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WOMEN PROTEST OVER INCESANT KIDNAPPINGS.

The people of Ahiazu Mbaise woke up to the unexpected protest chants from all the women of Umuofor on Thursday in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area on Thursday the 12th of July 2012. When our correspondent tried to enquire the reasons for the war chants especially from aged mothers who were supposed to be either in their farm yards or...

IMSUTH ON FIRE – Medical Director Flees.

  Top management officials of the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH, Orlu, Imo State escaped death by hair breath when aggrieved staffers of the health institution protested moves by the management to sack them from office. Aggrieved by the planned mass sack which would throw them into the already saturated unemployment market, the workers threatened the Medical Director of the...

GROUP THREATENS COURT ACTION … Over IMSU Acting VC position.

  Worried that the present administration in Imo state has no regard for rule of law and not bothered about the law establishing Universities, group, the Academic Professionals AP, has threatened to drag the state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to court for not removing the acting Vice – Chancellor of Imo State University, Prof B.E.B Nwoke. According to a statement made...

SPORTS FACTS AND FUN

(1) The new manager of Wales Chris Coleman has concluded arrangements to invite Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross to the Wales national team in preparations for the 2014 world cup qualifiers. But before then he would first consult Wales captain Aaron Ramsey before extending the invitation to shawcross. (2) South Sudan’s first officially recognized games since the country was admitted...

EBONYI SET FOR OJUKWU’S CUP

The YSFON organized Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu’s Under 14 male soccer championship would soon be kicking off at Abakiliki, Ebonyi State some time this year. Speaking to Imo Trumpeta the south East president of YSFON and also the chairman of the local organizing committee Mr Ndubuisi Opara said that this years competition is promising to be exciting and very interesting...

FEDERATION CUP TEAMS DECLEAR BAUCHI UNSAFE.

As the date for the federation group stages draw near, the four teams in group A of the 2012 federation cup, Enyimba, Wolves, Lobi Stars and Samba FC have threatened not to show up in Bauchi for their group games. Warri wolves have already filled an official compliant to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) organizers of the competition, which is...

HEARTLAND OVERCOME DOLPHINE WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Heartland football club of Owerri on Wednesday the 11th of July piped the Nigerian Premier League Defending Champions Dolphins FC of Portharcourt with a late goal that was scored by Super Eagles Obinna Nwachukwu at the 87th minute of play. The Naze Millionaires who since last Saturday downed their tools for unpaid bonuses, salaries and about 70 percent of their...

NPL WEEK 34 GAMES

Heartland  1 – o  Dolphines Ocean Boys  0 – 1  Rangers Sharks fc  0 – 0  Pillars fc ABS fc   --   Gombe utd Tornadoes  3 – 1  Kwara utd Sunshine  2 – 1  Rising Stars Warri Wolves  --  Kaduna utd Lobi Stars  2 – 0  Enyimba fc Akwa utd  1 – 0  Wikki Tourist      Jigawa Stars 2 – 0  3SC   YSFON MOCK-CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Barcelona  2 – 0  R/Madrid   NATION WIDE...

OKOROCHA` S ANTICS TO OUTSHINE MBAKWE, OTHERS.

Most times when I move round the state capital Owerri, I ponder in me what exactly could be the plans and programs of the ever smiling Gov Rochas Okorocha of Imo state towards rescuing the state as he promised during his campaign. It would not be out of place to hear/see people ask if I am not seeing all...

THE ALMAJIRI AND TUKEKE POLITICS OF IMO STATE.

Since the inception of Imo State in 1976, every administration had come with its own style. Even that of the pioneer Military Governor, Ndubuisi Kanu, came with the laying of foundation of Imo State, with the Owerri Master man, as a pivot. Subsequent military administrations also came with their jackpot policies, which led the likes of late Gen AK Adisa...