Imo Trumpeta newspaper

The Imo State House of Assembly, Tuesday, threw it support for the creation of an additional state in the South-East. The House said that the zone is over due for more states, Moving the motion on the floor of the House, the Chief sponsor, Hon. Acho Ihim and 13 others, said that the South-East geo political zone deserve to have more states. In...

The rumoured ambition of Senator Hope Uzodinma to join the Imo Governorship race in 2015 has pitted him against the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. However, Senator Hope Uzodinma has reacted through one of his Aides, Mazi Chinasa Nwaneri that he is not interested in Imo governorship in 2015, but would support any candidate produced by Owerri Zone. This...

Chairmen of Three Local Government Areas in Imo State, namely, Engr Ikenna Elezieanya, Owerri West, Kevin Nwanaforo, Ideato South LGA, and Prince Ikegwuruka, Ohaji/Egbema LGA have denied Newspaper reports and rumours making the rounds that the trio have joined Gov Rochas Okorocha’s camp. Speaking to Imo Trumpeta separately in Owerri yesterday, they described the insinuation as not only wicked propaganda,...

  In apparent reaction to the recent radio announcements and text messages signed by the Commissioner for Information, Imo State, Chinedu Offor, inviting chairmen and councilors to the Local Government Service Commission for payment of May 2011, and July 2012 salaries, the councilors in Ohaji/Egbema and Njaba legislative councils have asked the state government to apply caution in its action. In...

Sharp criticisms has come the way of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, over the Oguta re run election in four wards which produced Hon. Eugene Dibiagwu of the PDP as the winner of the election.   The INEC boss, was accused of reversing himself after nine commissioners in INEC had allegedly signed that no...

The Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Mrs. Martha James Okoroma, the wife of Dr. James Okoroma (Ph.D) who died in a ghastly motor accident in Abuja. Speaker Uwajumogu made the remark while sympathizing with Dr. James Okoroma  over his wife’s demise. Rt. Hon. Uwajumogu has described death as a necessary end for...

        Ahiazu Mbaise women have received kudos for their wonderful performance in the just concluded Owerri Zonal grand finale of the 2012 August Women Meeting. The wife of Imo State Governor, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha gave the kudos during the reception organized for the women by the Senior Technical Assistant (STA) to the Governor, Dr. Kachi Nwoga and wife Engr. Mrs. Xaviera...

      Imo state has been included as a cocoa producing zone by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.   This was revealed by the state commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mrs Adaora Ijezie, when a delegation of Imo State Chapter of Cocoa Growers Association led by Mr. Emma Nwapa paid her a courtesy visit at the State Secretariat, Owerri.   According...

Initially, I took the development with a pinch of salt. When my tabloid broke the news that the only state owned specialist hospital at Umuguma, New Owerri and ten other General Hospitals scattered across the state have been sold to a private organization, Lantech Solutions to manage for 15 years, I felt it was a ruse and a figment...

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