edited by Gbenga Sonuga2024-02-192024-02-191987https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1226this pictorial publication on the people, history, tradition and culture of Lagos State in the closing decades of the 20th century is meant to encapsulate the essence of the city, the state and its people. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the state, a decision was taken to document for posterity, through a visual montage, the multi-faceted life and culture of the state, deriving from its long history and dynamic growth. A combination of the past and the present is likely to point towards the future, not only for the state, but for Nigeria as well.The people and their history; old city; new city; tradition and culture; Obas, chiefs and citizens; government machinery; traditional occupations, arts and crafts; festivals, masks and masquerades; fashion panorama; architecture and environment.enBook