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DEATH TRAP IN HEROES’ SQUARE – Structures may collapse over poor job – Govt orders contractor back to work.

  Except extra – ordinary measures are taken to fortify the structures built at the newly constructed Heroes Square along Concorde hotel, Owerri using the facility for any purpose is running a risk at the expense of lives. Weekend Imo Trumpeta gathered that Imo people and indeed non – Imolites who thronged the magnificent arena in the past to witness some...

Financial Calamity Okorocha Governing Imo without Budget …as Govt Returns 2012 appropriation bill to Imo Assembly for repackaging

  Undoubtedly, the financial status of the Imo state Government is in jeopardy following revelations that the present administration piloted by Owelle Rochas Okorocha is running the affairs of the State without a specified budget for year 2012.  Strong indications that the executive is wilfully appropriating any amount it likes to execute projects and cater for sundry government expenditures came...

Okorocha “Captures” Ohakim’s top Aide, Chikwem Onuoha

Dr. Ikedi Ohakim’s top aide when he was the Governor of Imo state, Hon. Chikwem Onuoha is said to have joined the camp of the incumbent Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. Impeccable sources told this Newspaper that Hon Onuoha was allegedly sighted at the Government House, Owerri last Saturday, emerging from a vehicle belonging to a top member of the Imo...

WOMEN PROTEST OVER INCESANT KIDNAPPINGS.

The people of Ahiazu Mbaise woke up to the unexpected protest chants from all the women of Umuofor on Thursday in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area on Thursday the 12th of July 2012. When our correspondent tried to enquire the reasons for the war chants especially from aged mothers who were supposed to be either in their farm yards or...

IMSUTH ON FIRE – Medical Director Flees.

  Top management officials of the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH, Orlu, Imo State escaped death by hair breath when aggrieved staffers of the health institution protested moves by the management to sack them from office. Aggrieved by the planned mass sack which would throw them into the already saturated unemployment market, the workers threatened the Medical Director of the...

GROUP THREATENS COURT ACTION … Over IMSU Acting VC position.

  Worried that the present administration in Imo state has no regard for rule of law and not bothered about the law establishing Universities, group, the Academic Professionals AP, has threatened to drag the state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha to court for not removing the acting Vice – Chancellor of Imo State University, Prof B.E.B Nwoke. According to a statement made...

SPORTS FACTS AND FUN

(1) The new manager of Wales Chris Coleman has concluded arrangements to invite Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross to the Wales national team in preparations for the 2014 world cup qualifiers. But before then he would first consult Wales captain Aaron Ramsey before extending the invitation to shawcross. (2) South Sudan’s first officially recognized games since the country was admitted...

EBONYI SET FOR OJUKWU’S CUP

The YSFON organized Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu’s Under 14 male soccer championship would soon be kicking off at Abakiliki, Ebonyi State some time this year. Speaking to Imo Trumpeta the south East president of YSFON and also the chairman of the local organizing committee Mr Ndubuisi Opara said that this years competition is promising to be exciting and very interesting...

FEDERATION CUP TEAMS DECLEAR BAUCHI UNSAFE.

As the date for the federation group stages draw near, the four teams in group A of the 2012 federation cup, Enyimba, Wolves, Lobi Stars and Samba FC have threatened not to show up in Bauchi for their group games. Warri wolves have already filled an official compliant to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) organizers of the competition, which is...

HEARTLAND OVERCOME DOLPHINE WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Heartland football club of Owerri on Wednesday the 11th of July piped the Nigerian Premier League Defending Champions Dolphins FC of Portharcourt with a late goal that was scored by Super Eagles Obinna Nwachukwu at the 87th minute of play. The Naze Millionaires who since last Saturday downed their tools for unpaid bonuses, salaries and about 70 percent of their...