Imo Trumpeta newspaper

  ..As Lawmaker Renders Stewardship Account By Onyekachi Eze The Honourable Member representing Oguta State Constituency, Hon. Engr. Gilbert Chiedozie Nwosu FNSE, has gained the implicit confidence of his Constituents. The affirmation on his loyalty, trust, dedication and pragmatism  was confirmed on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Oguta Council Headquarters, during the Lawmaker's Constituency briefing. Going by his title, "Ezi Nwa Dioranma", both...

Sequel to the lingering Mondays sit at home in the south east geopolitical zone, the Imo State Police Command, in collaboration with the Military, DSS, NSCDC, NDLEA, Immigration, and FRSC, has intensified operations to completely eradicate any form of sit-at-home threat in the state, particularly outside the metropolis. A press statement signed by the PPRO, DSP OKOYE HENRY, anipr, on...

The family of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused South East governors of failing to take meaningful steps toward securing his release. Speaking in Umuahia during a memorial for their late parents, HRM Eze Israel Kanu and Ugoeze Sally Kanu, Prince Emmanuel Kanu expressed disappointment over the governors’ lack of action,...

By Okey Alozie As Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State swung into action to make Imo workers happy by implementing the new minimum wage, a lot of discrepancies so far have been noticed which affected negatively the Senior staff mostly, civil servants in level 8 to 17 as their increments were not fully reflected in the consequential adjustment. The state civil...

As at the time of this report, Trumpeta can't properly state the situation of things in Imo State chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP. Reason is that the fight at the national level over who controls the affairs of the party especially that of the party secretariat is causing rumpus at the Wadata plaza in Abuja . In the heat...

..As Chapter Elects New Exco   By Onyekachi Eze  It is a breath of fresh air in the Imo State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP, as TPl. Austin Ugoh Ukanwa FNITP, has emerged the State Chairman. This was an outcome of the general election held on Thursday, February 13, 2025, during the Chapter's meeting at the NITP Secretariat at...

The National Assembly has passed the N54.9 trillion budget for the 2025 financial year, increasing the initial proposal by N700 billion from N54.2 trillion. The budget breakdown includes: N3.6 trillion for statutory transfers, N14.3 trillion for debt service, N13.6 trillion for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure, and N23.9 trillion for capital expenditure. President Bola Tinubu had earlier written to the National Assembly, requesting...

The Ekiti State Chief Magistrates Court, has struck out the defamation suit against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The court’s decision followed the application and motion by Martins Akala, the police prosecutor, to withdraw the suit from the court. Reports have it that the Federal High Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on January 29, 2025, struck out cyberbullying and defamation...

The Nigeria Customs Service, NSC, has handed over various arms and ammunition smuggled into the country that it intercepted from the Lagos airport. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated that some of the importers of the assault weapons have been convicted while other cases are still undergoing court process. He stated this on Thursday while handing over a total of...

The Labour Party, LP, says it would field former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as its candidate in the 2027 general elections The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, stated this on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television, adding that Tinubu would not have a smooth sail in the next general polls. “Tinubu is not just going to...