Lastline The Meteoric Rise of Owerri Political Group (OZOPOLF)
It was some time last year that I got a terse text message inviting me to a political meeting some where at New Owerri, Imo State. The message came some months after the general election, when people were getting bored of staying inside the house without “actions” any where.
Therefore, I was one of the curious lots who stormed Chief...
RESULTS AND FIXTURES
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS 13/2/13
R/Madrid 1-1 Man Utd
Shaktar 2-2 B/Munich
FA CUP GAMES
Round of 16, (16/2/13)
Luton – Millwall
MK Dons – Barnsley
Arsenal – Blackburn
Oldham – Everton
17/2/13 (Sunday)
Chelsea – Brentford
Man City – Leads Utd
Huddersfield – Wigan
18/2/13 (Monday)
Man Utd – Reading
SPANISH LA LIGA
15/213 Friday
Sevilla – Deportiva
16/2/13 Saturday
Getafe – Celta Vigo
Malaga – A/Bilbao
Osasuna – R/Zaragoza
17/2/13 Sunday
Sociedad – Levante
Valencia – Mallorca
Vallodolid – A/Madrid
R/Madrid...
FORMER IMO DIRECTOR OF SPORTS, GODDY AGBARAKWE GOES HOME TODAY
The remains of the immediate past Imo State Director of Sports, Mr Goddy Agbarakwe will be laid to rest in his home town Umuagara in Nkwere Local Government Area, today. The one time Captain of Spartans Football Club which later metamorphosed into Iwuanyanwu Nationale and now Heartland FC met his untimely death on the 24 of January 2013. Reports...
IMO SHELL CUP TEAM STRANDED IN ENUGU
Imo State representatives in this year’s NNPC/Shell Cup Football Competition, Ejemekwuru/Akabor Secondary School in Oguta LGA were on Wednesday stranded in Enugu after their zonal elimination game.
The Imo State team played a goalless draw with their Anambra counterpart at the Rangers training ground Independent lay-out, Enugu, in the first game of the competitions zonal elimination round.
After the game, the...
RANGERS RETURNS BACK TO CONTINENTAL GAMES, TACKLES SPORTING DO PRINCIPE IN ENUGU
Rangers International of Enugu will on Sunday this weekend begin their comeback journey to the African club competitions in a trickey CAF Champions League elimination first round game. The Coal City side will host Sporting Club do Principe of Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. Coach of the one-time darling club of Eastern...
NPL KICK-OFF SUFFERS ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT, AS DRAW HOLDS THIS WEEKEND
Nigeria Premier League Interim Management Committee on Tuesday February 12 decided to once again shift the severally postponed 2012/13 League Season. The Secretary of the NPL IMC, Tunji Babalola said that was the major decision the body took after its deliberations. “Consequently, the Nigeria Premier League new season will now start on March 9 as against the early scheduled...
PHCN Is Defrauding Us – Owerri Residents
What would have spelt doom for workers/staffers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Akwakuma District office was averted on Tuesday afternoon by one of the leaders of Spitbat Neighbourhood Association Nze Jude Akwarandu who appealed to the angry youths of the neighbourhood not to take laws into their hands. The youths were charged and ready to match to...
Labour, Government Reach Truce
By Robert Mbeyi
The festering cat and mouse relationship between Imo state government and the organized labour has been partially normalized with the two sides rooting for a peaceful resolution of the remaining areas of conflict.
The Chairman, Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union Side), Comr Coleman Okwara who hinted this in a telephone conversation with Trumpeta explained that the...
IMHA Correspondents Set To Assess The Performance of Imo Lawmakers
In a bid to encourage and motivate Imo Lawmakers for good representation of the constituents and the state in general, the media correspondents attached to the State House of Assembly have concluded arrangements to assess the performance of the lawmakers and make it public through the media.
According to a release signed by the Chairman House of Assembly Correspondents, Mr...