Imo Trumpeta newspaper

Last Saturday Governorship election in Imo state has left great surprises and shock to some self acclaimed leaders of the various political parties whose poor showing in the result from their polling booths has remained issues of discuss. In Owerri North Local Government Area, the likes of former commissioner and Special Adviser to Governor Rochas Okorocha Hon Nick Oparandudu, Dr...

By onyekachi eze Reactions have continued to trail the April 1th gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Imo state which the Returning Officer, Prof Ibidapo Obe has declared inconclusive on the grounds that the number of cancelled votes are higher than what APC and PDP scored. Sequel to this, an aggrieved sets of youths...

The misfortune befalling present members of the Imo State House of Assembly since the 2015 general elections commenced continued at the weekend when the state lawmakers who wanted a return bid failed woefully. Except for the member representing Nwangele state constituency, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, (OZB) who got a second chance opportunity, others seeking a return were unsuccessful. It would be recalled...

Political appointees and staff of government house, Owerri, were forced to run for their dear lives last Wednesday evening when a supposed agreement reached for holding of one million march campaign rally for Governor Rochas Okorocha failed. The frustrated persons consisting mainly of youths drawn from different areas including outside the state were part of a planned...

With barely twenty-four hours to the Guber and House of Assembly elections nationwide, workers in Imo State may not participate as a pay back to Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha whom they accused of bluntly refusing to pay them their March salaries. Some of the workers who spoke to this Paper wondered how they could travel home to cast their votes...

Ahead of this weekend's governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Imo Security Network, ISN, vehicles are reported to be changing colour similar to that of the Nigerian Police. Trumpeta learnt that the vehicles which initially spotted navy blue and black colours have now changed to dark blue and black colour of the police. Reasons for the sudden change of colours...

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 11, 2015, history will be made again in Imo State. The electorate will troop out to elect the new Governor of the State who will be sworn in on May 29, 2015. Already, there are about six notable candidates in the race. But the fight is between Chief Rochas Okorocha, the incumbent Governor and candidate of...

By onyekachi eze The retired Ogun State Commissioner of Police, from Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local Government Area Imo State, Chief Barr. Nicholas Daru Nkemdeme has condemned the military involvement in the ongoing general elections. Speaking to newsmen at Oru East headquarters on Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections, Barr. Nicholas Nkemdeme expressed dismay over the absolute takeover of security agents in...

By okey alozie There are serious indications that last Saturday' election was not free and fair in many Local Government Areas of Imo State. Our reporter who covered the event revealed that INEC materials did not arrive at centres on time, moreover officials did not report to polling booths at the appropriate time. An INEC electoral officer in Owerri Municipal Mr Akitunde...

By tunji adedeji The entire Community of Umudagu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA Imo State was thrown into mourning recently when the news of the untimely death of one of their beloved sons late Mr. Chinedu Timothy Oguguo who was killed on 20th march 2015 by an unidentified gunmen suspected to be supporters of one of the rival political parties in...