Imo Trumpeta newspaper

By Raymond Osueke   The essence of this piece is to re appraise the need for an Igbo to be president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015.  This is coming on the heels that the North, the South- South and strangely, the South West are also staking claims to the exalted seat in 2015. President Goodluck Jonathan’s body language...

The state council of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria SWAN has expressed its implicit confidence on the leadership of the acting Director of sports Mrs. Chizotam Aretola in moving sports forward in the state. This was contained in a communiqué endorsed by the chairman Mr. john Nwaogu and secretary Iheanyi Emesiowum at the end of its extraordinary emergency meeting...

The Obulimba cup 2012 came to an end last Sunday 9th of April 2012, at the police training school playing ground Umualum Nekede in Owerri-West Local Government Area. The closing ceremony of the Owerri-West unity football competition which commenced on the 19th of February, 2012, at the same ground was heavily attended by most of the House Assembly Members, SA’s...

Christian Emerum Emeka, an indigene Awo-mmama in Imo state is the youngest sensational striker in Europe at the moment. The young striker was born on the 11th of November 1994 had his early tutelage in the renowned Taye Football Academy based here in Owerri before exporting his dribbling and massacring skills to Europe in 2010. Luck smiled on Daniel Amokach...

By ; amaechi kingsley Member representing Ezinehitte Mbaise constituency, Hon. Obioma Ekennia, was last Monday honored by council of Mbaise students. The council which is made up of Student President of Mbaise extraction in various tertiary institutions. In his speech, Hon. (Dr.) Ekennia commended the Mbaise Student Presidents for finding him worthy of the award, adding that the award is a motivation...

By Kingsley Amaechi   The level of infrastructural decay witnessed in Imo state Polytechnic Umuagwu in the past is now a thing of the part, following to the intervention of the present administration of Imo state led by Owelle Rochas Okorocha to rescue the institution.   The Rector of the institution Rev. Madu said that the state government intervention within a short period,...

By; Anthony anyanwu Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Tuesday March 3, announced what appears to be his Easter message to the people of the state when he announced his plans to down size the staff of the Local Government Authorities by Fifty percent. The Governor who made this disclosure while addressing the Leadership of “Olu Okigwe, Owerri peoples Assembly and Olu...

West Africa Utilities Metering system and services who took over the running and maintenance of the Imo state Water Corporation for a period of twenty years has abandoned the project in a manner reminiscent to stealing by trick otherwise known as 419. The Chief executive of the company Mr George Sheen who signed the twenty year agreement with Imo state...

Unless the Lord watch over us, the security men they say, watches in vain.  Those were the exact words of Mrs Joy Njoku who was rescued by divine intervention in the hands of fierce looking armed kidnappers. The ugly incident happened on Saturday, 31st of March, 2012 at about 6,30pm around Awo – Mbieri near Ebum Mbieri, as a family...

Araraume’s Dangerous Moves And Okorocha’s Sharp Stunts   By Innocent Onyeukwu 08066605375 email: innoceaser2@yahoo.com   I respect Senator Ifeanyi Araraume so much. And I do so for many reasons. But most importantly, I admire his inelastic ability to wage relentless political battles. I observed that he is among the few politicians in the State that has the nerve, determination, perseverance and doggedness to pursue...