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Calabar-Itu Highway is safe, council boss assures road users

Aro NewsMarch 24, 2020

The authorities of Itu Local Government Area in Cross River State have allayed the fears of road users about the reported gunmen attacks along the Calabar-Itu highway. The assurance followed the report of an overnight attack along the Oku Iboku/Odukpani axis of the Calabar-Itu Highway, by gunmen suspected to have come from Ikot Offiong. The...

Alumni shops for N100m to revamp Aggrey Memorial College Arochukwu

Aro NewsMarch 23, 2020

Expectations are high that Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu, the foremost co-educational post primary school established by an individual, will again be on the upswing. Though the college had for decades been neglected by the government, culminating in infrastructural decay, the old students of the institution look set to turn its fortune around. Indeed, members of...

Future Pillars Club executes community development projects in Amasu

Aro NewsMarch 23, 2020

A non-governmental organization committed to providing succor to the grassroots and developing Arochukwu – Future Pillars Club Amasu, Arochukwu – has once more given hope to youths, women and children as they carried out their community development project in Amasu village. The club founded in 2011 had in the previous years given out educational materials...

Yuletide: Chairman of Arochukwu Central Market sues for peace

Aro NewsMarch 22, 2020

The Chairman of Arochukwu Central Market (Avia Nkwo), Mazi Philip Udogadi, has called for peace and tranquility in the market as Umu Aro at home and abroad celebrates Christmas. He said this after the weekly meeting of the market union and market masters at the market premises. He said that he and his executives are...

Road transport workers, Okada riders pledge to maintain safety on the roads

Aro NewsMarch 22, 2020

Members of the Motorcycle Union in Arochukwu have restated their commitment to ensuring safety of their passengers during this year’s Yuletide. The Union spoke through its Chairman, Nwa Mazi Nmerem Okoronkwo, after their meeting on November 30 at their office at Avia Nkwo. They said the Union is committed to ensuring that its members observe...

Asaga village sponsors youths to govt’s empowerment programmes

Aro NewsMarch 21, 2020

Nzuko Asaga Arochukwu has disclosed its commitment to empower its youth population, to make them better citizens. To achieve this, the union has enrolled no fewer than 42 Asaga youths for different apprenticeship programmes in Arochukwu. About half of this number is being sponsored by the Asaga Grand Patron, Mazi Emma Kanu Ivi, while the...

At 90, Mazi Emma Amaugo Chima Orji Celebrates Historic Milestone in Style

Aro NewsMarch 21, 2020

It was joy galore for the Orji family, Urata, Owerri as their patriarch turned 90 recently and they demonstrated immense gratitude to God by putting together a birthday bash that started with a High Mass at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Orji, Urata, Owerri on Saturday November 9th, 2019. The thanksgiving Mass activities...

Sam Ohuabunwa bags NESG long service award

Aro NewsMarch 21, 2020

The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa (OFR) was among distinguished Nigerians who bagged the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) long service award. The event, which took place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on the 7th of October, 2019 was to marked the 25th Anniversary of the think-tank. Mazi...

Mazi Ivi appointed Chairman of Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc.

Aro NewsMarch 21, 2020

Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc has announced the appointment of a Chartered Accountant, Mazi Emma Kanu Ivi, as the new chairman of its board of directors. He succeeds Chief Ifeanyi Ochonogor, the bank’s chairman, who retired on February 28, 2020. Mazi Ivi is coming to the position with a rich experience in Management and Leadership; Banking...

Phytomedicinal and food value contributions of selected indigenous Aro plants to other Igbo and southweastern Nigerians

Aro NewsMarch 11, 2020

Selected instances of interesting and significant contributions of indigenous Aro plants to the food culture and traditional medicine practices of the South-Eastern Nigeria geographical zone have been highlighted. Among the popular food items are vegetables such as adudu (oha), ahuji (nchanwu) and the food condiment evoro (ehuru), while the significant medicinal contributions include anti-cancer agents...