The Ifeadigo Age Grade of Amawbia town in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria welcomes you to Amawbia website.   We are hardworking, educated, resourceful age bracket of men born between 1971 to 1974. This noble age bracket was officially registered (called Ifu-ogbo) on 30-12-2002. The age grade comprises of university dons, […]

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (1939 – 1943) INTRODUCTION: Age grade system is one of the most important socio-political institutions in Igboland. No body today knows how and when age grade system came into being in Igboland because the system is older than all the Igbo people living today.   However, Age-grade system started in Amawbia many decades […]

Historical Background of the Age Grade: The Mezie Age Grade of Amawbia was formed after the Nigerian-Biafra Civil War which lasted from July, 1967 to December, 1970. It is the 14th out of the 23 Age Grades formed in Amawbia, both before and after the Civil War, starting from Ulomma Age Grade, 1854 – 1859, […]

Origin: The progenitor of Amawbia is AWOVIA, one of the sons of Nri Ifikwuanim, the first son of Eri (900AD). Eri migrated from the present site of Aguleri, in Anambra East Local Government Area, to Nri, in Anaocha Local Government Area. These two Local Government Areas are presently in Anambra State. The brothers of Awovia […]