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2011 Supplementary Case Supreme Court Decides Today

    Today at the nation’s apex court, the Supreme Court sitting in Abuja, will rule on the appeal filed by the present Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) against the ruling of an Appeal Court sitting in Owerri which granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the past governor of Imo State, Dr Ikedi Ohakim...

Why Judicial Council Queried Anunihu

  Of all the legions of petitions pouring into the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria, against Hon Justice Goddy Anunihu, it was learnt that three major allegations irked the Council, which prompted the query fired at Anunihu.   In a letter from the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, and Chairman, National Judicial Council, Ref No. NJC/S.16/HC.IM/15/1/52 dated 22nd May,...

Ngor Okpala Oil Tragedy Death Toll Rises to Eight .It is Lasser Fever-FMC, No, It Is Poison – General Hospital .Government Yet to Visit Victims –...

    The number of deaths recorded in Nguru, Ngor Okpala LGA, which began last Thursday, after as consumption of Oil Bean Salad, by the Nwosu family has continued to rise by the day.   In the last count yesterday, the death toll has risen to eight, which has now thrown the entire Nguru Community into confusion, as what exactly is the cause...

Boko Haram Killings of Ndigbo No Movement in Imo On June 8 MASSOB Tells Imolites

  In apparent bid to make real its protest threat against the Nigerian State over the senseless killings of innocent Igbo Christians in different parts of the country, particularly in the North, the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has declared sit-at-home order on Saturday June 8, 2013.   MASSOB leader in Owerri, Chief Okechukwu Nwogu, in a statement urged...

APC Formation in Imo ANPP, ACN, CPC Loose 50% State Exco to Rochas As Imo APGA Declares Peter Obi Deputy National Leader

  The three merging opposition political parties in Imo State such as the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) are to surrender fifty percent of the State Executive of the newly formed APC in Imo to Governor Rochas Okorocha’s APGA.   Trumpeta gathered that this measure is in line with the decision...

Trouble Erupts In ITC Again .Over Salary Distortions .Consulting Firm, Workers On War Path.

    A big row is rearing its ugly head again in the Imo Transport Company (ITC) as workers in the corporation and the corporation’s management consultancy firm, Ginikana are at loggerheads.   The bone of contention is said to be distortions in payment of salaries.   Also, it was learnt that workers in the corporation have been unpaid for three months, as salaries for...

Okorocha’s Youth Must Work Program APGA Lawmakers, Chieftains “Colonise” Job Forms

    Indications that the recent launch of “Youths Must Work” program by the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, may only be for members of the “Rescue Mission” family and other acolytes of the present administration, if reports reaching Trumpeta from the various localities are anything to go by.   As part of his resolve to reduce the level of unemployment in...

Dana Air Crash Okorocha Yet To Redeem N50m Support To Victims Families

  As families of victims of last year’s Dana air crash mark one year of the sad incident, mourning relations of the dead persons from Imo State are still lamenting the non fulfillment of promises made to them by the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.   It would be recalled that during a State function organized in the honour of persons who...

Love Your Enemies (2) (Continuing from last wee

“The Secret of true Christian Living” OUR Lord Jesus Christ tells us in Matt. 5:43,44 to love our enemies, because that is exactly what God does: “that ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain to the just and the...

The Erosion Of Our Culture

Every human society has a culture. I doubt if ever animals behaviours are not cultural to them. Let us concern ourselves with human culture, because that is where we belong and should be able to make contributions. Sociologists believe that culture can be borrowed, modified and or abandoned. Hence we then say that culture is dynamic. One would have thought that...