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1st Dr. Alvan Ikoku Education Colloquium: Rekindling the Dimming Glory of a Timeless Vision
In 2018, as a Catholic I attended 9.45 a.m. Mass with a colleague of mine at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. Shortly before the Mass started, my friend spotted his School Principal of 45 years ago in ... -
Nzuko Aro Elections 2022: Issues before the Electorate
In April 2022, Nzuko Arochukwu worldwide will head to the polls to elect new members of the Central Executive Working Committee( CWEC). As always, Nzuko Aro general elections come with buzz and razzmatazz that sometimes go even beyond what we ... -
AroDep 2030: Nzuko Aro and the Aro Kingdom City Project
For more than fifty years and counting Arochukwu Community has patiently waited on government at all levels to address her very deplorable infrastructural conditions to no luck. Several conspiracy theories were advanced for the total neglect of Aro Kingdom, ranging ... -
Nirsal Micro Finance Bank: Does it matter for Arochukwu rural economy?
On Monday, 23rd December 2019, Nirsal Microfinance BankArochukwu formally opened for business. The bank is located in the old post office building along Barracks road in Arochukwu urban area.Central Bank of Nigeria, in 2019, licensed the bank to operate as ... -
Before he died…tribute to Mazi (Dr.) Arthur Agwuncha Nwakwo (1942 – 2020)
Few Nigerian leaders believe in the efficacy of the intellect to shape a better society more than Dr. Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo. This is evident in his unapologetic engagements with ‘Project Nigeria’ either as a politician, a political theorist, a writer, ... -
Nirsal Micro Finance Bank: Does it matter for Arochukwu rural economy?
On Monday, 23rd December 2019, Nirsal Microfinance Bank Arochukwu will formally open for business. The bank is located in the old post office building along Barracks road in Arochukwu urban area. Central Bank of Nigeria, in 2019, licensed the bank ... -
Banks and the Aro Economy: Resolving the Sustainability Question
Recently, the Union Bank of Nigeria threatened to pull out of Arochukwu and relocate to Ohafia, citing as it were, high operational costs, lack of basic economic infrastructure and shallow customer base to sustain profitable operations as reasons. It was ... -
Culture and Arochukwu Development: Beyond the Colorful Attire
The first impression that Aroman projects in the midst of other folks is his intelligence and cultural consciousness. While the first easily attracts envy and enmity, the second compensates with respect and admiration. Perhaps, what many mbakamesi do not easily ... -
Tribute to Madam Ezinne Rossana Okpara – Mama Ikpo (1918-2017)
At 99 years, the transition to eternal glory of Madam Ezinne Rossana Okpara should rightly be a celebration of life than otherwise. She surely braced the winning tape of her life’s race to eternal glory and she ran a good ... -
Arochukwu Development Fund (ADF): How to Make it Succeed
Development Funds are everywhere a child of necessity. They do not happen until something prompts them. Most times, the experience that precedes their birth threatens the foundations of the existing order. Take, for example, the formation of the International Monetary ...