The cold hands of death had clued to the soul of a most devout and faithful member of the Christ Ascension Church, Arochukwu District, and an outstanding social and religious leader in Arochukwu, Mrs Esther Opuruiche Alfred Ogeikpe Okoroafor, of Ndi Agor, Obinkita, Arochukwu. She died by 07:02 am on Monday, 01 August, 2016 at […]
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The Isimkpu-born Mazi Ndubuisi Okoronkwo, medic, retired wing commander of the Nigerian Air Force, a most patriotic Aro man and a Port Harcourt-based medical practitioner, has been hounoured by the International Association of World Peace Advocates. The venue was the famous Royal Damgrete Hotel, Factory Road, Umuahia, and the date was Tuesday, 26 April, 2016.
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To many Aro men and women (lassies inclusive), uzi is one concept that is misunderstood. The mere mention of the word signifies an age-long institution in the ancient town of Arochukwu. The term has been given too many meanings. To some, it signifies sexual promiscuity, flirting, coquettish living and life-style, reckless sexual relations and laxity,
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From 1985 till date, one road project has been ‘under construction.’ That road is the thirty-four-kilometre Ozuabam-Ndioji-Ndiokereke-(Amuvi) Arochukwu road. In that year, the military government of the then Navy Capt A A Madueke in Imo state had awarded the road construction to an indigenous contractor, Hapel, reportedly owned by an illustrious son of Arochukwu. Today,
In the Second Republic politics, the government of Imo state, under the leadership of Chief Sam Mbakwe, had thought it necessary and wise that the good people of Arochukwu should have and drink portable and wholesome water for their well-being. So, Chief Mbakwe decided to give the people pipe-borne water. In doing that, he had
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By all and any standards of measurement and tests, the newly appointed provost of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, Dr Philips Nto, the Ututu-born, immediate-past Abia state commissioner for finance, and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture chartered accountant-lecturer, has proved to be ‘the best provost ASCETA has ever had’ within the first two
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According to Engr Nnamdi Udoh (until 26 March, 2016 the president-general of Nzuko Arochukwu), the election conducted on 26 March, 2016 was the highest-attended one in the history of Nzuko Arochukwu of the ancient town of Arochukwu. He said he was happy at the development. Before the election started, he had reeled out what he
I read the above open letter to Eze Aro of Arochukwu that appeared on page eight of the December, 2015 edition of Aro News as written by Mrs Phil Adielechi Mbadiwe. In the letter, Mrs Mbadiwe had lamented the ‘…vicious verbal attacks on some people of Aro-Okeigbo by a few Aro men and women. I,
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Towards the end of January 2016, the people of Arochukwu had begun to notice that there was a leadership crisis in the Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu through repeated announcements and counter- announcements over the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA) radio on who was or not the provost of the college. Really,
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By the time news filtered into Arochukwu on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 that the Supreme Court of Nigeria was going to deliver judgment in the case filed by the People’s Democratic Party and the party’s governorship candidate (Dr Okezie Ikpeazu) on the 11 April, 2015 election, and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand
