Imo Trumpeta newspaper

Except relations of kidnap victims desist from paying ransom to free their abducted family members, there is no end in sight for the kidnap menace ravaging Imo State. The State Security Service, SSS, Imo State office made the disclosure to print media publishers in Owerri yesterday. According to the Acting State Director of SSS, in Imo State, Shehu Saulawa,...

. An Owerri Federal High Court presided by Justice Folashade Olubanjo has fixed judgment for September 26, 2012 in a suit filed by the Chairman of South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya against Governor Rochas Okorocha and ten other persons over an alleged unlawful invasion of his palace extension in Owerri by agents of the Imo...

Even as people of the State especially residents of Emekuku are yet to recover from the tragic end of nine persons who died after a burial ceremony, reports of how they met their untimely death and processes that heralded their demise have continued to emerge.   Family sources close to wife of the deceased head of the family, paschal Njoku revealed...

By: Ugochukwu Favour-Mayor Contrary to rumour making round that the Imo State government has a hand in the fire outbreak last Monday night at Ekeonunwa market, Owerri, the Special Assistant to the Imo State governor on Public Affairs, Hon. Lisa Asugha has debunked the rumour saying it is the handiwork of rumourmongers who are bent at soiling the image of...

During my critical appraisal of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s One Year Administration in Imo State, I scored the administration high in many areas like infrastructural development, road construction, Community Governing Council, free education etc. However, I did not give the administration very satisfactory mark in the area of Rule of Law. In that critique, I expressed my reservations on what...

South Sudan's first officially recognized game since the country was admitted into the world governing body Fifa ended in a draw. Known as the Bright Star, the team drew 2-2 with 10-manUganda, who are East and Central African regional champions. The match in the capital, Juba, comes a day after South Sudan marked its first anniversary of independence from Sudan. President Salva Kiir did...

Coach Stephen Keshi has explicitly named South Africa-based Anthony Laffor as the man that the Eagles will have to be wary of whenNigeriatakes onLiberiafor a ticket to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations inSouth Africa. Keshi had already revealed on a television programme after the draws took place last Thursday that he was aware of the player who plays his...

Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has charged Dolphins to win theNigeriaPremier League again and return to government house for a new set of cars. The governor made this declaration on Monday evening while ceremonially presenting them with cars and cheques for winning theNigeriaPremier League last season. “Two years ago, I remember when you came with Sharks and were not happy...

AGWODINUJU BEFORE OWELLE ROCHAS OKOROCHA PLAYS GOD. I have the pleasure to resume my epistle this week on the topic “Before Owelle Rochas Okorocha plays God” which is running for the third week. For those who did not have the opportunity to glance or digest the past editions, it is important I refresh their memory by recapping some of the earlier views...

By; amaechi kingsley   The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) will this Saturday commission its new Owerri zonal office at the former Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat along Egbu road, Owerri,ImoState.   The State Vice Chairman Owerri zone of the party, Chief Tony Mgbeahururike, disclosed this to news men and to the State working Committee members of Owerri zone during an emergency press...