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Flood Ravages Owerri As Amakohia Residents Protest, Block Road, Blame Govt

By victor madumere /okey alozie Economic activities suffered a great set back in Owerri Imo State yesterday, owing to the resultant effect of a heavy down pour that submerged residents and shops in Amakohia community of Owerri North. The rain resulted to a heavy flood that over took major roads and streets in Owerri metropolis causing uncontrollable traffic jam during the...

APC LGA CONGRESS: Tension in Ahiazu, Aboh, Oguta Ohaji/Egbema, Others As Party Members Threaten Defection To PDP

Our correspondent who has been monitoring affairs of the party in the ongoing congress revealed that implosion is underway following disaffection in different local governments over harmonization of lists and names forwarded as ward exco and delegates for the LGA exercise. The architect of the looming disaster is the decision of some interested party leaders to foist exco members that...

Ripples In State Secretariate Over 3.5m to Each Perm Sec

By okey alozie Uneasy calm pervades the Imo State Secretariat in Owerri Port Harcourt Road as Civil Servants grumble over the alleged N3.5m said to have been handed over to ranking Civil Servants for the on going rehabilitation of the complex As part of the strategies adopted to save cost and minimize wastage of resource through contracts, Owelle Rochas Okorocha,...

“Eneneb’ejegholu” Crooner, Dame Chinwe Ogba Re-surfaces At COMEN …To Drop Album At 70

Renowned Singer Dame Chinwe Kalu Ogba, a distinctive unique soprano vocalist popularly known for her “Eneneb'ejegholu”, was recently conferred with an award of honour for her contribution to music in Nigeria by Conference of Music Educators in Nigeria (COMEN) at the auditorium of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Owerri, Imo state. Speaking to newsmen, Dame Chinwe Kalu Ogba...

Okorocha’s LGA Tours and Imo Lawmakers

When the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha commenced the Tour of the twenty seven Local Government Areas in the State with a visit to Ngor Okpala , nobody envisaged that the visits and town Hall meetings with the people would open a can of worm that will remain indelible in minds Imo populace. Today, a harmless working tour...

Why Uwajumogu Must Resign, Lawmakers Insist Ad hoc Committee Members Not Qualified

As the six-man ad-hoc committee set up to probe allegations of fraud and corrupt practices leveled against the office of the Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, the number one lawmaker in the state legislature, Rt Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu has been asked to step aside for undiluted probe panel result. This resolution came from few lawmakers who spoke under anonymity,...

Rochas Blasts Udenwa, Ohakim Again Over Poor State of Imo

Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha who visited on-going projects at Nwangele Local Government Area during a sensitization tour stated that ex-governors of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state were neither elected nor selected by Imolites but described the ex-governors as imported governors who were chosen by the Parties big wigs from Abuja. The governor who disclosed this at...

Okorocha, Party Chairman Okaforanyanwu On War Path Internal Crisis Rocks APC Ahead Today’s Primaries In Imo As Governor Battles Udenwa Over Idiga’s...

By okey alozie The centre cannot hold again in Imo APC following mutual suspicion and cold war ranging among the stakeholders in the state over holding of the ward congresses in the state. Trumpeta learnt that the quest to control party structure at ward, local and state levels is tearing apart the party. Worse hit is the interim party chairman...

Sport

Artisans/Traders Cup Returns in Style .As CGC Tourney Gets Closing Date The second edition of the annual Artisans/Traders Football Competition which recorded remarkable impacts during its maiden edition last year will soon kick-off in style. Reports reaching Trumpeta sports desk indicates that preparations has reached advanced stage for the commencement of the championship organized by Ministry of Youth and Sports in conjunction...

Parents Admonished to Lead Their Children to God

Parents have been admonished to lead and train their children according to the dictates of the Holy Bible, as they will answer for every child that goes astray. This was handed down to parents during the dedication of little David Chimbuchi Chuzuterem Chukwudi Adirinwunne at the Christ the King Church, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Chaplaincy Owerri. Mrs...