Nzuko Arochukwu leadership under the presidency of Mazi George Okoronkwo Ezuma started receiving goodwill and tremendous support from Umu Aro from different walks of life immediately after its election. After the keenly contested election and swearing in ceremony at the civic centre, the team immediately proceeded to pay the traditional homage to the palace and […]
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After the purported impeachment of Dr. Ogbonnaya Ochonma and his secretary, Mazi Michael Eze, for alleged financial impropriety amongst others in June 2016, members of Nzuko Ikom Aro, Enugu branch in its July meeting held at Asata Primary School, Asata, Enugu, elected a new exco to pilot its affairs for the next three years. Before
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Sequel to the dare devil robbery attack on the Arochukwu branch of First Bank Ltd in the early hours of 1st January, 2015, and several efforts made by umu Aro to get the bank re-opened, Aro News can authoritatively report how the intervention of the former Executive Director of the bank, Dr. Alex Otti eventually
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The good people of Arochukwu, the People’s Democratic Party family, business associates and others who knew her were thrown into mourning in the morning of Thursday, 8 September, 2016 when the sad news filtered in and became stronger by the hour that ‘a pillar of women’s politics’ in Arochukwu, a seamstress, and a leader in
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The lecturers and workers of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu (under COEASU, NASU AND SSUCOEN labour unions), will begin an indefinite strike action from Wednesday, 14 September, 2016 as the twenty-one-day ultimatum earlier given to the college management to pay them eight months of salary arrears had expired and another seven-day ultimatum given
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Tragedy reportedly struck in Ugwuakuma Village, Arochukwu, on Monday, January 4, 2016 as a famous hunter in the village, Uyo Okorafor, lost his life to an antelope which his trap caught. Believed to be about 58 years old, Uyo was said to have informed his family members at about 3pm on that fateful day, his
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The Ozuabam-Ndiokereke-Arochukwu road might just be 34 kilometers in distance, but its story is both chequerred and literally longer. The contract was first awarded to Hapel Nigeria Limited in the 1980s. The company did some work on the road before Abia State was created. The then Military Administrator of Abia State, Navy Capt. Temi Ejoor
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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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Nwa-Mazi JC Imuoh (Ikemba Aro), the contractor that handled the Aro Civic Centre during the tenure of Mazi Emma Kanu Ivi as President General of Nzuko Arochukwu, has faulted the claim by the present administration that it has spent over N15million so far on the project. At the Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting of Nzuko
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In the beginning, all those who occupied traditional stools in the ancient kingdom of Arochukwu, from the Eze Aro of Arochukwu, the kindred Ezes (of Ibom Isii and Ezeagwu), to the Ezeogo of the nineteen villages and others including Eze Otusi, Eze Ezi, Eze Ekpe, Eze Akang, Eze Ekpo, Eze Oboni, et cetera, did live
