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Madam Esther Ogeikpe Okoroafor Passes On

Madam Esther Ogeikpe Okoroafor Passes On

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 7, 2016

The cold hands of death had clued to the soul of a most devout and faithful member of the Christ Ascension Church, Arochukwu District, and an outstanding social and religious leader in Arochukwu, Mrs Esther Opuruiche Alfred Ogeikpe Okoroafor, of Ndi Agor, Obinkita, Arochukwu. She died by 07:02 am on Monday, 01 August, 2016 at...

Mazi Ndubuisi Okoronkwo Honoured

Mazi Ndubuisi Okoronkwo Honoured

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 6, 2016

The Isimkpu-born Mazi Ndubuisi Okoronkwo, medic, retired wing commander of the Nigerian Air Force, a most patriotic Aro man and a Port Harcourt-based medical practitioner, has been hounoured by the International Association of World Peace Advocates. The venue was the famous Royal Damgrete Hotel, Factory Road, Umuahia, and the date was Tuesday, 26 April, 2016....

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The Institution Of Uzi In Arochukwu – What It Is, What It Is Not

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 6, 2016

To many Aro men and women (lassies inclusive), uzi is one concept that is misunderstood. The mere mention of the word signifies an age-long institution in the ancient town of Arochukwu. The term has been given too many meanings. To some, it signifies sexual promiscuity, flirting, coquettish living and life-style, reckless sexual relations and laxity,...

Aros Cry Out Loud Over Abam Road – Task Contractor, Abia State Government On Speedy Completion

Aros Cry Out Loud Over Abam Road – Task Contractor, Abia State Government On Speedy Completion

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 6, 2016

From 1985 till date, one road project has been ‘under construction.’ That road is the thirty-four-kilometre Ozuabam-Ndioji-Ndiokereke-(Amuvi) Arochukwu road. In that year, the military government of the then Navy Capt A A Madueke in Imo state had awarded the road construction to an indigenous contractor, Hapel, reportedly owned by an illustrious son of Arochukwu. Today,...

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Wanted: Rehabilitation of Arochukwu Water Scheme We Need Portable Water – Aros Cry Out

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 6, 2016

In the Second Republic politics, the government of Imo state, under the leadership of Chief Sam Mbakwe, had thought it necessary and wise that the good people of Arochukwu should have and drink portable and wholesome water for their well-being. So, Chief Mbakwe decided to give the people pipe-borne water. In doing that, he had...

Nto repositions ASCETA in two months

Nto repositions ASCETA in two months

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 6, 2016

By all and any standards of measurement and tests, the newly appointed provost of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, Dr Philips Nto, the Ututu-born, immediate-past Abia state commissioner for finance, and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture chartered accountant-lecturer, has proved to be ‘the best provost ASCETA has ever had’ within the first two...

Nzuko Arochukwu Election: The Imperative of Balloting – Aros Set Agenda for New Administration

Nzuko Arochukwu Election: The Imperative of Balloting – Aros Set Agenda for New Administration

Ogbonnaya AkomaNovember 2, 2016

According to Engr Nnamdi Udoh (until 26 March, 2016 the president-general of Nzuko Arochukwu), the election conducted on 26 March, 2016 was the highest-attended one in the history of Nzuko Arochukwu of the ancient town of Arochukwu. He said he was happy at the development. Before the election started, he had reeled out what he...

Re: Open letter to Eze Aro

Re: Open letter to Eze Aro

Ogbonnaya AkomaApril 1, 2016

I read the above open letter to Eze Aro of Arochukwu that appeared on page eight of the December, 2015 edition of Aro News as written by Mrs Phil Adielechi Mbadiwe. In the letter, Mrs Mbadiwe had lamented the ‘…vicious verbal attacks on some people of Aro-Okeigbo by a few Aro men and women. I,...

Prof. Nnennaya Kanno

ASCETA leadership crisis latest

Ogbonnaya AkomaApril 1, 2016

Towards the end of January 2016, the people of Arochukwu had begun to notice that there was a leadership crisis in the Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu through repeated announcements and counter- announcements over the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA) radio on who was or not the provost of the college. Really,...

Alex Otti

Okezie Ikpeazu versus Alex Otti governorship tussle: How Aros received the Supreme Court ruling

Ogbonnaya AkomaApril 1, 2016

By the time news filtered into Arochukwu on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 that the Supreme Court of Nigeria was going to deliver judgment in the case filed by the People’s Democratic Party and the party’s governorship candidate (Dr Okezie Ikpeazu) on the 11 April, 2015 election, and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand...

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