Obinkita village was no doubt the cynosure of all eyes at the 2017 Eke-Ekpe Arochukwu celebration which climaxed on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Amaikpe Square, Arochukwu, Abia State. The grand finale of the Ikeji Arochukwu was threatened by three major factors that reared its ugly head in the kingdom and the entire Abia State. […]
Youths in Arochukwu will have something to engage themselves positively this Yuletide, as Mazi Emma Nwadeyi’s Unity Cup makes its debut in the ancient kingdom. According to a statement by the organizers of the football tournament, the winner of the competition which will be competed for by the 19 villages in Arochukwu, will take home
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After several years of floundering, the glorious moment has finally come, as Arochukwu Kingdom unveils its historic Civic Centre on December 26, 2017. Nothing has in recent memory been more exhilarating for Umu Aro than having this project completed. Indeed, it is dream come through. Throughout the 19 villages, the excitement is palpable, the atmosphere
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Conceived in August 1975 by Nzuko Aro (then known as Nzuko Ikom na Inyom Aro), the story of Aro Civic/Cultural Centre project had taken a chequered trajectory. Records have it that the land was acquired from Okoni compound of Ibom village, and later surveyed. On it was started a modest town hall project, which had
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The senator representing Abia North in the National Assembly, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has promised to do everything possible to ensure that the dilapidated Arochukwu-Ohafia road is fixed, to bring a lasting relief to the users. For one 1 hour 15 minutes recently in Aro, Senator Ohuabunwa fielded questions from Aro News team consisting of Patrick
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Tragedy stuck on Friday the 8th of September, 2017 at Asaga village as fire engulfed Cyea filling station. According to an eye witness Mazi Obinna Onwumere Ulo, the accident occurred at about 7pm after the manager of the station pleaded with a road side ‘’Akara woman’’ to put off the fire she was using to
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Medical, nursing and general health services have significantly improved in Arochukwu General Hospital located at Baraki, the administrative headquarters of Arochukwu local government area of Abia state. The observation was made when the duo of Aro News Bureau Correspondent and a stakeholder in Arochukwu cum freelance journalist, Emmanuel Emenike (of Oror village), visited the hospital
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By 5.00 pm, on Friday, 16th of June, 2017, Nugget Hotel at Utako area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, started receiving Inyom Aro from all parts of the country. As the women arrived one after the other, Utako and its environs noticed that something unique was in the offing. The unique decor within and
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Work is currently progressing at the Aro Kingdom Civic Centre in line with the promise made to Umu Aro by Dr. Alex Otti (OFR) at the 2016 Aro Day celebrations. At the event, Dr. Otti who was the special guest of honour announced to a cheering crowd his decision to take over the project and
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Let me from the on set make clear the intentions of this intervention. While modern communication practitioners strongly believe that if you do not blow your trumpet no one will blow it for you, I’m more inclined to the threatened thinking that action speaks louder than words, that one should let his or her achievements
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