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Community Decries Deplorable State Of Bad Roads

By amaechi kingsley Ogbor Autonomous Community in Isiala Mbano Local Government of Imo State had a hitch free and successful new yam festival last weekend at the Ogbor open field despite all odds as top government officials and dignitaries of the Imo state government shunned the invitations. While celebrating with his people, the Deputy Vice Chairman of Imo Council of...

The Child Is The Father Of The Man…

Since my secondary school days, I have come to appreciate literature as a subject. The reason is because it is one course that will bring you close to humanity. No wonder my literature teacher then defined literature as an imaginative story about life. The love I have for literature courses contributed to my studying English Language as a degree...

Childlessness and Child Trafficking – Need for a Rethink

Childlessness among married couples has been rampant in recent time. In Africa and Nigeria in particular, where the peoples' culture laid much emphasis on children especially male, childlessness have caused psychological problems to couples and in some cases led to divorce, separation and in most cases forcing families into polygamy. This situation has derailed the family values as...

Trumpeta Sport

LMC Postpones Super Four The League Management Company has postponed this year's edition of the Super Four indefinintly. According to reports reaching Trumpeta Sports Desk, the not too attractive end of season tournament was supposed to kick-off on October 29, but it has been shifted indefinitely to yet to be disclosed date. The Super Four trophy is usually competed for by the...

Disabled Persons Cripple Owerri Accuse Imo Govt Of Abandoning Physically Challenged Persons

By tunji adejeji Commercial and other forms of activities were practically shut down yesterday in Owerri, the Imo State Capital when physically challenged persons for the umpteenth time took to the streets. In what could be described as days of protests in Owerri, the disabled persons numbering more than 1000 mobilized themselves to take over the main access routes from all...

Okorocha Converts Owerri Cemetery To Market Shops As Elders, Indigenes Raise Alarm Over Exhuming Of Buried Dead Bodies

By anthony anyanwu Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha may have opened another Pandora box which ultimately pits him in daggers drawn with indigenes of “Owerre Nchi Ise” as he moves to convert their Cemetery to lock-up shops. The plan came to the fore Wednesday October 23, as agents operating under the state government cover entered the Cemetery along the Relief...

Forget 2015 Presidency; Rochas’ Group Appeals To Imo Governor

By hector obinna A group by name, Rochas Okorocha Destiny Allies, RODA, has appealed to the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to forget any ambition that may take him away to Abuja in 2015, but should remain in Owerri, Imo State and finish the good work. Speaking to Journalists in Owerri, Imo State yesterday, the State Coordinator and Okigwe...

ITC Boils Again Workers Fume Over Salary Deduction As Police Avert Protest

Workers of Imo Transport Corporation (ITC), Owerri, are furious over alleged deductions on their monthly salaries. This has compelled staffers of the corporation to be at loggerheads with the firm's consultancy agency, Ginikana. Ginikana has been having a running battle with staffers of the corporation for a long period, bordering on a wide range of issues. The relationship has deteriorated from...

Trumpeta Sport

Ministry Of Youths & Sports Embraces YSFON For Sports Development In Imo Imo State Ministry of Youth and Sports has reiterated its readiness to work harmoniously with the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), Imo chapter for the sole purpose of developing the youths and sporting activities in the State, Making this revelation to Trumpeta on Tuesday in his Office, the...

Editorial/ Letters

That Devolution Of Power While Nigerians are gearing up for the much talked about National Dialogue approved by the presidency, many things call to mind at this auspicious moment in the life of this nation. That of course is the need to streamline our operations so as to get it right immediately than having regrets after all. Therefore, what immediately calls to...