As the reporter had travelled through the major road that traverses Ugwuakuma through Agbagwu villages in Arochukwu and leads to ‘ime Aro,’ some villagers interviewed were full of praises for the federal government and the company handling the repair of the Arochukwu-Ohafia federal road, Messrs Beks Kimse Nigeria Limited, for tarring the portion of the […]
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All roads led to the premises of the Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, on Friday, tenth March, 2017 when the management of the college, led by the provost, Dr Phillips O Nto, had invested on the governor of the state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, as the Visitor to the college, the first governor to
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The 26th of December every year has been observed as Aro day for a very long time. The exact date as at when it started cannot be easily ascertained but to suffice to say that it may have been over one hundred years. Adding credence to the fact were archival materials released to the planning
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Mr. Ephraim Akparawa Inyang Eyen, the Hon. Commissioner for Works for Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday, the 3rd of January 2017, the first working day of the year, played host to a select team of Umu Aro under the auspices of Nzuko Aro, who were in his office at Old Secretariat, Uyo to thank the
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Many followers of Aro affairs both at home and in the Diaspora have watched with consternation the scenarios that emerged since 2012, arising from the election of the women’s wing of the umbrella union, Nzuko Aro. As the Nwada Igwe-led executive of Nzuko Inyom Aro prepared to organise an election that would have ushered in
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Construction work has once again picked up on the dilapidated Abiriba-Ohafia-Arochukwu federal highway following directive by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, to the contractor to return to site immediately. Perhaps in response to the hue and cry of the people of Arochukwu, rehabilitation work on the road is beginning
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The other side of the mask, a unique traditional dance presented in dramatic form, was the eye catching performance from Asaga village at Eke Ekpe 2016 as it won the Nzuko Aro President General prize for overall best performance. And for its efforts, Asaga village smiled home with N100, 000, up from N20, 000 cash
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Aro Day in its current form, is the logical fall out of the restructuring of the various organisations that used to champion the cause of Aro into one organisation, the Nzuko Arochukwu. Having set up an umbrella body, it became easy, indeed necessary for the managers to think of a day when all Aros can
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Engr (Dr.). Patrick Okoli Onwumere is a native of Obinikpa Okpuwo, Ajalli, Orumba North LGA of Anambra State. A geologist and petroleum engineer, Ugwu Aro retired as the Deputy Director, Engineering Standards and Regulatory Functions, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in 2004. A community leader, Onyemee served as a two time President General of Ajalli
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On Monday, 14 November, 2016, a concerned Aro indigene, Emmanuel Emenike, had petitioned the divisional police office in Arochukwu over what he said was ‘Complaint against Fulani herdsmen in Arochukwu Kingdom.’ In that petition made available to Aro News, Mazi Emenike had written, inter alia, that ‘It is with sadness that I write my complaint
