Imo Trumpeta newspaper

    The life of a renowned columnist with Imo Trumpeta, Sun Newspapers and guest writer to numerous print media houses in the state, Prof Protus Nathan Uzoma alongside that of the publishers of Trumpeta Newspapers are in danger as suspected hired assassins are after them.   Prof Uzoma by stroke of luck escaped death as he was not available when armed men...

    The alleged bribery and corruption charges leveled against the state Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso has taken a new dimension, as the embattled deputy governor has gone to the high court in suit No HOW/174/013 to challenge the infringement on his fundamental human right of fair hearing by the Imo State House of Assembly and its Ad hoc committee....

    Battle of supremacy resumed again in the twenty seven (27) Local Government Areas of Imo state, over who is in control of paraphernalia of power between the elected Council Chairmen, and the Sole Administrators, appointed by the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.   The story filtering out from the LGAs indicated that there were physical battles to control the Council Headquarters by...

  Another dangerous dimension has been employed by gunmen who has turned kidnapping and hostage-taking a blissful industry as the dead bodies of victims are released after collecting huge sum of ransome.   A week after the corpse of an abducted hotelier from Oguta was found despite N2.5m ransome paid, another prominent citizen of Imo state and a two-time lawmaker who represented...

For the umpteenth time, victims of government massive destruction on Nworie streets Owerri, Imo State whose houses and property were demolished seven months ago for road construction are still crying for help and assistance.   Despite the invitation extended to them by the state government which did not result to positive impact, Nworie landlords are still hanging in limbo.   According to the...

  The member representing Ezinihite Mbaise Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, Hon Dr Obioma Ekennia has refuted the allegation leveled against him as having collected the sum of N144m (One hundred and forty four million naira) from contractors handling some roads projects in the council area.   Speaking to newsmen at his home town, Hon Ekennia lamented that he had...

By Bright Eluagu   The Special Adviser to the Speaker of IMHA on inter-government affairs whose office spearheaded the award of road contracts in Ihitte/Uboma LGA, Hon Dan Orji has been accused of allegedly mismanaging the sum of N54 million for the construction of rural roads in the area.   According to our reporter who has been monitoring the road construction in the...

  By Onyekachi Eze   Notwithstanding the numerous plights of the rural dwellers to the government before the commencement of this harsh rainy season, nothing positive seemed to be done, up till now.   Justifying the fact, some roads in some of the rural areas of the state has finally turned to 2nd Niger Bridge which canoe ship or boat may be advisable to...

  By Ikenna Collins   In Unity lies strength and success. Little wonder the Imo State Oil producing Areas Development Communities, ISOPADEC, Managing Director, Honourable Prince Henry Uzo Okeafor, has called for Unity of purpose and way forward in Oguta local government area, Imo State.   Honourable Okeafor handed on the advice at ISOPADEC stakeholders’ meeting held at Chief Achike Udaenwa Avenue- New Owerri,.   The...

    By Nnamdi Nwigwe nwigwennamdi@yahoo.co.uk G.S.M: 08037024609   The protracted efforts by some political parties to merge into a mega political group should have been commendable but for their warped and negative rationalization for doing so. Arrow-heads of the merger have made no secrets that their driving force to come together was to dislodge the present ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. And this motive, methinks...