Imo Trumpeta newspaper

An Enugu High Court has ordered the Southeast governors to pay Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, N8 billion as compensation. Justice A.O. Onovo ruled that the sum was compensation for infringing on Kanu’s fundamental human rights. The judge gave the order while passing judgement on Kanu’s appeal against IPOB’s proscription. Kanu, through his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor,...

.Warns Govt Against Encroachment The indigenes of Umuoke/Umuagiriga Uborji Okuku community, Owerri West LGA, have demanded adequate monetary compensation from the Imo State Government for possessing their ancestral land who they also urged to pay them their due rites as custom demands, implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as well as stop encroaching on Ama-Bekee land which they said they...

  ..As James Egbuchulam Testifies The Magistrate Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State capital has began hearing of the case between Commissioner of Police and former Imo State Broadcasting Corporation Staff, Vivian Ottih, over alleged criminal defamatory statement against former IBC Director General, Mr James Egbuchulam. The hearing which held on Tuesday, had the Complainant, Egbuchulam, and the Defendant, Ottih present in...

Following the mix-up and similarity of name of the Plaintiff in the suit against the legitimacy of the newly appointed EFCC Chairman Olukoyode, by President Tinubu and subsequent confirmation by the Senate, by one Barrister Stanley Okwara, there has been local and international calls and concerns by family, associates and friends of Barrister Stanley Uchechukwu Okwara PhD for clarification. However, the...

.ACCORD PARTY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE VOWS TO TURN IMO AROUND The Survival or otherwise of the Socio - political and Economic life of the Eastern Heartland,  Imo State, depends to a large extent on the outcome of the forthcoming Governorship election of November 11,2023. The father of modern African literature, Prof Chinua Achebe rightly asserted that "the major problem with Nigeria is poor...

.AS PDP CRITICAL LEADERS TAKE POSITION   With less than a fortnight left before the November 11, 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Imo State, it is disturbing that the Peoples Democratic Party continues to be divided down the middle. The fissures between the pro-Emeka Ihedioha and the pro-Samuel Anyanwu groups that dominated the pre-primary election days keep growing wider as the...

By Okey Alozie Some Principals in Imo State Secondary Schools are said to be in serious battle with the New Secondary Education Management Board (SEMB) Boss Augustina Azubuike over alleged transfer, retirement, extortion, threats and other irregularities. The aggrieved Principals allegedly accused the SEMB of high handedness and wickedness to them. Some of the aggrieved Principals who spoke to Trumpeta narrated their ordeal. The...

By Okey Alozie Ahead of the 2023 Imo guber election scheduled to hold on November 11, 2023 the Commissioner for trade and investment, Hon Comr Simon Ebeugbulem has called on Ihitte Uboma people and entire Imo citizens to firmly support the reelection process of APC Governorship candidate, Senator Hope Uzodinma. Comr Ebegbulem made the call during the sensitization and awareness...

By Amaechi Chidinma The President General of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Chief Engr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaeji eje mba) has demanded for the creation of more State in the South Eastern part of Nigeria, while threatening court action if the demand is not met. Speaking with newsmen in his office on Tuesday during a press briefing, Chief Iwuanyanwu, an Elder Statesman said Ohaneze...

It was an eventful outing for the All Progressive Congress,  APC, in Egbema Ward A of Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo when thousands of supporters from PDP, APGA, LP and others  joined the ruling party. At the meeting held by Egbema Ward A in the house of one of the prominent leaders of the area, Engr Tony Okanne, meant to garner...