“If I tell my mum that I'm making 'Ofe Owerri’ her reaction would be: ‘Who is coming over?’” Ofe Owerri is a traditional Nigerian soup made with snails, cow skin, fish and other meats that is native to the Owerri people of Imo state. In the first episode of our new series ‘Aroma’, Queeneth Odimegwu believes this soup should always be made for someone special as her mum always cooked the soup only when her dad was visiting. | BBC News Africa

Aircraft crashes in Owerri airport with four persons onboard A Cessna 172 aircraft with registration number 5N-ASR, operated by Skypower Express, crashed at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo state on Tuesday evening, December 16. The aircraft with four passengers and crew members onboard, had departed Kaduna International Airport en route to Port Harcourt International Airport before diverting to Owerri after the crew declared an emergency. Confirming the incident, the Dire