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Amoba gets Eze Ogo ten years after

Aro NewsNovember 20, 2017

Amoba village and Arochukwu community as a whole was agog recently as the village presented her Eze Ogo, Mazi Kanu Oji Nwokoro to Eze Aro -in- council. This feat was realised after more than a decade vacancy that existed in the Eze Ogo stool. According to the long standing customs and traditions of the Aro,...

OPU Exco commended for purposeful leadership

Aro NewsNovember 20, 2017

The leadership of Obinkita Patriotic Union, Arochukwu has been commended for offering purposeful leadership to the people of Obinkita village, Arochukwu. The commendation was made by Mazi Oji Ogbonnaya Akweke, Ezeogo Obinkita, while receiving in audience the executive committee of OPU who paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace at Obinkita, Arochukwu, recently. Mazi...

Governance Systems in Aro Kingdom: Monarchy, Theocracy, Communism or Democracy? (And I add Autocracy, Oligarchy or Kleptocracy)

Aro NewsNovember 18, 2017

I must necessarily begin this paper with the confession that, being not one of the Aro who were ‘’born, bred and buttered’’ in Aro, I know very little about Aro and her culture. Except a two year stint as a student of our beloved Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu (1954-1955), and a close to one year...

Nzuko Aro home branch revived

Aro NewsNovember 8, 2017

The Caretaker Committee of Nzuko Arochukwu, Home branch men’s wing recently thwarted the efforts of some unscrupulous persons including umu Aro to remove hospital equipments at the Arochukwu General Hospital. The branch which was reinvigorated by the centre when it set up a caretaker committee to run its affairs on the 10th of June, 2017,...

NASS probes $4 million dollars Aro Electricity projects as Uko Nkole tables motion, petitions Minister of Power

Aro NewsNovember 8, 2017

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Power to commence full investigation into the circumstances that led to the abandonment of the Federal government’s huge investment of over $4 million on Arochukwu 132/33KV substation for over ten years. The resolution by the House to probe the project followed a popular motion moved at...

Mazi Aaron Nwamuo Kanu goes home at 135

Aro NewsNovember 6, 2017

Born on the of 26th August, 1881 in Igboji village, Ndiaguaro, Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mazi Aaron Nwamuo Kanu was born to the family of Mazi Kanu na Orihe Oñuanya Kanu Ukpabi of Ndioka Atani, Arochukwu. Mazi had little western education. He was a pioneer pupil of then Methodist School, Ngbo,...

Nzuko Aro, Aba gets caretaker committee

Aro NewsNovember 6, 2017

Nzuko Arochukwu, worldwide under the leadership of Mazi George Ezuma, rose from its 4th Central Executive Committee meeting held on the 29th of July, in Calabar the Cross River State capital with the setting up of a five man committee to run the affairs of the crisis hit Aba branch as one its resolutions at...

Victoria Okereke laid to rest

Aro NewsNovember 6, 2017

The remains of late Madam Victoria Nkemnhurunanya Okereke was laid to rest on Friday, the 9th of June, 2017 at her family home, Eziukwu compound Amuzi village after a funeral mass was held at St Thomas Catholic Church, Amuvi village, Abia State. She was aged 65. Vicky as she was popularly called, was born on...

Chijioke Kanu

Aro NewsNovember 5, 2017

Accountant and administrator, clocked 52 on the 28th of September, 2017 A native of Atani village, Chijioke attended Cameroun Barracks Primary School, Eziama High School, Federal School of Arts and Science all in Aba; Anambra State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) and the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. He worked with Tanu Group, Treasury/ Credit...

Christian Nwankwo Kanu

Aro NewsNovember 5, 2017

Retired professional footballer and businessman turned 41 0n the 1st of August, 2017. A native of Amannagwu village, Ikemba Aro attended Holy Ghost Secondary School, Owerri. His professional playing career saw him ply his trade for the likes of Iwuanyanwu Nationale; Ajax FC, Inter Milan, Arsenal FC, Wes Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth FC. He won...