Imo Trumpeta newspaper

I will take a cue from the postulations of My Editor-in Chief, Mr. Henry Ekpe, who in his piece ‘The Old Owerri I Know’ published in the Weekend Edition of Imo Trumpeta last Friday vividly made comparisons between Owerri of the  seventies, eighties and now. I decided to continue  from where he stopped as today’s piece will move a step...

The United Nations Developments Program (UNDP) within the last few years has emphasized and keeps emphasizing on human capital development. The Prince Noel Productions, Inc seemed to have heard this as they produced the first ever grassroots talent hunts tagged “Imo Got Talent”. The Grassroot talent search which was focused on Music, Dancing, Comedy acting and modeling had the...

        19-year old Rhodri Emeka Ihenacho, the second son of Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, foremost Master Mariner, ship owner and immediate past Minister of Interior, emerged one of the favourites at this year’s Mr. World competition held at the prestigious Kent County Showground, Kent, United Kingdom.   Though he did not win the crown, he  featured prominently at the grand finale which held...

Less than seven months after celebrating a first Champions League triumph to satisfy owner Roman Abramovich's thirst for continental dominance, Chelsea became European chumps on Wednesday despite a rip-roaring but irrelevant finale.   A 6-1 rout of Nordsjaelland at Stamford Bridge handed beleaguered interim manager Rafael Benitez some respite but it came with the unwanted distinction of becoming the first Champions...

  The entangled Nigeria Premier League Chairman, Victor Baribote has said he is not aware his NPL Board has been sacked, insisting club bosses are acting outside the League status. Sixteen NPL Clubs met on Tuesday night in Abuja to dissolve the board of the Nigerian Premier League led by Baribote and appointed a six-man Interim Committee to run the Local...

  Reigning footballer of the year, Ivory Coast and Manchester city midfielder Yaya Toure is joined by fellow Ivorian and national team captain, Didier Drogba and the Cameroonian midfielder, Alex song for the CAF African player of the year. The winner will be announced later this month on 20th December at the Awards Gala inAccra,Ghana. Cameroonian born international, song was voted in...

  The proposed relocation ofCollegeofHealth Science, from Nwangele LGA by the Imo State Government has generated controversy, as the move has been rejected by some stakeholders in Nwangele.   To demonstrate their resolve to resist the move, youths from the area barricaded the streets of Owerri and later, stormed the premises of the Imo State House of Assembly carrying placards with the...

  Top positions in the Imo State Civil Service may be up for grabs, as top civil servants of Imo origin in the state civil service have began eying top positions occupied by non-indigenes in the state work force.   The new race for positions may not be unconnected with the yet to be explained decision of the state government to get...

Except there is a divine intervention, Chairman, and Managing Director, Imo State Oil Producing Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Rev Ebomnche and Chief Emeka Okafor respectively will be fired from office by the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha any moment from now.   Reasons for their sack were sketchy as at press time, but Imo Trumpeta learnt that the number one citizen of...

For showcasing incompetence and gross misapplication of House rules during plenary session, the Clerk of the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Chris Duru is in trouble as the state legislature shop for his replacement.   It would be recalled that Duru, a lawyer was under fire last week when some lawmakers requested him to step aside and leave the Chamber...