Imo Trumpeta newspaper

It was former President Olusegun Obasanjo who popularized the saying, “I de laugh ooo”.  Yes, POPULAR SIDE laughed when news filtered the air that former House of Reps member, Chief Tony Eze Okere has been kidnapped.  Why was POPULAR SIDE laughing? POPULAR SIDE had to laugh because the kidnappers may have missed their target by going after Okere.  Since...

It is unbelieveable, but then it is real.  You cannot believe it that Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the state governor of Imo state can also join the league of law – breakers who use siren to go contrary to traffic rules.  Few days ago, the convoy of the Governor was moving towards Government House Owerri from Control post before it...

Call it road to Golgotha or station of the cross.  The new road from shell camp to assess the Imo state police and SSS head quarters is another hell for motorists.  Since the state government blocked the main entrance and carved out a bye – pass through the Traffic Division of the police, assessing the police is hectic due...

By Ibezim Samuel The office of Her Excellency in collaboration with Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has presented a one day prayer meeting at Civic Centre, Port Harcourt Road with the theme “Winning Attitude”. Mrs Okorocha said that women should have attitude for winning.  “Attitude is not the result of what happens in the world, but how one decides...

  The Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, the Rt. Hon. Chief Benjamin Uwajumogu has called for the immortalization of Political Leaders who contributed meaningfully to the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria. He stated that such leaders must be those who selflessly served ‘the country in offering political Independence in 1960, those who fought for the restoration of democracy...

The increasing rate of kidnap cases has again caught up with a former member of the National Assembly and member who represented Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta and Oru West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Tony Eze Okere was two days ago kidnapped by unknown persons. Chief Okere who served the immediate past administration as the Special Adviser to the Governor...

The State Government has announced a minor Reshuffle in the Executive Counsel, the Cabinet Re – shuffle followed the decision reached in the last Executive Counsel Meeting held last Wednesday in the Governorment House Owerri. Briefing News men at the end of the Exco meeting, the state Commissioner for information and strategy Dr. Obinna Duruji said that the affected Ministries...

With the commercialization policy of the Rescue Mission on collision course with organised labour, Imo state government is alleged to have resorted to offering N10, 000 inducements to workers, wishing to collapse into the community Government council Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha pronounced the carrot incentive when he addressed a cross section of Imo citizens comprising Senior Public Servants traditional...

-         OKOROCHA LOSES ROUND ONE -         AS COURT THROWS OUT GOVT’S OBJECTION FIXES JUNE 26 FOR EX – APPOINTEES MATTER.   Justice seems to be under way for the Ten thousand job employees of Imo state, who were sacked by the administration of the incumbent Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, early this year, after they had been employed by the last administration of Dr...

BY INNOCENT ONYEUKWU, ANTHONY ANYANWU   The last may not have been heard over the drama between Owerri indigenes, especially those in Amawom community and Governor Rochas Okorocha over the refusal of Amawom people to allow government take over their land, situated at Area K World Bank Housing Estate, Owerri. The Weekend Trumpeta learnt that peace moves initiated by the state government...