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PHCN Is Defrauding Us – Owerri Residents

What would have spelt doom for workers/staffers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Akwakuma District office was averted on Tuesday afternoon by one of the leaders of Spitbat Neighbourhood Association Nze Jude Akwarandu who appealed to the angry youths of the neighbourhood not to take laws into their hands. The youths were charged and ready to match to...

Labour, Government Reach Truce

By Robert Mbeyi   The festering cat and mouse relationship between Imo state government and the organized labour has been partially normalized with the two sides rooting for a peaceful resolution of the remaining areas of conflict.   The Chairman, Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union Side), Comr Coleman Okwara who hinted this in a telephone conversation with Trumpeta explained that the...

IMHA Correspondents Set To Assess The Performance of Imo Lawmakers

  In a bid to encourage and motivate Imo Lawmakers for good representation of the constituents and the state in general, the media correspondents attached to the State House of Assembly have concluded arrangements to assess the performance of the lawmakers and make it public through the media.   According to a release signed by the Chairman House of Assembly Correspondents, Mr...

Unpatriotic! Tonto Dikeh Denies Nigeria

Nollywood Miss Controversy Tonto Dikeh has once again hit us in typical style. The actress who was born on the 9th of June 1985, in Ikwere Port Harcourt took to twitter to deny Nigeria. Our Naija. She said, “I luv 9ja but ain’t Nigerian by heart***“. Some of her fans were disgruntled and expressed their feelings in not-so-polite...

Why I Joined APGA – Ugochi- Nnanna Okoro

  Newly appointed Commissioner for Community Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barr (Mrs.) Ugochi Nnanna – Okoro, Tuesday, said her desire to be identified with the monumental achievements of Owelle Rochas Okorocha compelled her to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)   Okoro, who spoke at her formal declaration as a member of APGA held at...

Holocaust in Imo Assembly Uwajumogu, Ihuoma, Ihim .As INEC Issues Letter Declaring Seats Vacant .Uwajumogu Battles To Save Position .Imo Lawmakers Head to Court To...

  What could be described as a political upheaval is about to take place in Imo following reports available to Imo Trumpeta. In line with the newspaper’s Tuesday story where it revealed that hammer would soon fall on three members of the Imo State House of Assembly for defecting to the APGA after they were elected into the House on...

2015 Imo Guber Okorocha Shops for Replacement .As Martin Agbaso Mobilizes for Race

    Following the formation of the All Progressive Congress, APC by four political parties in Nigeria, there are indications that the Governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha may not run for a second term in 2015, as he is now aiming his gaze at the National Politics. Therefore, in order not to be taken by surprise, Imo Trumpeta learnt that...

Man Escapses Lynching

  What would have been a replica of the Aluu 4 was re-averted by some good Nigerians as a young man whose name was not revealed to our reporter at the scene of this incident escaped instant justice by lynching last Sunday at bank road in Owerri. According to an eye witness, two young men who picked a phone from a...

THE DRAMA SURROUNDING KESHI’S RESIGNATION/RESCINDING

Nigerian Soccer fans on Tuesday, February 16 woke up to the shocking news of Coach Stephen Keshi’s resignation, two days after leading the Super Eagles to a historic AFCON outing in South Africa. But just before the team took-off from the rainbow nation where they won their 3rd AFCON title, the Eagles gaffer released a press statement rescinding his...