Costumes paraded at Nigeria Carnival Men dressed in costumes parade during a regatta in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizer...

Costumes paraded at Nigeria Carnival

Men dressed in costumes parade during a regatta in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a boat regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masqueraders walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands.(AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)

Boats parade during a regatta in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masqueraders walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands.(AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)

Women dressed in traditional white lace to look like water goddesses stand in a boat in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a boat regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masquerades walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Men take part in traditional wrestling in Lagos, Nigeria as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival, Sunday April 8, 2012. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masquerades walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

A group of traditional dancers perform on a ferry in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a boat regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masquerades walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Men dressed in costumes parade during a regatta in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a boat regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masqueraders walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands.(AP Photos/Sunday Alamba)

Costumes and boats were paraded on Apr. 8 in Lagos, Nigeria as part of the Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height on Apr. 9 as revelers walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands.