Imo Trumpeta newspaper

By Ohanele Casca           The Deputy Speaker, Federal House of Representative, His Excellency, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha has congratulated the entire Mbaise nation for the 2012 Iriji Mbaise festival.  The number 6th man in the federation noted that God loves Mbaise and has continued to sustain the peace and unity in the area and in the projecting of their sons and...

  For quite a long time now, traditional rulers have been clamoring for a constitutional role outside their primordial function as the custodians of the people’s culture and tradition besides being the chief security officers of their respective autonomous communities. Those of them in Imo state got the much canvassed constitutional role on a platter of gold at the inception of...

          Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha has approved the sum of N320 million Naira intervention fund for all primary and secondary schools in the state. Governor Okorocha, who disclosed this after a one-day workshop with head teachers, principals and other stakeholders in the education sector, said the fund is meant to enable the newly established management teams of various schools to embark on maintenance...

  Font size:   By Oguchi Nkwocha, MD oguchi@comcast.net             Nigeria’s performance (or lack thereof) at the recently concluded London Olympics provides not just another sentinel event (since sentinels warn of approaching danger) but rather, a confirmation and affirmation of an already failed and self-destructing state. Leave it at that and move on to other unimaginable woes, without comment and without noticing, as the hapless...

By: Ekeh Shadrack           It is no doubt that for some months now, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu has been in deep mess arising from both the management and staff. IMSUTH which was built by the Udenwa administration was aimed at saving lives as well as training individuals who are willing to join the medical profession. Unfortunately the situation has...

    By Sam Asoluka         The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sir Emeka Ihedioha (KSC) has added gold to his lustrous political career inLondon. Chief Ihedioha was awarded a Gold Certificate by Imo State Union of Elders UK for his superlative performance in the House of Representatives and Services to his Aboh-Mbaise/Ngor-Okpala Federal Constituency. In his speech, the Chairman of Imo...

          This week, Harvest set out a conversation or drama between two concerned Imolites who have different perception and divergent views about on- goings in Imo State. Amos: Mmadu atagbula onwe ya n’ ahuhu n’ obodo a (One has suffered so much in this State). Ikechukwu: My friend, will u shut up your mouth before I shut it for you. What...

  The story has it that the man died in the hospital and was brought in by an Uncle, a sister and a brother whose faith was super charged.  They broke protocols and interrupted the procession going on with their willing and the attendant incoherent plea for help.  The priest, Rev. Chiedozie, was at a loss and could not make...

                                        Hon Justice Ngozi Opara’s court sitting at the High Court Owerri yesterday adjourned to 3rd of September 2012 for the ruling on the preliminary motions brought before it by the counsel to the embattled local government chairmen as claimants and that the Okorocha Imo State led government who are 1st to 4th respondents. The counsel to the 1st respondent (Okorocha)...

              The Imo State University IMSU, is literally boiling following plan by in – coming students to demonstrate should they fail to gain admission into the Institution and enjoy the free education to be introduced this academic year by the Gov Rochas Okorocha administration. According to sources, the would be students are spoiling for war over what they described as a...