Imo Trumpeta newspaper

Much of this natural phenomenon has been attributed to the blockade of drains and water ways with solid wastes or substances that do not decay or dissolve easily like numerous products in the plastic family.  The unhealthy practice has persisted over a long period because of the prevailing poor waste management by governments and the citizens. In several urban centres,...

 The ever busyDouglas Roadin Owerri has been partially taken over by street traders from within and outside the State.  In some areas, the goods they display for sale spill into the highways causing it to become narrower and obstructing free flow of traffic. There was a time special task force descended on their make – shift structures for displaying goods...

Sir, the streets of Owerri municipal have been taken over by beggars with various forms of disabilities.  Involved are men, women and children begging for a living. There is a pathetic case of a boy with a hunch back.  At times, he is either too weak or unwilling to solicit arms which will keep him going into another day of...

Heartland Football Club of Owerri, the Federation Cup defending Champions on Wednesday continued their journey to a successful defence of the trophy they won last year when they defeated Enyimba FC of Aba at the Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos. Although, the Naze millionaires were held to a 1 – 1 draw by the newly prompted Premier League side, Nasarawa United...

After the well publicised visit of Arsenal Football Club was cancelled some days back, the Club Officials have come to have announced that for four first team players will be visiting the country. Tomas Rosicky, Bacary Sagna, Per Meryesacker and new signing Lukas Podolski will be travelling toLagoswith Club Officials for a flying visit the weekend after next. The move follows...

  The ongoing YSFON organised Cowbell Mock – Champions League has entered into the second round games as the teams have began to scramble for vital points to enable them make the knock – out stage of the competition that is at the 5th edition this year. In one of the games played last Tuesday at the Old Township Stadium along...

The Coach of Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba and NFF officials have been anxious even as the results of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test which the players underwent some days ago. The test was in compliance with a FIFA circular sent to all the affiliated federations, through the Confederation of African football (CAF), that all prospective U – 17 players,...

One Nigerian athlete to watch at the upcomingLondonOlympic is Blessing Okagbare, who will compete in the women’s long jump and in the women’s 100 meter dash. The 23 – year old Okagbare, a bronze medallist in the long jump at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won gold in the event at the recent African Championships in Benin, as well as silver...

Imo State was carved out of the former East Central State in 1976 by the then Military government of General Murtala Mohammed. The first governor of the State, Commander Ndubuisi Kanu from Ovim, Isuikwuato in the old Imo State strove hard and not only worked out a blue print for the development of the young State, but also devotedly followed the blue print until he was removed with military dispatch. It will not...

In his essay, see Nigerian Horn May 21-22, 2012, page 9 Ngozi Akamdiocha evoked a quote from Teddy Roosevelt in discussing the ‘man in the arena’ whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming, but who does actually strive to...