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Amuze and Ibom-Isii Historic Alliance and the Kindredness of Aro Kingdom: Some Matters Arising

Emma Kanu IviJanuary 19, 2022

“People who are oblivious of their roots do not know who they are and cannot be proud of their heritage. Seeking to know our common roots will help us to know who we are, celebrate the things that unite us, the relationships that hold us together, and not to dwell on the things that tend...

Kola Nut In Igbo Culture: Arochukwu Kingdom Example

Emma Kanu IviOctober 16, 2021

In Igbo land, kola nut is culturally a significant native fruit grown on a special tree. The Igbo celebrate and treasure their kola nut for its essential roles in their cultural and traditional life. In Arochukwu kingdom, no important cultural and traditional function will validly hold without due presentation of Igbo kola nuts in their...

“Ezi na Ulo” Concept and “Uzi” Practice in Arochukwu Kingdom

Emma Kanu IviFebruary 4, 2021

Ordinarily, issues like “Ezi na Ulo” concept and Uzi” practice in Arochukwu tradtional setting appear simple in context but when you try to discuss them deeply you may discover how rich and complex the issues are in content. Perspectives on such issues are usually many and diverse. And so the more conversations we try to...

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Myths and Truths about the “Long Juju” of Arochukwu of Igbo land

Emma Kanu IviNovember 17, 2020

Many things have been said and written about Arochukwu oracle. That historic shrine had wrongly been labeled “Long Juju” by the British colonialists. Some historians had also given the shrine some fake names like: “Ibini Ukpabi” or “Ibn Ukpabi” and erroneously claimed that “the shrine originated from some fleeing Ibibio people”. Some had also leveled...

The Aro Contributions to the Development of South Eastern Nigeria: Special focus on Aro contributions to the Economic and Socio-Cultural Development of Ebonyi State, legacies, Pains and prospects.

Ako AnyiwoJune 29, 2020

A paper delivered at the 5th All Aro National Conference (AANC) At Abakaliki on 14th March 2020. It is an honor to be asked to deliver this paper at this Conference holding here at Abakaliki, the capital city of Ebonyi state, which is indeed another home to my own people of Arochukwu kingdom. It is...

Aro honors and awards: the time to review the system and make improvements has come

Emma Kanu IviMarch 25, 2020

Honors and Awards as socio-cultural practice had been with mankind for some ages; but it has become more popular and a very huge business in this 21st century. Whether they are given in recognition of certain accomplishments or presented as special gifts to people at any special events, or hoisted over an achiever’s neck, all...

Reawakening the Aro Essence

Emma Kanu IviNovember 10, 2019

This paper was prepared for the recent All Aro USA (AAUSA) Convention held in LA California on May 24, 2019. Time did not permit its full delivery at the convention. Let me start by thanking leaders of All Aro USA (AAUSA), the organizers of this convention for inviting me through your President, Frank Agodi, to...

We desire and deserve peace in Arochukwu today. We are tired of intrigue of divide and rule

Emma Kanu IviMay 14, 2019

Let’s tell ourselves the truth, all has not been well with Aro kingdom governance for some time now. We have had several self-inflicted crises and conflicts that had worked against our unity and had negatively, to noticeable extent, divided us as a people of one kingdom. Certain events today have proved we have been deceived...

Rebuilding the Aro Nation

Emma Kanu IviJanuary 21, 2019

Arochukwu ancestral origin, whether or not such people and communities are Aro Nation is an aggregation of all the people and communities that have domiciled in Arochukwu City area. Aro nation comprises all Aros at home in Arochukwu and all Aros in different Aro Diaspora communities in and outside Nigeria. Therefore, Aro Nation may not...

Asaga Village in Arochukwu Kingdom: Rising stronger from turmoil of misrule that recently beset the community

Emma Kanu IviOctober 4, 2018

I have always believed that no community can ever grow better or greater than what its people and leaders decide to make it to be. Arochukwu is a kingdom with 19 village communities which are listed hereunder in no special order: Amuvi, Asaga, Amangwu, Atani, Isinkpu, Ugwuavor, Obinkita, Oror, Amaoba, Amankwu, Amaukwa, Ugbo, Utughaugwu, Ibom,...

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