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Dioke: A Sage Goes Home

Azubike OkoroJuly 12, 2015

When does paying tribute to a departed person become a duty? No doubt, doing so is required or expected of someone that lost a relation or bosom friend. Of a fact, it’s not compulsory, yet it becomes obligatory if the departed is deserving of such honor, and such sentiments could be expressed in diverse ways....

A Vote for Aro Carnival and its Sociological Essence

Azubike OkoroDecember 18, 2014

Sociology, often seen as the queen of the social sciences, argues that man (generic man, I mean) is man only in the context of society. Sociology therefore, is about man, man in any society such as Arochukwu kingdom. Also, the Aro Carnival is about the Aro, what makes him what he is, his uniqueness and his values which...

Talk About Aro News Ban Was Fueled by Witlessness

Azubike OkoroSeptember 22, 2014

Let’s place this talk about Aro News ban into perspective. And, as we do so, we shall endeavor to resolve some puzzles such as: who actually wants Aro News banned, was it a rumor or was it actually envisioned, who shall profit from the ban; in fact, is it actually possible to ban Aro News and under what...

Iyom Aro Election Crisis: Modernity has its Limits

Azubike OkoroApril 20, 2014

In September 2013 (Ikeji edition) this column was devoted to three issues, two of which were considered critical to the corporate interests of Arochukwu kingdom. Am constrained to revisit one of those issues in less than one year because of its importance to the wellbeing of umu-aro. The caption of the article in question was...

Good Bye, Madiba

Azubike OkoroDecember 22, 2013

Exactly one year ago this column was dedicated to the legendary Nelson Mandela whose struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa, as a result of which he spent 27 years in jail, earned him global respect. The title was Encounter with Nelson Mandela & the Lyrics of Ozidism and it resulted from a one week visit to South...

All-Aro USA – Whose Platform?

Azubike OkoroSeptember 21, 2013

As obvious as the answer to the above question may seem, recent events suggest that seeking some clarification as to the true ownership and mission of the AAUSA platform has become imperative. Shortly after its 2013 Convention hosted by Washington, DC which held from May 24-27 (Memorial Day Weekend) at Best Western Hotel Lanham, MD, I got several calls...

Nzuko Aro & Iyom: Between Politics & Patriotism

Azubike OkoroSeptember 20, 2013

My late uncle, Ma zi Sam Okereke, had a popular proverb that says “if you wrestle with an armature wrestler, the most likely consequence is that both of you will have sand all overyour bodies” What I understand from that proverb is that in such a contest, it won’t be easy to ascertain a winner outright or...

Contest for President-General: Why Nnamdi Udo May Lead Nzuko Aro Beyond 2013!

Azubike OkoroMarch 31, 2013

Two related events, each characterized by rite, ritual and tradition, shall take place almost about the same period this Easter, one in far away Vatican City, Rome and the other, in the ancient Arochukwu Kingdom. While Cardinal electors shall be selecting a new Catholic pontiff, Aro shall be electing a new central exco of its...

Encounter with Nelson Mandela & the Lyrics of Ozidism

Azubike OkoroDecember 22, 2012

While on a visit to South Africa last October I got an offer of a half-day tour of some major historical attractions around Johannesburg. I did not have to think hard before settling for a trip to the Nelson Mandela family house at Soweto, a nearby suburb of Johannesburg. Recall King Sonny Okosun, the late Nigerian legendary music star,...