Awka, Awka South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria: Nigeria Genealogy and Biographies Foundation

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Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	ANEKWE Valentine Chika		Awka, Awka South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria	I1309	Igbo Genealogy
2	OKOLI Elizabeth		Awka, Awka South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria	I527	Igbo Genealogy

Education

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Education		Person ID	Tree
1	Dr. NDIGWE Dr. Michael Anyaegbunam, KSM	Between 1945 and 1951	Awka, Awka South L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria	I1502	Igbo Genealogy
2	NWANYA Bernard			X1126	Igbo Genealogy

Occupation

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Occupation		Person ID	Tree
1	Dame ETIABA Dame Virginia Ngozi, CON			X1064	Igbo Genealogy

Ordained

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Ordained		Person ID	Tree
1	Rev. Fr. OBI Rev. Fr. Fabian Chinweuba			X2077	Igbo Genealogy

Marriage

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	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	ODUM / ONWUTALOBI			F62	Igbo Genealogy

Engaged

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	Family	Engaged		Family ID	Tree
1	ONWUAMA / NWOSU			X1033	Igbo Genealogy

Nigeria, known for its rich cultural diversity, is home to over 200 million people representing more than 250 ethnic groups, each with a unique history and lineage. From the ancient Benin Kingdom to the revered Sokoto Caliphate, Nigeria’s historical landscape is woven with stories of resilience, migration, and unity in diversity. Yet, as modernity and urbanization sweep across the nation, many ancestral stories are at risk of fading into obscurity.

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