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The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has disclosed that it grew its total assets from N617.7billion in 2018 to N649.84billion in 2019. Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund manager, Mr. Uche Orji, disclosed this in its 2019 audited financial statement, which was released during a webinar press conference in Abuja. The authority also declared that it deployed N182billion […]

The Arochukwu corporate leadership and the intelligentsia have undertaken a hard appraisal of the Ekpo masquerade, and passed a damning verdict on the way it is currently celebrated.  They frowned at the way Ekpo masquerade – a cultural play, which ought to be celebrated and enjoyed – has become a menace and source of embarrassment

The reigning Miss Arochukwu Culture and Tourism, Queen Gift Madu has taken female personal hygiene campaign to some schools in Arochukwu. She equally stated that good personal hygiene is a way of preventing the spread of the deadly Corona virus especially in Schools.  She made this statement when she visited some secondary schools in Arochukwu

By Grace Okaro The Transition Committee Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area, Mazi Emmanuel Kanu received in audience a delegation of members of Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu, Alumni Association led by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mazi Dave Imoko.  Kanu thanked them for finding time to identify with him and pledged his support to the

Members of the National Association of Arochukwu Students (NAAS WORLDWIDE) an umbrella body covering all Arochukwu Students in various higher institutions in Nigeria and abroad, on Thursday, 2nd January 2020 went to the ballot to elect a new leadership. The election which took place at Mary Slessor Secondary School, Amannagwu, Arochukwu was conducted by NAAS

By Chimereze Okeigbo The day was December 30, 2019. The event; a re-union of the old students of Mary Slessor Secondary Technical School, Arochukwu. What was supposed to be an ordinary day during the Yuletide period, turned out to be both unique and memorable. It was indeed a day of nostalgic reminiscences, exchange of banters,

In preparation for the celebrating Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, a presidential delegation on July 3, 2020, visited the ancient town of Arochukwu in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State.  The visit was reportedly facilitated by the Abia State government. The delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari’s official photographer Mr. Bayo Omoboriowo, arrived Arochukwu with a helicopter,

The need for Aro sons and daughters to embrace the care for elderly persons for healthy living and tap from their wealth of experience cannot be over emphasized.  The Chairman, Arochukwu Elderly Care Initiative Conference, 2019,  Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, OFR, made the assertion during the maiden edition of the programme with the theme ‘Enhancing the