
The architecture of power
Inside the crumbling walls of Nigeria's Old Secretariat, echoes of colonial governance and national awakening meet the silence of decay.
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Kelechi Anabaraonye is a Historian, Archivist, Researcher and Historic Architecture Photographer specializing in 19th-mid 20th century Nigerian history.

Inside the crumbling walls of Nigeria's Old Secretariat, echoes of colonial governance and national awakening meet the silence of decay.

The Fanti Carnival transforms Lagos’s Brazilian Quarters into a vibrant celebration of history, culture, and Afro-Brazilian identity.

While some streets in Lagos bear the names of notable nationalist leaders and pioneering early Nigerians, less is known about the everyday social milieu in which they operated.