended a goal less draw as the okwuemeke team made more complete passes and attempts at the goal post of umuakuru, which was not a holiday rest for the goal keeper of umuakuru.  In the second half of the game both teams flexed a more tactical pressure at their goal attempts, but at the 84th minutes of the game snow white made an accurate jump power through corner kick which was well delivered inside the goal post of the Okwumeke team as celebration in tears like the Atlanta 96 Olympic soccer game against Brazil which was won by Nigeria, as their spectators were in the joy gallery on the 14th of June 2020 and  ...

Nigerian union of teachers (NUT) Imo state chapter have appealed to the Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma to pay them their salaries.  According to the report received by the Drizzlersnews, for the past five months since February - June, the have not received any salary and if anybody can read as well write it is the teacher who impact the positive knowledge into the students, which have helped them in their various careers of endeavor.  The schools in Nigeria have remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic for the past three months and no palliatives were given to them.  Although the commissioner of information Kenneth Emelumba said some of them have refused to submit their bank verification number details during their verification exercise conducted in various schools, before the lock down.   NUT remind the governor that these teachers have families and relations who are depending on them.

Imo state pensioners have cried out loud, over non payment of their pensions.  They were seen with their placards at Assumpta Avenue in Owerri, heading towards the government house and a ccording to the report received by the Drizzlersnews, from the Nigerian union of pensioners, Imo state chapter, have appealed with the Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma to pay them because so many of them are dying out of hunger and m any of them have not received their pension for the past five months and their is no other source of lively hood for them because the money was contributed when the were active in service to take care of their retirement old age before the die and not having access to it is the world end on earth.  Many of their children who is to take care of them at their old age are  unemployed after their education nor under paid where the are working and some are unskilled which the cannot take care of themselves or handle medical bills and are unsure of their...

Imo state police command have intensified their search for the killers of Mr.Patrick Uche nwoke, who was found in the pool of his own blood, at an isolated area in Ahaba Orodo Community School. According the report received by the Drizzlersnews, from police public relation officer SP Orlando,  confirmed during his press report that a 55 years old man, who is a native of Oboro Amurie in Isu local government area in Imo state, was murdered by an unknown high killers  at Ahaba Orodo. Orlando noted that, from the report earlier made to the station, operatives of the divisional police headquarters in Mbaitoli, moved to the isolated area around Ahaba Orodo Community School and found the Uche nwoke's corpse on the ground. The operatives discovered that he had a deep machete cut at the back of his head, while a bicycle and bible was seen beside his corpse, their by suggesting that he must have been murdered, while going or returning from church. Imo state commissioner of Police, ...

Dr.Joseph Obi-Njoku who was the former commissioner of health under Owelle Rochas Okorocha's

Campus football club of Owerri, will commence

The new executives of Amawom youth organization in Owerri n'chi-ise autonomous community, led by the president of the organization Elvis Uzoma Nnadi and his vice president Christian Obioma Opara with other executives, have revived the vigilante security guards in the community.  According to the report received by the Drizzlersnews, the vigilante security guards have been given military training and equipped with ammunition  which have been registered with a licence and issued by the Nigerian police force, but their monthly salary payment have been increased.  Many of the guards are seen on street patrol at night from 9.00 pm with the supervision of the police, as robbery incident been observed before in the community have been put on strict control.      Amawom is one of the five communities that made up Owerri n'chi-ise autonomous community, which is under Ikenegbu ward according to INEC map, because it is the nearest to the we...

Human beings eat three hot meals every day, but feed

  In the ordination of catholic priest, none of them have been seen to be disable, but it was a great surprise as a clarerian priest who refused to state his profile to the Drizzlersnews was seen during burial ceremony of Ubowalla first indigenous priest Rev.Father Christian Mary Owuemenyi Ihedoro, who died at the age of 90 years old and he is the founding father of clarerian missionary fathers institution in africa located at Nekede in Owerri west local government area in Imo state.  According to Rev.Father Simeon Nwoke during the funeral oration of late priest father Ihedoro he said the clarierian missionaries have spread acorss Africa in the following countries to Nigeria, Ghana, Chad, Niger, Uganda,Benin, Gabon,Zimbabwe  and South Africa, which their support came from the Owerri catholic archbishop AJV Obinna and today the have a complete university and a hospital service in the institution, it is where priest who professed to be missi...

A 65 years old man identified as Mazi Ozoemena Iriaka was killed by herdsmen at umu-Ekpu Agwa in Oguta local government area in Imo state, on the 15th of June 2020, he was shot dead and his neck was slit with a machete. According to an eye witness report, Mr.Austin Onyeoma told the Drizzlersnews that it is an unfortunate situation that our lives and properties are not been protected because of the incessant killing of Nigerian citizens by terrorist acclaimed to be herdsmen.  Agwa are known for their farming occupation despite the deposit of oil in the area. but we are been threatened everyday by this herdsmen, since 2015 because their cows destroy our cash crops, which we have invested so much money and accused the government of Imo state of not given adequate attention to their matter.  He went further to say that it occurred early hours of the morning, but before the security agents at Mgbala could arrive the herdsmen have fled to an unknown destination, but th...

The Ubowalla youth organization president Virginus Atulegwu Ude announced that the following persons are members of the task force and security committee

The president of Ubowalla youth organization Virginus Atulegwu Ude on the 13th of June 2020, at Afo-Ubo market square, inaugurated a task force committee that will be in charge of security and the monthly clean up exercise in the community, which will be done in every last Saturday of the month and Virginus confirmed that it will commence by the last Saturday of June, on the 26th of June.  He used the opportunity to warn the youths of Ubowalla to desist from every bad vices that will tarnish the image of the community and their family because if any of them is arrested or caught there will be no room for mercy rather the person should be ready to face the rot of the law, because an idea mind is the devil's workshop, so he encourage them to engage themselves in the skill acquisition. sports, education, farming by dedicating their lives to God, even if their no money their are individuals who are ready to sponsor them for them to learn the skill as two new persons were elect...

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020 Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked tirelessly to sustain it. 3. We are celebrating this year’s Democracy Day despite the COVID-19 pandemic which afflicts our nation and the whole world. 4. It is indeed a very difficult time for everyone especially those who have lost loved ones to the virus and those whose sources of livelihood have been severely constrained by the stringent measures we introduced at every level of government to contain the virus and save lives. 5. The dedication of our health and other essential services staff towards containing this virus is a...

The timber and allied market is located at Aroma umu-akali Naze in Owerri -North local government area   in Imo state, commonly called in Igbo language as Ogba-Osisi. Which was constructed by the former governor of Imo state Godwill Ikedi Ohakim.  It is one of the highest income internal generated revenue of Imo state government. But the condition and negligence of that road by Imo state government for years, have made sales of building materials impossible to access or you have no option than to go through stress in entry the market and that same road is linked to Egbu, Emii, Emekuku, Uratta, Awaka, Ihigwa as well Nekede all these road is in a very bad condition, people are calling on the Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma to salvage the situation by calling back the contractors of that road unless the are no longer seen as Imolites again and the have been paying their taxes.  People pay as high as 150 and 200 Naira for transport fare to enter the market,...