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Sen. MAO donates air conditioners for Aro Civic Centre

Aro NewsJanuary 31, 2019

Early last month, the home branch of Nzuko Arochukwu took delivery of ten sets of air conditioners and their complete accessories at the Aro Civic Centre premises as donated by Dr Monday Arukwe Ohuabunwa, the Atani-born senator representing Abia north senatorial district at the National Assembly. By the time the lorry brought the air conditioners...

Senate passes bill to make ASCETA Federal govt owned institution

Aro NewsJanuary 28, 2019

The Senate on Wednesday the 28th of November, 2018, passed the Bill for an Act to establish The Federal College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, Abia State. The bill was sponsored by the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial Zone in the upper legislative chambers, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa. The Senate also approved the establishment of nine other...

A New Dawn for National Association of Arochukwu Students (NAAS Worldwide)

Aro NewsNovember 23, 2018

In the past, Arochukwu Students have been faced with so many challenges, these challenges rises from the inability of their leaders to build a solid students Union platform that will benefit her members positively, the unwillingness of the community itself to support their programs and give students a sense of belonging, the inability of the...

Community development projects of the Queen of Okeigbo

Aro NewsOctober 17, 2018

The Most Beautiful Girl in Arochukwu (Queen of Okeigbo 2017), Precious Okoronkwo carried out her first community oriented pet project tagged: EMPOWERING THE GRASSROOT WITH HEALTH, SAFETY AND ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION. She distributed well equipped first aid boxes to public and private primary schools in Arochukwu, deformed school children, lectured them on oral hygiene, gave...

FAYA Abuja set to empower indigent women, youths

Aro NewsOctober 5, 2018

The Federated Arochukwu Youths Association (FAYA), Abuja branch has concluded arrangement to bring succour and smiles to the faces of over 95 indigent women and youths in Arochukwu come December, 2018. Information at Aro News disposal reveals that the ceremony which will hold on 29th, December 2018, at Aggrey Ibom Primary School, Arochukwu, is a...

Alumni president unveils agenda to re-jig Aggrey Memorial College Arochukwu

Aro NewsOctober 5, 2018

The President of Aggrey Memorial College Arochukwu Alumni Association, Mazi Emma Okoro Egbukwu, has set the agenda to revive and reinvigorate the umbrella body of the old students with a view to making the institution great again. Egbukwu took the steps following his inauguration in Abuja as the President of the old students’ body, alongside...

As road construction raves up, travelers navigate fairer, shorter routes to Aro

Aro NewsOctober 4, 2018

There is an Igbo adage that says: “Odin du egbule onweya.” Literarily meaning the living should not bother too much about his current circumstances as he does not know what the future holds in stock for him. This perhaps applies to Arochukwu Kingdom which is generally associated with deplorable roads (both access and internal). Also,...

FG raises fresh hope on Arochukwu road projects

Aro NewsOctober 4, 2018

The Federal government has released a list of 69 road and bridge projects said to be on-going in the South East geo-political zone of the country. The list was made public by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Abuja apparently to dispel the allegation of marginalization by leaders from the zone. The projects...

Day Alex Otti took compassion to Abia IDPs

Aro NewsOctober 4, 2018

The 2015 Abia APGA governorship candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, on May 6, visited Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area to commiserate with the people over the boundary clash between them and the people of Itu in Cross River State, which resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of property. Dr. Otti was accompanied...

How Alex Otti revived off-air NTA Umuahia

Aro NewsOctober 4, 2018

The dwindling fortunes and sad stories of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Channel 21 Umuahia became a thing of the past following a robust intervention by a foremost banker and the 2015 Abia APGA governorship candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR. The station, which went off air about five years ago after a dangerous thunder strike, worsened...