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IMPACT AFRICA NETWORK HONOURS IMO NUJ CHAIRMAN

By Ibezim Samuel.   Mr. Innocent Igwe, was among the award recipients by Impact Africa network, a body that promotes international Human Rights and Peace Resolution. The event held at Sam Mbakwe hall in Concorde Hotel Owerri. Impact Africa Network presented them with the award for their out standing and selfless role in promoting Human Right in their various fields....

AKWAKUMA AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY PRESENTS EMEKA REGI EGWUNWOKE AS THEIR EZE – ELECT

By Ibezim Samuel.   Akwakuma Autonomous community has presented their Eze – Elect, HRH, Emeka Regi Egwunwoke to the TC Chairman, of Owerri North LGA, Hon C Ololo. The Eze – Elect came with his royal cabinet and people of the community. The TC Chairman receiving the Eze – Elect said this is the day that Akwakuma people are eagerly waiting...

LETTER

SIR, COMBATING BOKO HARAM   I read in the papers that worried by the sadistic activities of the bloody Islamic sect, Boko Haram, the US ambassador to Nigerian Terence Mc Culley declared the willingness of his country in tackling one of the major root causes of insecurity, poverty. The ambassador told the Nigerian government that to reverse the trend, the US will...

Enemies of Igbo Language.

  Efforts by the Imo state government to ensure that its departments, parastatals and agencies embrace its Rescue Mission Agenda is so far very impressive. However, certain key areas still stick out ignoring the carrot approach and begging for the stick before collapsing into the new administrative structure.   It is in this light that one welcomes the dress code for Imo...

MONARCH, PROPHET ON WAR PATH

The traditional ruler, Eze of Ihitte Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA, Eze Godwin Duru and a prophet of Cherubim and Seraphim, Mbieri parish, are on war path.   This led to alleged vicious attack on the prophet of the church operating in the Area. Reports indicate that trouble erupted when the prophet ran into trouble with the monarch over a parcel of land...

IMO WORKERS REVOLT AGAINST UNIFORM

Civil Servants in Imo state have vehemently kicked against the directive by the Owelle Rochas Okorocha government ordering them to come to work wearing a particular uniform.   The Civil Servants objected to the order, saying it is against the tenets of democracy to instruct adults on what colour or cloth to appear in office as if they are pupils in...

OKOROCHA THREATENS RESIGNATION. AS WORKERS BEGIN WARNING STRIKE MONDAY. REJECTS COMMERCIALIZATION POLICY

By Anthony Anyanwu, Robert Mbeyi Piqued by the level of embarrassment he received Tuesday April 16, 2012 from Imo Civil servants, Governor Rochas Okorocha has threatened to resign should workers in the state repeat the act. Okorocha who took the campaign of his unpopular fourth tier government and the deployment of civil servants to their communities to the state secretariat was...

ALAN B DECLARES FOR APGA

ALAN B DECLARES FOR APGA   Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate in the 2011 Imo state House of Assembly election for Aboh Mbaise state constituency seat, Alan B Onyemaechi is set to move into APGA train.   According statement from Alan B’s camp the former development centre coordinator after a serious of thought and circumspection on his relevance to the people and...

ARARAUME AWAITS APPEAL COURT DATE ON CASE AGAINST INEC.

Anthony Anyanwu.   It may not be said that it is over yet until it is over on the governorship election held in Imo state in 2011 as the Appeal Court is set to commence deliberation on the case before it on the supplementary election. Imo Trumpeta has gathered authoritatively that one of the governorship candidate in the 2011 governorship election...

IHEDIOHA RECONCILES NGOR OKPALA PDP . AS GREG EGU FETES MEMBERS AFTER CONVENTION.

The internal wrangling which lingered among members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ngor Okpala Local government Area, following misunderstanding within the Leaders have been amicably settled for good.   The trouble shooting was done by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, His Excellency, Hon Emeka Ihedioha, who used the last Easter holidays to sooth frayed nerves among...