-
INEC lauds registration turn-out in Arochukwu
The continuous voter registration in Arochukwu, ahead of the 2019 general elections, is progressing well, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). One of its staffers at the Baraki office, Mrs. Ebere Okoronkwo, told Aro News that she was ... -
Ndiokereke-Abam Bridge: Aros commend Gov Ikpeazu, others
The people of Arochukwu Local Government Area have expressed gratitude to Abia State government for completing the major bridge at Ndi Okereke, along the Ozu Abam-Arochukwu road. The road serves residents of Abam, Arochukwu, Ihechiowa and Ututu communities. Commenced over ... -
The imperative of the standardisation of Aro publications
According to the Deluxe Encyclopedic Edition of the New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language (of 2010), the English word, ‘standard’ has about ten different meanings. But for the purpose of this article, the relevant meanings will be ... -
Amoba, Asaga villagers chase away Fulani herdsmen
Two villages in Arochukwu, Amoba and Asaga, had reportedly chased away the Fulani herdsmen that had brought their cattle into those villages and which had destroyed their farms extensively. According to an eye witness account who spoke to Aro News, ... -
NOA, UNICEF sensitise Aro citizens on immunisation apathy, INEC calls for voter-card registration
The place was Arochukwu local government council hall, while the date was 11 December, 2017. There, officials of the state office of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, and that of the state office of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency ... -
When will Nzuko Arochukwu branches build their own halls?
It is now apparent that Dr Alex Otti has ‘given’ Arochukwu a civic centre at Oror. The hall is now a reality – after forty-one years the ‘construction’ had lasted! This is one of the many ways Dr Alex Otti ... -
Ugwuakuma sons in philanthropic gestures
Two sons of Ugwuakuma village, namely Mazi Fidelis Okoro Nwosu (a former chairman of Nzuko Aro, Abuja and Aro News director) and Mazi Kanu Joe (a retired oil company worker) have exhibited what could be termed the highest sense of ... -
Arochukwu Central School II, Obinkita: Studying with tears, under unsafe condition
Have you ever gone into the premises of Arochukwu Central School II in Obinkita located inside the premises of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Amaeze Parish? Aro News correspondent had the need to be there recently, and it was discovered ... -
Wanted: Alvan Ikoku Foundation
Each time I remember the exploits of Alvan Ikoku (alongside his children) and his unparalleled contributions to Arochukwu and Nigeria, I tend to cry and wonder why my people forget so easily how to appreciate their past heroes and heroines! ... -
Aro Civic Centre Project – Alex Otti forever!
As I was going through the last edition of Aro News, a piece of news item struck my attention and mind, and I quickly went through it. The news indicted that Dr Alex Otti, an illustrious son of Arochukwu, had ...