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Benin Varsity confers doctorate on Ekubo

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

Nollywood star, Alexx Ikenna Ekubo was recently conferred with a doctorate degree in far away Republic of Benin. The Governing Council of the Institut Superieur de Communication et de Geston(ISCG University) conferred on the popular Nigerian actor, an honorary doctorate degree in Arts & Culture. In conferring the award on Ikuku 1 of Mbaise, the...

PH IPU elects Emeka Nwaba Okoronkwo chairman, re-elects Ogbonnaya Akoma secretary

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

The Port Harcourt branch of the Isimkpu Progressive Union, IPU, Arochukwu, on Sunday, 29th August, 2021 during her monthly meeting, elected a new chairman to pilot the affairs of the union in the next three years. He is Mr Emeka Nwaba Okoronkwo, 48, who has been living in the Garden City for thirty years now....

Arochukwu Town School 1 gets new classroom building

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

It was a moment of joy and fanfare recently at Arochukwu Town School, Amannagwu, Arochukwu as the Minority Whip/member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Abia House of Assembly, Hon. Mike Ukoha, handed over a block of class rooms/office, which he facilitated, to the school authorities. Speaking before the unveiling/handing over, Hon. Ukoha explained that when he...

Nzuko Aro Lagos elects new officers, Eugene Onoh emerges president

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

The Lagos branch of Nzuko Arochukwu, at its August 2021 general meeting, elected new officers to run its affairs for the next three years. The election came on the heels of the expiration of the statutory span of the Ejike Onwuchekwa-led Executive, which came into office six years ago. The branch had earlier served notice...

Nzuko Aro, lawmaker hail All Aro USA, others as clinic opens for free medical services

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

The All Aro USA Medical Clinic and Aro Health Committee in Arochukwu, on August 2, 2021, opened its doors to the residents of Arochukwu community and beyond, for free medical services. Speaking while flagging off the free medical service, the Minority Whip/member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Abia House of Assembly, Hon. Mike Onyekwere Ukoha, explained that...

Excitement as Aros expect electricity pre-paid meters

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

For Aros resident at home and in the cities, this is a piece of good news. Soon, the burden of having to pay huge, oft times unjustifiable electricity bills, will soon be a thing of the past. The hope for a reprieve comes on the heels of a recent disclosure of plans to start installing...

NSIA boss, Uche Orji, appointed member of G-7 task force

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

The Managing Director of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji, has been appointed a member of the G-7 task force with the responsibility to propose solutions that would harness private capital for public good. A committed professional, Orji brings a wealth of global experience spanning nearly three decades in investment banking and financial...

Ikpeazu signs Diaspora Commission Bill into law, appoints Executive Secretary

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

A bill – Abians in Diaspora Commission (ADCOM) – sponsored by the Minority Whip/member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Abia House of Assembly, Hon. Onyekwere Mike Ukoha, has been signed into law by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Speaking while signing the bill into law, the Governor lauded Hon Ukoha for his thoughtfulness, efforts and love for the...

ASCETA names ultra modern library after Alvan Ikoku

Aro NewsOctober 2, 2021

The Abia State College of Education Technical Arochukwu (ASCETA) has named its recently completed ultra modern library after a foremost educationist, Dr Alvan Ikoku of blessed memory. Provost of the College, Dr Phillips Nto, disclosed this at the during the ground breaking ceremony of the rehabilitation of Abna Hall in Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu. Nto...

Late Arochukwu Monarch for burial April 5

Aro NewsMarch 26, 2021

Immediate past Traditional Ruler of Aro Kingdom and custodian of its heritage, His Majesty, Mazi Ogbonnaya Okoro, also known as Eze Aro of Arochukwu, will be buried on Monday, April 5, 2021. An official burial announcement by Prof Okoro Ijoma and Mazi Anicho Okoro, chairman and secretary of Aro National Rites of Passage Committee respectively,...