Imo Trumpeta newspaper

  The division rocking the Association of Local Government in Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State Chapters, may have attracted the attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, following indications that the party leadership has resolved to wade into the feud.   Imo ALGON has been polarized recently, following the resolve of some members of the Association, to constitute themselves into...

  By Emmanuel Obijuru   The sale of the pearl of the East Imo Concorde Hotel, by the Okorocha Administration, has left in its trail disenchantment by suppliers and contractors who have been dealing with the hotel.   Suppliers attached to the hotel were annoyed over non-payment for food and other items supplied to the hotel.   Imo Trumpeta gathered that this attracted the ire of...

The Imo states governor,Owelle Rochas Okorocha has taken a swipe on Economic and Financial Crime Commission for delaying in arresting and prosecuting ex-governor, Ikedi Ohakim over fraudulent activities and obvious misappropriation of several billions of public fund within the four years he governed the state. Governor Okorocha who was responding on Ohakim's dismissal of the allegation during the Citizens Forum...

By Nnamdi Nwigwe nwigwennamdi@yahoo.co.uk G.S.M: 08037024609   Is it necessary that our leaders should always be accompanied by convoys? The answer is “Yes!” They need convoys, especially when they are on official assignments. But let it be quickly explained that what we have in our country today, a long caravan of vehicles carrying security people, media corps, medical team, officials and officers following a leader,...

CAPITAL ONE CUP SEMI FINAL Aston Villa  2 (3 – 4 ) 1 Bradford   AFCON RESULTS 21/1/13 Zambia  1 – 1 Ethiopia Nigeria  1 – 1 Burkina Faso 22/1/13 Ivory Coast  2 – 1  Togo Tunisia  1 – 0 Algeria   FIXTURES 24/1/13 Ghana  -- Mali NigerRep.  --  DR Congo 25/1/13 Burkina Faso  -- Ethiopia Zambia  -- Nigeria   COPPA ITALIA RESULT Juventus  1 – 1  Lazio   COPPADELRAY GAMES 24/1/13 Malaga  --  Barcelona R/Betis  --  A/Madrid   TRANSFARE DEALS 1.Yanga Mbiwa   Montpellier  to Newcastle 2.Wesley Sneijder  Inter Milan  to  Galatasaray 3.Loyce Remy  Marsielle ...

FIFA football history will be made this year, when the World Youth Cup kicks off inTurkeyin a few months andBrazilandArgentinawill be missing from action. The two giants have failed to make it through fromSouth America’s Under 20 Championships. They were not able to grab one of the slots that the continent has and so have missed out by a huge...

Federation Cup Champions, Heartland football club of Owerri will on Saturday, January 26, trade tackles with NPL side, Akwa United in a pre-season friendly at the Uyo Township Stadium. Both sides are expected to use the encounter as build-up for the start of the 2012/2013 Nigerian Premier League Season scheduled for February 16. The game will be another good...

The managing Director of All Seasons Hotel, Deacon Ikeoku Mike will today, January 24 celebrate the heroic achievements of Heartland Football Club Owerri. Deacon Ikeoku, according to reports will be hosting the newly crowned Super Four Champions at Mimi’s place, located at Plot 5064 All Seasons Avenue beside All Seasons Hotel, New Owerri by 7pm. It could be recalled...

    Rochas should be frank to himself and have the decency of differentiating between facts and opinions, just as the Athenian philosophers- Socrates and Plato, distinguished between episteme (knowledge) and doxa (opinion, belief). Facts are objective like truth, and have no verisimilitude, especially when they have verifiable qualities.   It is quite comic that Governor Okorocha decided to be miserly with facts...

  The festering crisis or division rocking the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON),ImoStatechapter has reached a crescendo as indications emerged at the weekend that 14 Local Government Chairmen have shifted allegiance to the peace committee of the body led by Ikeduru Executive Chairman, Chief Sam Aka.   ALGON are made up of 27 local Government Chairmen who ruled the 27...