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FLOOD IN IMO; Kudos, Governor Okorocha

By Kenneth Uwadi This is certainly not the best of times for over 15 communities of  Egbema  and Oguta   in Imo State of Nigeria ,many of whom have  been forced to flee their homes in the last four weeks due to flood and are now taking temporary shelter at tents. The flood though is going down but the degree of...

At Last, Barack Obama Wins Again. .says the best is yet to come

  President Barack Obama last night won re election to the White House defeating his Republican rival, Mitt Romney.   In his victory speech at his campaign headquarters in Illinois, Chicago, Obama said he will meet Republican candidate Mitt Romney to discuss ways they can work together.   The President has heralded his re-election with a call to action, telling Americans that their citizenship...

THE BARACK OBAMA LESSON AND THE BURDEN OF CHANGE

  Some four years ago, after President George Bush had ruledAmericafor good eight years, a young Afro-American by name Barack Obama emerged on the scene to ask for the coveted presidency of the world’s most talked about country- theUnited States of America,USAfor short. Because he is a black American, the whole ofAfricaas much as I know, threw their weight behind him....

RESULTS AND FIXTURES

Champions League Results Tuesday 6/11/12   ManCity2-2Ajax DynamoKiev0-0 Fc Porto Olympiacos 3-1Montpellier Schalke 04 2-2 Arsenal Anderlecht1-0 Zenit St RealMadrid2-2 B/Dortmund PSG 4-0 Dinamo Zagreb Ac Milan 1-1Malaga   Europe League Fixtures 8/11/12   Neftchi – Rubin Kazan Anzhi –Liverpool Academica – A/Madrid Udemise - Young Boys Napoli– Dnipro Fc Copenhagen– VFBStuttgart Fernerbahea – AEL AIK – PSV Club Bruggs –Newcastle Bordeanx – Maritimo Marseille – Mgladback Fc Twente – Levante Sporting –Genk P/Balgrade – InterMilan Leverkusen– RapidVienna Tottenham –Maribor Basle– Videoton Fc

Nguru Nwaeke Unity Cup set for kick-off

  The maiden Nguru Nwaeke Unity Cup has been slated to kick start on November 17, at the playing ground of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Centre, Nguru in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area. According to reports reaching ‘Imo Trumpeta’, the tournament which is organized by the Youths of Nguru Community in Aboh Mbaise, is designed to unite the youths of...

Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha a Legend of our time – Part II

  Okocha chose the Turkish soccer giants ahead offers fromSpain,Franceand evenGermanybecause of his desire to play alongside his national team colleague, Uche Okechukwu, who had helped Fernerbache to a second position finish in the Turkish championship that year. “Jay Jay” got lots of publicity in 1997 for his contribution to the progress of Turkish football as he helped Fenerbache to lift...

Keshi Adjusts Eagles Training, Team Jets out this weekend

Super Eagles gaffer, Stephen Keshi has changed the teams training sessions to suite the international friendly inMiami,United StatesagainstVenezuela. This change took effect since Tuesday, as the team now leaves its training camp at the Botton White Apartment in Zone 7, every 6:30am, and returns to the camping site about 9:30am. According to the team Secretary, Dayo Achor Enebi, “Its all in...

Where is the Owerri “Fire Service” Bull

It was former Nigeria’s international footballer and prolific scorer, Daniel Amokachie that reminds me about the animal called Bull.  During his plying days when he donned the green and white colours of the national teams, Amokachie was fondly called Da Bull by his numerous fans and admirers.  The name Da Bull originated from Belgium where he plied he first...

EDITORIAL and LETTERS

Community Policing and Royal Fathers Shortly on assumption of office in 2011, Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha made good his promise to prioritize security of lives and properties.   The state government purchased and commissioned 100 security vans with gadgets for improved policing of parts of the state.  The Imo state Police Command became more than fortified in its security operations. Imolites...

Certificate Wahala! PDP queries Imo Speaker’s Academic qualification

                                                       The squabble between the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the Speaker of Imo House of Assembly Rt Hon Benji Uwajumogu has assumed a new dimension, as the party has queried Uwajumogu’s academic qualification and pedigree to man the affairs of Imo Legislature. In a Press Release signed by Chief Blyden Amajirionwu, the spokesman of the party in Imo...