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Breast Cancer: What You Need To Know

Dr Ochi IgbokoJuly 12, 2015

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. To better understand breast cancer, it helps to understand how any cancer can develop. Cancer occurs as a result of mutations, or abnormal changes, in the genes responsible for regulating the growth of cells and keeping them healthy. The genes are in each cell’s nucleus, which...

Competitive Governance and Abia Transformation

Kanu Ohuche Ph.DJuly 11, 2015

Competition remains the harbinger of progress in every human endeavor, be it politics, governance or the economy. It is the tonic that brings out the best in individuals and by extension, nations. Unfortunately, not a few people enjoy competition as most people are naturally scared of failure. Characteristically, cowardice becomes ingrained in the hearts of...

First Bank Arochukwu: Time to reopen for business

Anicho OkoroJuly 11, 2015

On the wee hours of the night of 1st January, 2015, while Aro citizens were celebrating the New Year, a band of dare- devil armed robbers stormed the Arochukwu branch of the First Bank of Nigeria and robbed it for over an hour. In the course of their operation, innocent citizens who ran into their...

Everyone has a story

Sam AkaJuly 11, 2015

A 24-year old boy looking out through a train’s window shouted, Dad, look, “the trees are going behind; they are moving very fast” his Dad simply stared at him with so much joy and smiled! A young couple seated nearby looked at the 24-year old and thought to themselves, he’s so grown up but so...

Healing the wounds of the elections!

Orji Ogbonnaya OrjiJuly 5, 2015

The 2015 general elections have been won and lost, have come and have gone, but the wounds inflicted on unity of Aro is still fresh and open in our minds and actions. The bone of contention was the interest of four prominent Aro sons who contested the elections for various positions. While many pitched their...

What is a Company?

Barrister Oscar Chukwumah OkoroApril 22, 2015

INTRODUCTION: Perhaps owing to the historical and evolutionary exegesis of the word “company” various attempts at confining it to a given definition have become nebulous. According to Buckley J “the word “company” has no strictly technical or legal meaning.[1] Some words defy definition due to the fact that they are not definitive but descriptive in...

Relative Peace Returns to Aro Kingdom As Aro Traditional Rulers Reconcile

Emma Kanu IviApril 21, 2015

Finally on 2nd January 2015, Aro Leaderships (in this case, Nzuko Aro National Patrons and Aro traditional Leaders) signed a very important document that has successfully put to rest certain conflicting issues that had hitherto almost torn Aro kingdom apart. Before then, for a very long time, there existed a sad environment of hate or...

Twin Plagues of Mis-governance and Underdevelopment in Abia

Where is your love for Arochukwu?

Ben EzumahApril 8, 2015

Do you truly love Arochukwu? How do you love Arochukwu? Why do you love Arochukwu? How deep is your love for your hometown? Is your love shallow? Is it fake? Is it unreliable or undependable? Is it sheer selfishness? A relentless entanglement to the land due to the immense pecuniary benefits accruable there from which...

Nzuko Aro, Abuja Branch

Orji Ogbonnaya OrjiApril 4, 2015

Sunday March 2nd is one day that Nzuko Aro Abuja branch will hardly forget to remember. The event was the Branch’s annual Thanksgiving Service held at the prestigious All Saints Anglican Church, 22 Douala Street Wuse District in the Federal Capital City. On that day, a large congregation of worshippers at 7 am service of...

The Challenges of the 21st Century Mother, Her Expectations

Ezinye Eucharia OtiApril 4, 2015

INTRODUCTION I decided to write on this very vital issue as a Mothering Sunday gift to mothers; and also want mothers to use this very important season of Easter to reflect on it. The topic, “The 21st Century Mothers , challenges and expectations” is an interesting one. Just as our prayer to restore the original...