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Ekpo Masquerade in Aro: Matters Arising

Anicho OkoroJanuary 18, 2021

Ekpo masquerade is a cultural society art form with high economic, social and entertainment value to performers and admirers. Its awesomeness derives from its unique appearance, coded language and signs designed to confuse non initiates and excite admirers. Originating from the Efik and Ibibio, Ekpo performance has grown deep root in Arochukwu. It is such...

Healthcare Lessons from the Covid19 Pandemic

Dr Ochi IgbokoDecember 27, 2020

The pandemic has been treated as a societal emergency, as it should continue to be before it can be contained and hopefully, treated and cured. Infectious diseases, especially those like COVID-19, are societal reminders that health and medical research remain as vital as ever. They serve as a reminder that we as a society are...

Sam Ohuabunwa at 70

Orji Ogbonnaya OrjiDecember 27, 2020

The internet was practically shut down on Sunday August 16th 2020 as eminent Nigerians from all over the world scrambled for space to pay tribute to Mazi Sam Iheanyichukwu Ohuabunwa who turned 70. The event held in Lagos was also an opportunity for family members, friends and well-wishers to extol the virtues of a man...

Ugboma Na Oganivu Aro

My Recollections From Sam Ohuabunwa @ 70 Years

Aro NewsDecember 27, 2020

by Engr. Cyril Ekpe – Shell PH Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa (MON, OFR, NPOM, FPSN, KSC, etc), President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, marked 70 years on 16 August 2020. It was a day to remember as he launched his latest book WIRED TO LEAD. I have not experienced a virtual event that lasted from 2pm –...

Nirsal Micro Finance Bank: Does it matter for Arochukwu rural economy?

Kanu Ohuche Ph.DDecember 26, 2020

On Monday, 23rd December 2019, Nirsal Microfinance BankArochukwu formally opened for business. The bank is located in the old post office building along Barracks road in Arochukwu urban area.Central Bank of Nigeria, in 2019, licensed the bank to operate as a national microfinance bank with branches in most of the local government areas of Nigeria....

Mazi Joshua Okoronkwo Ogbonnia: Eternity Beckons

Azubike OkoroDecember 26, 2020

While ruminating over the demise of the ever calm and gentle Mazi Joshua Ogbonnia, I quickly recalled the words of a 20th century theologian that ‘the essence of Christianity is not an idea but a person’ which is abundantly true, and remains so until today. This is particularly because it is in a person that...

Nigeria as a polio free country

Ogbonnaya AkomaDecember 26, 2020

On Tuesday, 25 August, 2020, the World Health Organisation finally certified Nigeria free from the wild polio virus that had caused infantile paralysis among the children in the country. Before the certification, Nigeria had been the only country on the continent of Africa that had the wild polio virus out of the fifty-four countries the...

Community, Leadership and Posterity

Ezinye Eucharia OtiDecember 19, 2020

I want to define leadership, as an action , or process of leading, or directing a group of people, or an organisation ; by way of motivation , in order to achieve a common goal. I also think that the common goal every committed leader targets is success. To achieve the desired success, I also...

‘You can’t even speak your Aro dialect’

Ogbonnaya AkomaDecember 19, 2020

That was what one girl told another girl on one occasion. As we were on a bus travelling to Arochukwu from Aba on Monday, 31 August, 2020, an Ihechiowa lass had requested the next person sitting close to her, another lass from Arochukwu, to shift the bag the latter had placed nearest to her ‘so...

Twin Plagues of Mis-governance and Underdevelopment in Abia

Tribute to a great man of courage: Dr. Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo

Ben EzumahDecember 10, 2020

Dr Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo died on February 1st, 2020.By that sad event, Nd’Igbo lost one of her illustrious leaders of thought. He was one of the few rare breeds of progressives that truly walked the talk of their high ideals. He lived out his philosophy and his core beliefs as an intellectual giant, political activist,...