Nto-ali Aro

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, one of the literature books the school authority had prescribed for us to buy and read in our Class Two days at Methodist College, Uzuakoli in 1976, the author had written that ‘All animals are equal but some are more equal ….’  The satirical work of George Orwell, as he […]

In the area of tradition and custom, the ancient town of Arochukwu has some well-developed, well-established, overly-strong institutions and practices that have been passed from generation to generation. Think of the Ekpe Society, Ibu Mmayi Nwanyi, Itu Aju Mmayi, the age-grade system, Iga Mmiri Chukwu, Iru Mgbede, the ‘uzi’ institutional practice, and Egwu Onwa celebrations,

It is no longer news that Dr Alex Otti had swept the gubernatorial polls of the 18 March, 2023 to defeat all other contestants in the election held in Abia state that day. It is also no longer news that more than eighty percent of Abians across the seventeen local government areas of the state

In the first part of this article published last September in this paper, I had indicated I was going to point out some areas of trado-cultural aberrations that take place in Arochukwu today with regard to the traditional rulership of the town that weren’t happening in those good days of quintessential trado-cultural exactitude and valued

In other articles that will follow this, I shall draw attention to some of the abnormal things that happen in Arochukwu today that many consider should not happen at all with regard to the traditional practice in our town with regard to our cultural heritage, the customary and cultural norms of the people of Arochukwu

It may not be out of place here to indicate that the traditional rulers in Igbo land deserve respect from the people, as what obtains in the Western and Northern parts of Nigeria, more than what the situation is today.  In the time past, the traditional stools in Igbo land and the rulers who occupied

In the 2015 general election, Arochukwu town had produced and fielded two gubernatorial candidates; one senatorial candidate and two house of assembly candidates! Dr Alex Otti ran for the gubernatorial position under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Under the platform of the Progressive People’s Alliance, PPA, Chief Chikwe Udensi contested for

Vultures belong to the cathartidae species of birds. They belong to the group of birds which have the brightest eye-sights in nature – they are, according to recent researches from anthologists and scientists, capable of sighting minutest carrion and carcasses in the forests three or more kilometers while in flight, the way bears and elephants smell

By description and definition, a patriotic leader is one who loves his people, his community and his country, and goes ahead to show same in all what he does. A patriot will always show love to his people; he can even die for them to survive if need be! This is what patriotism portrays –

According to the Deluxe Encyclopedic Edition of the New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language (of 2010), the English word, ‘standard’ has about ten different meanings. But for the purpose of this article, the relevant meanings will be chosen – numbers four and five will be relevant here. Definition number four says: ‘Any