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25 SOUNDS SWEET!! Aro News Celebrates, Marks Silver Jubilee in Style

Azubike OkoroOctober 20, 2023

Aro News celebrates, marks Silver Jubilee in style Shortly after he arrived in Nigeria from his either second or third overseas trip this year, the Chairman, Board of Directors of Aro NewsPublications Ltd, Mazi Emma Kanu Ivi, FCA, Ugwu Aro, called me for a lengthy discussion. It has always been his practice to make such...

Issues on the ‘Arianzu’ Institution in Arochukwu

Ogbonnaya AkomaOctober 20, 2023

In the area of tradition and custom, the ancient town of Arochukwu has some well-developed, well-established, overly-strong institutions and practices that have been passed from generation to generation. Think of the Ekpe Society, Ibu Mmayi Nwanyi, Itu Aju Mmayi, the age-grade system, Iga Mmiri Chukwu, Iru Mgbede, the ‘uzi’ institutional practice, and Egwu Onwa celebrations,...

The Myth & Metaphor of “Nwa Aro Icho, Mkpoola Icho”

Ezinye Eucharia OtiOctober 20, 2023

“ Folk tales and myths, they’ve lasted for a reason. We tell them over and over because we keep finding truth in them, and we keep finding life in them” – Patrick Ness As a young lady who came into marriage with excitement, enabled by love, I was in a hurry to know almost everything...

Obstacles to the Emergence of New Eze Aro: The Intrigues, Obstinacy, Subterfuge

Aro NewsOctober 20, 2023

Healthy Aging Guide

Dr Ochi IgbokoJune 18, 2023

What to Expect in Your 60s Surveys show that aging and happinejss often form a U-shaped curve. The line dips slowly from your youth to your middle years, then rises in your 40s and 50s. About 1 in 3 people in their 60s say they’re “very happy” — slightly more than those under 35. Life...

The Metaphor of Societal Decadence, the Family Role

Ezinye Eucharia OtiJune 17, 2023

“A little wrong-doing is moral decline in motion” – Stephanie Mohan Happy Easter to all Umu Aro wherever you may domicile. Easter as we know, is a period of reflection . It is the time we remember the love Christ showed mankind, when he made the supreme sacrifice...

Dr Alex Otti with the power of the people has become greater than the people in power

Emma Kanu IviMay 24, 2023

One of the deadliest battles in life is the battle to acquire power and retain power. In a democracy, people have power to vote people into power as well as the power to vote the same people out of power. But most often the will or the power of the people to vote out bad...

Towards the Success of Dr Alex Otti as Governor of Abia State

Ogbonnaya AkomaMay 18, 2023

It is no longer news that Dr Alex Otti had swept the gubernatorial polls of the 18 March, 2023 to defeat all other contestants in the election held in Abia state that day. It is also no longer news that more than eighty percent of Abians across the seventeen local government areas of the state...

Abia Dissolves in Joy as Otti is Named Governor-Elect

Mazi Eugene Okey ImuohMay 5, 2023

I return today again in this edition of Aro News. Aro Onyokometer, the secret eyes of Aro Kingdom. Many thanks to you for reading me here. Your comments and reactions are very well noted. You will get the secret stories you asked for that exist in Aro, pretty soon. The story about the logjams between...

Chris Aniche Okorafor -The Exit of a Mentor

Azubike OkoroMay 2, 2023

Those who know the history and quality of our friendship will easily appreciate the sorrow and sadness created by your sudden exit. Yet, I am very grateful to God Almighty for the opportunity to eulogize you at death. The sincerity of your love for me required no proof but there are two significant things that...