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AKTION!

Azubike OkoroFebruary 8, 2022

Media professionals in Abia State must be counting their loss with the demise of one of their charismatic practitioners – Mazi Ugbaja Ezekiel Okoroafor. Popularly known as Aktion or Ogbiti Aro, he was buried on November 12th, 2021 at his ancestral home, Obinkita village, Arochukwu. Close associates of Aktion would readily admit that he was...

Nzuko Arochukwu: The Journey So Far and the Issues Going Forward

Anicho OkoroFebruary 3, 2022

“Alone, we do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller Town Unions in Igboland are not a recent development. They date back to the establishment of formal British Colonial administration and the emergence of new centers of development in Nigeria. These centers of development, or urban areas, boasted of better amenities...

O maa zam n’onu, The bane of our society

Ezinye Eucharia OtiJanuary 25, 2022

Let me first say Merry Christmas to the good people of Aro Kingdom. We return all gratitude to God Almighty, who in His infinite mercies, and powers, have weathered the storms of the challenges of this time; and have preserved us, to celebrate this year’s Christmas with our kith and kin. While I was considering...

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...

Harnessing the Tourism Potentials of Arochukwu Kingdom for Socio-Economic Development

Chioma Igwe AnyiwoJanuary 15, 2022

The tourism industry is rapidly growing in today’s world, with its primary focus on leisure, business, travel activities, lifestyle centers and creating lasting memories. One of the most valuable characteristics of tourism is that while it has grown in numbers, it has also grown in a variety of destinations, as there has been a continued...

Nzuko Aro Elections 2022: Issues before the Electorate

Kanu Ohuche Ph.DJanuary 14, 2022

In April 2022, Nzuko Arochukwu worldwide will head to the polls to elect new members of the Central Executive Working Committee( CWEC). As always, Nzuko Aro general elections come with buzz and razzmatazz that sometimes go even beyond what we have in Nigerian general elections. This is not surprising because of the stakes that come...

Abia is neither open for business nor business friendly

Ben EzumahJanuary 14, 2022

Questions: For those citizens most comfortable with the stifling stagnation, filth and gross lack of infrastructural development in Abia state alongside the other flank staunchly defending the crass incompetence, inefficiency and gross absence of visionary leadership there since its creation in 1991, please do well to answer the following questions: 1. Have many businesses not...

Barr Ndy Nwankwo – We Mourn the Demise of Courage!!

Azubike OkoroOctober 17, 2021

The Ikeji 2021 edition of the forerunner is solely dedicated to Barr Ndy Nwankwo who was buried in the last week of July. This has been my style of honoring and crediting pioneers that closely associated with this medium which I was privileged to found and served as publisher/editor-in-chief about 25 years ago. The sacrifices...

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...

OUR SCORE CARD….A Pleasant Story!

Anicho OkoroOctober 6, 2021

By Easter of 2022, it would be six years since we embarked on a fateful journey to contribute our quota towards helping us Aro rediscover ourselves, re – engineer our society, rebuild our infrastructure, re – enact our famed prowess in creativity, pragmatism and organization, while taking our destiny in our hands. As the millennials...