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...