Imo Trumpeta newspaper

Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals on Monday morning. He emphasized that carrying out...

  Following last week’s visit of the PDP stakeholders to the party’s leader, President Jonathan in Aso Rock for a parley, the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha is not taking the issue lightly. Moments after the PDP returned from theAbujatour, Okorocha summoned all his political appointees and invited one leader per electoral ward for a crucial meeting at the Government...

Indications emerged last weekend that students ofImoStateUniversity, (IMSU), Owerri, have perfected plans to embark on street protests, over what they described as an indirect increase of their school fees by the state government. Speaking to Imo Trumpeta on the alleged street protests, one of the leaders of IMSU Students Union Government, SUG, who pleaded anonymity said that it was unfortunate...

    The Osu Owerre Ward II in Isiala Mbano LGA has sacked from its fold Chief Chikwem Onuoha, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Dr Ikedi Ohakim. In a letter to the Imo PDP Chairman and signed by Isiala Mbano LGA Party Chairman, Chief Azubuike Ekwegh and Secretary, Hon Cele Njoku, they stated that it has become explicitly necessary to expel...

The Physically Challenged and Crime   Two physically challenged persons, a man and a woman are now in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA inAkwaIbomStatefor alleged possession and sale of dry weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa. The names were given as Idim Akpanudofia Afangideh and Ekom Okon Akpani, a 25-year old single mother with two children. The...

  I hail from a sleepy community, Umuagwo-Ohaji, in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state. One remarkable aspect of my beloved town is that inspite of its Niger Delta background where militancy reigns supreme and borders with troublesome Ikwere-speaking communities of River State, peace and tranquility are the watchwords. Even as the community plays host to a tertiary institution, the Imo...

By Okwum Uchechukwu 08034780061 Whenever you use your PC, it either reads or inserts entry onto a particular spot in its system. Overtime, this process can accumulate and cause some problems which are hard to ignore. It's because of this why you regularly have to scan and fix registry of your PC using related cleaner software. Continue reading to learn...

    By Emperor Iwuala (Esq) emperoriwuala@yahoo.com08037247295   The Judiciary is an arm of government that is charged with the responsibility of interpretation of laws and settlement of disputes. It also performs some other functions like probate matters, authentication of documents etc. It is commonly called ‘the last hope of the common man’. The Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) (CFRN) is...

A call has gone to parents and care givers to present children 0-5 years for Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) against wild polio virus to avert infant deformity and death. Head of Department (HOD) Health Ahiazu Mbaise LGA, Mrs. Callista Chimezie made the call while monitoring the progress of first round 2013 National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) in the area. She stated...

  In a bid to ensure that all eligible students receive their cheques under the free tertiary education programme of Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the ministry of education has mandated the management of the institutions involved to assume the responsibility of distribution of the cheques. This decision was reached after stakeholders in the education sector, top government functionaries and traditional rulers...