Indigenes of Arochukwu Kingdom at home and in the Diaspora turned out in large numbers to their ancestral home – Arochukwu – to celebrate this year’s “Ikeji Aro” (new yam festival), which by their custom and tradition marks the end of the old year, and harvest of new yam. History puts it that this festival, […]
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A book titled “The Kingdom of Arochukwu” written by the second surviving son of Aro legendary Eze, Mazi Kanu Oji, Rev. Prince Joshua Kanu Oji (JP), will be presented to the public on Sunday, the 27th of December, 2015 at the Ibom hall, Arochukwu. The 239 page book which was first published in 2014 in
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The annual Ezienyi Club, Arochukwu 5 kilometer health walk comes up on Monday December 28, 2015. Take off point is Ugwuakuma village by 6.30am. According to a release from the club, this year’s event is geared towards mobilizing support towards the its scholarship programme, aimed at ensuring that no brilliant but indigent child is denied
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Once again, Mazi Kingsley Dagogo Okoronkwo (Ugwu Aro) has demonstrated love for his community Arochukwu by coming to its rescue. Dagogo’s intervention this time was the construction of a security post at Oror to enable First Bank Ltd reopen its branch for business. Recall that in the early hours of January 1, 2015, dare-devil robbers
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The Abia State College of Education (Technical) Arochukwu chapter of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has ended its meeting in Arochukwu with an expression of optimism that Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, will henceforth pay the workers regularly. Speaking shortly after the meeting, chairman of the union, Dr Joseph Kanu, said
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Users of the 29-kilometre Ohafia-Arochukwu Federal highway can testify that the road has become one of the worst in Nigeria with the passage of time. As some portions of the road get worse by the day and become impassable, the users continue to suffer untold hardship. Between 7 and 8 August, 2015, some passengers travelling
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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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The day was a Friday. Bereaved family members from Amannagwu village had gone to buy a cow from the slaughter house located beside Arochukwu Central Market in Obinkita for the burial of a deceased member of their family. After buying the cow, some of the family members were returning home with the beast they purchased.
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The history of kidnapping in Nigeria can be traced to the late 90s. After the Abacha one-million man march, which saw a convergence of Nigerian youths across the six geo-political zones in the federation; the youths from Niger Delta region were astonished at their discovery. As the story was told, the N’Delta boys thought that
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An environmental health officer (EHO) serving in the Department of Environmental Health, Arochukwu Local Government, has warned that if the necessary steps were not taken in that regard, there could be ‘sporadic’ outbreaks of cholera or gastro-enteritisin some parts of Arochukwu LGA, including Arochukwu urban, this year Speaking to Aro News in Arochukwu, the environmental health
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