Imo Trumpeta newspaper

Last week could be described as a week of troubles for the Rochas Okorocha Administration. It was a week of protests and demonstrations for various reasons by various groups of persons who are disenchanted with the State Government over one issue or the other. At the same time, the protests to a considerable extent exposed the capacity of the Imo...

  Normal School activities was on Thursday last week brought to a halt in Umuhu Comprehensive Secondary School, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area as nomadic Fulani Cattles violently chased the pupils around, the school premises revealed the school headmistress, Mrs Uche Amole.   Dennis Opara who witnessed the incident recounted that for the past six months, indigenes of Mbutu-Okohia, Amankwu and...

    The Owerri Zone, Association of Professional Footballers of Nigeria (APFON) screening exercise for players and coaches into its national teams has been moved forward to December 6.   According to information reaching ‘Imo Trumpeta’ the screening exercise was shifted from the original date November 17 to allow for a better and effective participation of participants.   The programme which was designed to select...

  Samuel Okwaraji’s name unarguably deserves a special place in Nigeria’s soccer history as the most patriotic footballer ever to come out of Nigeria.   This led many soccer pundits to arrive at the conclusion that he laid down his life for Nigeria’s football to live.   To many, Okwaraji came onto Nigeria’s soccer scene not for what the country could do for him,...

  Former Enyimba goalkeeper, Chijioke Ejiogu has once again moved to another Premier League side, Sharks football club of PortHarcourt.   Arugo Monkey who is the most decorated player in the Nigerian FA Cup (Federation Cup) said he joined the PortHarcourt side in other to stage a come back to the national team.   Ejiogu who won the Federation Cup for the fifth time...

  Imo State is part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that is operating Democracy. This type of Government enthrones a free society where the electorate are supposed to be Kings, through their votes which hands their mandate to the leader to over-see the affairs of others, since not all citizens will be leaders at the same time.   In a democracy,...

    Two prominent political office holders in Imo State, on Tuesday would have either been in the hospital receiving medical treatment or in the morgue but for the intervention of security details attached to them.   The affected officials, the Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Local Government, Chief Gerry Okolie and the lawmaker representing Orsu State Constituency, Bro Stan Dara would be thanking...

    Governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday kicked out of office the Vice-chancellor of Imo State University, Prof. B.E.B. Nwoke replacing him with Prof Aloy Ukachukwu Awuzie, former National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Awuzie’s appointment is with immediate effect.   The sacking of the former acting vice chancellor, Prof B.E.B Nwoke, may not be unconnected with his alleged agitations to ensure...

  By Ohanele Casca   In what appears to be total dismantling the legacies of the immediate past administration, led by former Governor Ikedi Ohakim by Governor Rochas Okorocha, the Imo State government has finally demolished the “New face” multi million naira school block at Town Ship Primary School Owerri. The school block was erected by former Governor Ohakim.   Reacting to the demolition,...

  By Ibezim Samuel   In what appears a frontal attack against Newspaper Houses in Imo, the Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Benjamin Uwajumuogu, Tuesday, fired warning shots to Newspaper owners.   Uwajumuogu, who was reacting to ceaseless Newspaper reports over ongoing moves in the House to impeach him, said he will not hesitate to sanction any Newspaper publisher who continues...