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Yuletide: Chairman of Arochukwu Central Market sues for peace

Aro NewsMarch 22, 2020

The Chairman of Arochukwu Central Market (Avia Nkwo), Mazi Philip Udogadi, has called for peace and tranquility in the market as Umu Aro at home and abroad celebrates Christmas. He said this after the weekly meeting of the market union and market masters at the market premises. He said that he and his executives are...

Road transport workers, Okada riders pledge to maintain safety on the roads

Aro NewsMarch 22, 2020

Members of the Motorcycle Union in Arochukwu have restated their commitment to ensuring safety of their passengers during this year’s Yuletide. The Union spoke through its Chairman, Nwa Mazi Nmerem Okoronkwo, after their meeting on November 30 at their office at Avia Nkwo. They said the Union is committed to ensuring that its members observe...

5th All Aro National Conference (AANC Abakaliki 2020)

Azubike OkoroMarch 10, 2020

On Saturday March 14, 2020, Aros at home and in diaspora will gather at Abakaliki for an epoch making event. The 5th All Aro National Conference, (tagged Abakaliki 2020) which is scheduled to hold on that day will continue until Sunday, March 15, 2020. Being the 5th to be staged after the maiden conference which...

Aro 2019 awards feud: How Alex Otti intervened, saved situation

Aro NewsFebruary 28, 2020

It was nothing short of divine intervention on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at Nzuko Aro Lagos branch meeting when Umu Aro heralded the presence of Dr. Alex Otti. Ugwu Aro had just flown in from a function to rub minds with his fellow Umu Aro in Lagos, to douse the tension generated by the Aro...

Protest as ASCETA sacks 149 staff, union petitions Eze Aro

Aro NewsFebruary 28, 2020

The Non-acedemic Staff Union of the College of Education (Technical) Arochukwu (ASCETA), Abia State, has petitioned the traditional ruler of Arochukwu Kingdom (Eze Aro), His Royal Majesty, Eze Vincent Ogbonnaya Okoro, seeking his intervention in the mass sack of its members. In the letter, the union stated conditions under which the institution can justifiably sack...

New Microfinance bank arrives Arochukwu

Aro NewsFebruary 11, 2020

Businesses domiciled in Arochukwu have reasons to cheer this Yuletide period, as a new microfinance bank is set to start operations. Called Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk- Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NISRAL) Microfinance Bank Limited, the new bank is to be unveiled by the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr O.J Nnanna,...

Otti inspects road works in Abia

Aro NewsJanuary 25, 2020

The APGA 2019 gubernatorial candidate in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, is not relenting in his pursuit to make life easy for his constituents, despite a temporary setback in his governorship ambition. While he waits for the Supreme Court to decide on the matter of the 2019 governorship election in the state, Otti, as seen...

Mazi John Kanu Okoro, Global Coordinator MASOSA

Mary Slessor old students hold mega re-union Dec 30

Aro NewsJanuary 24, 2020

The old students of Mary Slessor Secondary Technical School (MSSTS), Arochukwu, have set aside December 30 for a memorable re-union of its members all over the world. It is the first time the old students of the institution are coming together, after years of planning. Chairman of the planning committee, Deacon Eugene Onyike Onoh, said...

Otti extends road construction to Isuikwuato, assures Abians of better days

Aro NewsDecember 29, 2019

In a bid to ameliorate the sufferings of Abians, especially those living in the rural communities, a financial expert, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in the 2019 general election, Dr. Alex Otti (OFR), has extended his ongoing road construction project across the state, to Umuasua in Isiukwuato LGA. This time, the...

NEMA promises Isu IDPs of FG’s relief materials

Aro NewsOctober 21, 2019

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has assured the people of Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, who are internally displaced, that the Federal government will do everything to ensure that relief materials are provided for them, to ameliorate their plight as a result of the lingering crises between them and...