Imo Trumpeta newspaper

  By Onyekachi Eze and Okey Alozie Family members of Governor Rochas Okorocha is leaving in fear and tensed following the failure of Uche Nwosu to grab the governorship seat after the election. Because of the fear, operatives of the Nigerian Police and Army have taken control of their business outlets of scattered across the state capital. Moments after the 2019 Governorship...

  By Onyinyechi Amakaulo There are strong indications that the three returning members of the Imo State House of Assembly from Okigwe zone are likely going to dump their respective parties and join PDP to enable them emerge the new Speaker for the next House. The three lawmakers are Honourables Chiji Collins of APGA, Lawman Duruji and Kennedy Ibe both of AA....

  The frightening dimension last weekend’s Imo State Governorship election witnessed, also recorded the death of a suspected party agent (names withheld) shot dead on Saturday. A party agent to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been reportedly shot dead by suspected thugs belonging to political rival groups in Eziama Obire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state. Imo State Police Public...

Reasons why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Office, arrested the Acting Accountant-General of Imo State, Mr. Uzoho Casmir have been released. Trumpeta learnt he was nabbed over suspicion of laundering the sum of N1.050billion. According to details obtained online, the cash was allegedly withdrawn in three tranches for vote buying between Tuesday and Thursday. But the suspect,...

It was a bad day for two electoral officers in charge of Ohaji/Egbema LGA in the governorship election, Mr Chris Ugwuadu and Kelechi Ehirim. At the collation centre during the announcement of results, the Ugwuadu and Ehirim, Electoral Officer and Returning Officer, respectively were accused to have inflated AA candidates votes after party agents had signed and left with...

  Except there is an intervention to set free those allegedly involved in election malpractices  in the just conducted Governorship election, the trio of Uche Onyeagocha, Steve Asimobi and Paschal Onwukaike, Party agents at the Imo State Governorship election collation centre at INEC office risks jail term, Trumpeta can report. A major crisis broke out at the collation centre early Monday...

  By Okey Alozie The outcome of Imo Guber and House of Assembly election has continued to put pressure and confusion on the side of governor Okorocha’s followers known as the Rescue Mission group. Information revealed that fresh confusion is now hitting Okorocha followers as the Director General UgboNneoma” group, the political arm of the wife of the governor is said to...

    The bid for a Senator from the South East extraction to head the Presidency of the Senate brightened over the weekend with the declaration of Distinguished Senator Benjamin Chukwuemeka Uwajumogu as the winner of the Imo North Senatorial District (Okigwe Zone) supplementary election held on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The INEC Returning Officer for Imo North Senatorial District (Okigwe Zone),...