Imo Trumpeta newspaper

By: Austine Echereozor Governor of Imo State Owelle Rochas Okorocha has vehemently warned the newly appointed local government caretaker committee members against indulging into any unwholesome behaviour that may reduce the rate of development in their respective local government councils. Governor Okorocha made this disclosure while addressing the T.C chairmen and the newly inaugurated city development committees in the 27...

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday in Abidjan said she would fight to win the position of the World Bank President, after getting fresh endorsements from  African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States  (ECOWAS). The AU on Monday in Addis Ababa, endorsed Okonjo-Iweala as its candidate for the top job, while ECOWAS Heads of...

With the celebration of the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, 2012, yesterday, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and broadcasters around the globe have emphasized the need for every child of school going age to be enrolled in school. In this regard, the UNICEF has made an appeal to government , private sector, national institutions, media education professionals, communities, parents...

Vice chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs, Hon (Barr) Kingsley Chinda has reacted to the call by the North for upward review of the revenue allocation formula in their favour ,  saying  that there was no basis for such review as  Northerners own between 75%  and 80% of the country’s oil blocs as  against Niger Deltans’...