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Security Outfit Bars Scrap Metal Dealers From Entering Aro Villages

Aro NewsJanuary 21, 2025

The Arochukwu Kingdom Neighbourhood Watch (AKNW) has issued a stern warning to illegal scrap metal dealers aka Nde Akpakara, from entering the 19 villages of the kingdom. The restriction took effect from December 2, 2024. The AKNW took the decision in reaction to the alarming rate of house breaking and vandalism of metal/aluminum fittings, which...

SOBAZ Attracts More NDDC Projects To Aro

Aro NewsJanuary 18, 2025

Chief Obasi Lawson (SOBAZ), Atani, Arochukwu-born outstanding philanthropist, has again attracted additional infrastructural projects to Arochukwu Kingdom. In addition to the network of roads and solar street lights already completed in Atani and other villages in Arochukwu, SOBAZ has attracted additional over 2000 stands of solar street lights to illuminate Arochukwu villages. The new roads...

Atani Welfare Union Abuja branch gets new executive board

Aro NewsNovember 1, 2024

Members of Atani Welfare Union in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, recently elected leaders to steer its affairs for the next three years. To ensure a hitch free exercise, the immediate administration led by Mazi Armstrong Oddy Okorie set up an electoral committee consisting of Mazi Samuel Ogundu, President, Nzuko Arochukwu Abuja branch, Mazi...

The Obinali family donates laptops for use in Arochukwu schools

Aro NewsOctober 30, 2024

The duo of Mniazi Ifeanyi Obinali, President and CEO of Lead Security Group, New York and Mazi Onyekachi Obinali, President and CEO of Odonaldo Nig Ltd both of Ugbo village, recently donated laptops for distribution and use in schools in Arochukwu. Receiving the laptops at the Eze Aro Palace, Oror, HRH Mazi Amos Egbu Okoro,...

Mayor Joe Aru begins rehabilitation work on Arochukwu Township Stadium

Aro NewsOctober 30, 2024

Work has commenced on the Arochukwu Townshp Stadium situated at Baraki near the council headquarters. According to the Mayor of the LGA, Chief Joe Eze Aru, a new mini stadium for complete sporting activities is in the pipeline. He stated further that his administration plans to lay tartan tracks for athletics, construct a lawn tennis...

Isu community, Cross River boundary dispute will soon be resolved, Gov Otti promises

Aro NewsOctober 30, 2024

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed optimism that the lingering boundary dispute between Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area and its neighbors in Cross River will soon be a thing of the past. The governor gave the assurance while speaking with journalists at the Government House in Umuahia, saying that his administration recently...

Cultural Dynamics in Arochukwu: Unity and Youth Empowerment in the Age of Renaissance

Aro NewsOctober 29, 2024

Abstract This study critically examines the cultural dynamics in Arochukwu, a historically significant kingdom in southeastern Nigeria, focusing on how cultural revival fosters unity and youth empowerment. Drawing from historical accounts and contemporary analyses, the research highlights the pivotal role of cultural heritage, including festivals like the Ikeji and traditional institutions such as the Ekpe...

The “OTTI-FICATION” of Abia State

Aro NewsOctober 28, 2024

365 days ago, on May 29th, 2023, the State of Abia was spun 180 degrees on its axis. It was the day Abia State rightfully claimed its motto, God’s Own State. On this day, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti was sworn in as the fourth Executive Governor of the State. The entire State was deluged with...

Sen Kalu executes more projects at Idima Abam, Aro town, Ovim, Igbere

Aro NewsOctober 26, 2024

The execution of additional projects in Arochukwu, Isuikwuato and Bende LGAs of Abia-North by the Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has given residents of Aro town, Idima Abam, Obayi Ovim and Igbere more reasons to smile as a result of the construction of new schools and roads in their respective communities. Constituents...

Eze Eberechukwu Oji, A Monarch With Distinction

Aro NewsOctober 25, 2024

As I sat one night, musing over the activities of the day that is about going to sleep; in a flash, my mind traveled out in reminiscence; and I heard that sweet, gentle voice, always laced with infectious smile say, “ Ihe oma abasala n’ali Aro”. This silent, spoken, and powerful phrase lit up my...