Imo Trumpeta newspaper

The extradition of a man accused of arranging the murder of his wife while on honeymoon has been temporarily halted on mental health grounds. Shrien Dewani, a care home owner from Bristol, appealed at the High Court against an extradition order which was granted by a judge in August. He denies arranging the killing of his wife Ann i, who was shot...

Merah, who killed seven people in three separate attacks, was buried in Toulouse on Thursday after being killed in a shoot-out with police on 22 March. Police have been hunting possible accomplices but sources said there was no direct link with the raids. Mr Sarkozy told Europe 1 radio after Friday's raids: "It's our duty to guarantee the security of the...

By Kingsley Ameachi Members of Agro – Input dealers Association South – East zone inaugurated the Imo state Agro – input dealers Association, Imo state Chapter last Friday at the villa – Marie hall in Owerri Imo state. Speaking, the Imo state coordinator Mr. Tony Abarah told participants to be members of the Agro – input dealers Association by registering of...

By Robert Mbeyi   Generally tagged the grass root government because of its closeness to the rural populace, the third tier government or local government is soon to lose its rural flavour in Imo state following the coming into being of community Government council or fourth tier government. The super structure is being imposed by the radical administration of Owelle Rochas Okorocha,...

By Farouk Martins Aresa   FINANCE MINISTER, DR. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA Africans now have this hang-up on international positions, considered as prestigious. You must remember that Africans have been Pope, Europe conqueror, United Nations President and now American President. None of these is enough as long as your Continent remains in shambles. If you know you are good enough to rule the world,...

The need for sustenance of inter-community roads maintenance (Mbomuzo) has been stressed. Ahiazu Mbaise LGA TC Chairman, Dr. Kachi Nwoga underscored the essence in a meeting he held with traditional rulers in the area at the council hall, Afor Oru, recently. He decried increasing environmental, moral and cultural decadence and called for re-orientation to reverse the ugly trend. On re-certification of communities,...

The ambition of Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to ascend the leadership of the World Bank received a boost on Thursday when the Federal House of Representatives publicly declared its support, describing her as “the best candidate” for the plum job. The resolution to support the minister followed a Point of Order of...

The need for sustenance of inter-community roads maintenance (Mbomuzo) has been stressed. Ahiazu Mbaise LGA TC Chairman, Dr. Kachi Nwoga underscored the essence in a meeting he held with traditional rulers in the area at the council hall, Afor Oru, recently. He decried increasing environmental, moral and cultural decadence and called for re-orientation to reverse the ugly trend. On re-certification of communities,...

The long arm of the law is beginning to take its course in the much celebrated case of fraudulent management of Police pension funds, as a permanent secretary in the Federal Civil Service, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Kigo and a director, Chief Esai Dangabar were on Thursday sent to prison on remand by an Abuja High Court over alleged diversion...

  REPENTANCE           (Part 2)       By Nath Onyeukwu 08091799406   SOURCE: A GIFT OF GOD OR HUMAN ACT:  Some divines view true repentance as human nature, thus ascribing it to the unaided workings of the natural heart. This view is not supported by various – and they are many – scriptures such as Acts 5:31, 9:18; II Tim. 2:25; Ps. 80:3,7,19; 85:4; Jer....