The day was 30 December, 2015 and the event was Aro Carnival 2015, held at Mary Slessor Secondary School, Arochukwu – an event put together by a few citizens of Arochukwu under the Aro Carnival Management Committee ‘To showcase the rich cultural and tourism potentials of the ancient kingdom of Arochukwu to the world,’ according […]
Sunday the 29th of November, 2015 witnessed the gathering of umu Aro from all walks of life domicile in Lagos. They converged on ‘Ezumezu Aro’ in the centre of excellence, Neniv Conference and Events Centre located at Mafoluku, Oshodi along the busy international airport road to take stock for the year 2015 and thank God
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Dr Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the 12 April, 2015 gubernatorial election in Abia State, has been broadcasting to APGA supporters in Abia State since then, and all those who had ‘voted for me’ to ‘remain calm, peaceful and patient’ as the governorship candidate of the People’s
On Saturday December 5, 2015 the entire body of Nzuko Arochukwu, Abuja branch, plus guests that came from far and near, staged a befitting get-together that was filled with fun and thrills to mark the end of 2015 at the federal capital city. As early as 2pm, the entire environment of the Cyprian Ekwensi Cultural
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The law maaker representing Arochukwu – Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon.Uko Nkole has fired a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari. This is coming as prominent Aro indigenes in Abuja mount pressure on the Federal Government to re-award the contract to a reputable company. In the petition sent through the national media, Honourable Nkole called on the President to institute a
‘Shut up; don’t address him as “mazi” yet,’ was an exclamatory rejection made by an elderly man to a younger man who had addressed a fellow middle-aged man sometime in the past as “mazi,” during a socio-cultural gathering at Amuvi, Arochukwu. Then suddenly, a ‘boy’ of about eighteen years told his compeer-friend at Isimkpu village
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That students of Abia State College of Education (Technical) Arochukwu (ASCETA) staged a peaceful demonstration on July 6, 2015 is no longer news. What is news, however, is why the students demonstrated in the first place. According to a student who spoke to Aro News at the college premises the next day, a female student
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Nzuko Arochukwu worldwide, on 26th December 2014, surprised Aro with a rare gift: the symbol of woman Eze Aro called Queen Mgbokwo Udo Omini – Eze Aro (1799-1825). It was a wonderful reminder indeed and Aro must appreciate Nzuko for this rare thought, which led into deep research, which made it possible for Aro to
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On the wee hours of the night of 1st January, 2015, while Aro citizens were celebrating the New Year, a band of dare- devil armed robbers stormed the Arochukwu branch of the First Bank of Nigeria and robbed it for over an hour. In the course of their operation, innocent citizens who ran into their
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Many Nigerians woke up in the morning of the 11th April, full of apprehension. Their apprehension could be explained because on that day, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was scheduled to conduct the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in 29 of the 36 states of the federation. Reason being that the tenure
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