Imo Trumpeta newspaper

I want to use this opportunity to congratulate newly appointed Commissioners, Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Personal Assistants appointed in the recent exercise by His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. My warm felicitation also goes to Chairmen and Members of the re-constituted Boards and Commissions in the state. Considering what it may have taken the new appointees to reach this height,...

By peter uzoma The popular Igbo axiom that a “toad does not run around in the afternoon for nothing sake” is seriously playing out in Imo state. Barely a week after an ominous sign debuted at the Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo-Ohaji, where a snake swallowed another and later died, confusion is reigning at the only state owned polytechnic as...

TOE Ekechi - Information & Strategy Uche Nwosu - Lands & Urban Dev Uche Best Mbanaso - Works Ifeanyi Nwachukwu - Public Utilities Dr Ihejirika - Health Chike Okafor - Finance Kenneth Emelu - Youths & Sports Nick Opara Ndudu - IGR Iheukwumere Alaribe - Culture & Tourism Ugochi Nnanna Okoro - Industry/Informal Sector Val Mbamara - CGC/Chieftaincy Affairs Uche Ejiogu (Mrs) - Secondary Education Prof Uba Nnabue - Tertiary Education Adaora Ijezie - Economic Planning Mma Onyechere - Women Affairs Jerry Okolie - Deputy Chief of Staff/Operations Prof Okoro - Petroleum/Environment

By hector obinna That National Council of Traditional Rulers in Nigeria, the Apex body of Traditional Institution in Nigeria with membership drawn from the 36 states and FCT under the co-chairmanship of His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Saad Abubakar CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto and His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, in a meeting at Sokoto recently warned State Governors...

By victor madumere The Imo State Chapter of the new merger party, All Progressive Congress (APC) in a meeting over the weekend revealed that Gov Rochas Okorocha is leading APGA concessional members whom it simply referred to as “APGA Rebels” to hijack the APC at state, LGA and Ward levels without the consent of the true owners of the party. While...

By chijioke hilary Not less than three persons have been killed in a renewed intra-community hostilities involving two factional youth groups in Obiakpu, Egbema, in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo. The dead persons include a youth president who was killed by Cult groups during a reprisal attack. Details of the incident is still emerging as at the time of this report but eye...

As the 2013 yuletide is fast approaching, funny events are beginning to emerge in Imo, especially in the state capital Owerri, where residents are reported to be afflicted with sex organ-missing phobia. Residents of Concorde Village area in New Owerri were thrown into confusion last weekend when three persons suspected to be staff of Concorde Hotel, Owerri, allegedly lost their...

By casca ohanele It almost resulted in bloodshed at Aboh Mbaise last Saturday as the Owerri zonal acting Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Nwakanma Ukah, allegedly stormed the meeting venue of the Party with tugs believed to be hired, and sacked the already existing party's caretaker committee of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area. Nwakanma, who was accused of...

The desire of the Chairman of Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Mr Felix Chukwu to become the representative of Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency in 2015, has received a boost as Ezinihitte women have endorsed him. In a communiqué released by the women under the aegis of Ezinihitte Progressive Women Front (EPWF), and made available to Trumpeta, the women disclosed that among...

By amechi kingsley Orsu Local Government Area went agog over the weekend when the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party mobilization Committee and his entourage stormed the Orsu primary school playground in a bid to press hold the desire of PDP in returning to the Douglas House come 2015. Addressing the people of Orsu LGA, the mobilization Committee Chairman, High Chief...