Many reported that they were beaten regularly by their captors after they were released from the prison-like building with bars over its windows in Ibadan on Monday.

Footage taken today shows the man (pictured) hurling buckets of water at the fire and smoke which poured out of buildings at the Balogun textile market in Lagos, Nigeria.

Director Genevieve Nnaji tweeted: 'We did not choose who colonized us,' on Monday after Lionheart was disqualified from the Academy Awards' Best International Feature Film category at Oscars 2020.

Hope Olusegun Aroke is currently under investigation in Nigeria after officials said he masterminded a 'mega scam' worth at least $1m (£773,000) from within the confines of a Lagos prison.

Known as a Benin Bronze, it was snatched by British colonial forces and donated to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student. The piece was removed from public view in March 2016.

A person in South West England has been diagnosed with monkeypox, Public Health England said, and they are now being treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London (pictured).

Nyekachi Douglas of Nigeria was one of the final three for Miss World. When it was announced that Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica won the crown instead of Douglas, the woman happily celebrated.

The 18-year-old was born in Ealing, London but has Nigerian parents so therefore can play for England or Nigeria. The winger is currently playing at left-back for the Gunners.

The UK-based Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) says the nomadic Fulani group has targeted Christian farmers in Nigeria with an 'aggressive and strategic land grabbing policy'.

Dozens of fighters driving trucks and motorcycles stormed into Kwarangulum in Nigeria on Tuesday, shooting residents and burning homes after looting food (file photo of soldiers in the region).

The stowaways mutinied on the ship, after they were found and placed in quarantine, while it was off the coast of Essex. Special Boat Service sailors rushed to rescue the Grande Tema's crew.

Liverpool are in the running to swoop for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze, according to reports in France. Lyon have also been linked with a move for the Nigeria international.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Inter Milan are on the verge of acquiring the services of Chelsea winger Victor Moses after manager Antonio Conte made a specific request for the club to sign the Nigerian.

The Nigeria striker, 30, sealed a dramatic deadline day loan move to United from Shanghai Shenhua as boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's search for a striker went down to the wire.

The 23-year-old has been a key player in the Foxes remarkable season, as they sit in third place ahead of Saturday's game against fourth-placed Chelsea at the King Power Stadium.

Nike have revealed the new 'Swoosh' Nigeria kits and their designs have once again been met with widespread acclaim. Fans on social media have been going wild for the new offering.

Odion Ighalo will be able to travel with Manchester United for their Europa League tie in Bruges next week despite having to miss the club's training camp in Marbella over the coronavirus alert.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Nothing the Oxford English Dictionary does ends up in the public domain by accident. No reporter is sat like a naughty schoolboy looking up the rude words.

Akeem Adenuga, 62, comes from the state of Lagos, Nigeria, where his brother is Royal Majesty Oba Asunmo Ganiyu Aderibigbe Balogun, Jamade 1, Paramount Ruler of Odo-Ayandelu.

There will be plenty of excitement in Nigeria when Odion Ighalo makes his debut for Manchester United. But the striker is far from the first player from the country to grace the Premier League.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has refused to put a time limit on Wilfred Ndidi's recovery from injury. Ndidi has missed the Foxes' last two matches and will not feature on Saturday.

She's currently in Nigeria to work on an HBO Max TV adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling 2013 novel Americanah, which has been a passion project for sometime.

Reverend Lawan Andimi was killed in Nigeria on Monday, days after appealing for help in a video released by Boko Haram. The Christian pastor was abducted earlier this month.

The 67-year-old man, Suleiman Achimugu, died in the capital Abuja after returning to Nigeria following a medical procedure in the UK. Nigeria has 36 confirmed cases of the virus.

Businesses were closed, markets abandoned and streets empty as Nigeria's usually chaotic megacity of 20 million shuddered to a halt on the first full day of a two-week shutdown.

Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, held a birthday party during the coronavirus lockdown despite the star fronting Nigeria's 'Stay Home' campaign on social distancing guidelines.

Nigeria were one of the fairytale stories of the competition in France after surprisingly topping their group with six points ahead of Spain, Bulgaria and Paraguay.

There were a raft of footballers who turned down the opportunity to join Arsenal during the Arsene Wenger years, and according to Lille's rising star Victor Osimhen he was one of those.

Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner but on typically head-turning displays on Saturday night as they attended Diddy's 50th birthday bash in Los Angeles.

With a revealing thigh-high slash the dress added an extra touch of sophistication to an already glamorous red carpet.

She's never been one to fade into the background, and Saturday night was no exception. Khloe Kardashian uploaded a series of sexy video snippets to her Instagram Story on Saturday night.

As the family momager, she takes a cut of her darling daughters income.

Kourtney Kardashian's sons Mason and Reign Disick celebrated their tenth and fifth birthdays on Saturday. But Khloe Kardashian was one family member who didn't post to Instagram for them.

The little child was in a black sweater over a red tartan dress with black boots as she walked around her mother's Calabasas mansion.

The 35-year-old reality star stayed warm underneath an over-sized camouflaged jacket as she pushed baby True in a stroller through the outdoor marketplace.

Malika Haqq got some love from Kylie Jenner on Instagram on Sunday, with the lip kit mogul liking a pic of the reality star with what appeared to be her new luxury car.

Khloe Kardashian was the perfect advert for her own Good American brand on Instagram on Thursday. 

Kendall Jenner shared an adorable video that featured herself as a toddler with a baby Kylie Jenner and teen Khloe Kardashian in charge.

Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian turned their hand to sports themselves on Wednesday, hitting the golf green in Los Angeles while mom Kris Jenner watched on.

This comes almost one year after the former pal of Kylie Jenner locked lips with Khloe Kardashian's beau Tristan Thompson.

The former best friend of Lip Kit mogul Kylie Jenner has been seen in the country to help pal Lori Harvey celebrate her 23rd birthday. Also there was Lori's new beau Future, 36.

Tristan Thompson gets ejected for trying to slap opposing player's derriere during Cavs-Grizzlies game: 'It was just a little competitive spirit.'

Tristan Thompson was quick to tweet that 'I hope this isn't true man!!' upon hearing the news that the 41-year-old was one of five people killed in the crash.

Khloe Kardashian is drawing inspiration from her chic daytime look. On Wednesday, while out-and-about in Calabasas, the star donned a long blonde pony tail for her day out.

The little girls looked sweet as they bonded during a painting session on Thursday. 'My little art Vandalays,' she wrote in an Instagram story slide ahead of the photos of the pair making art.

Haqq previously told People of the father's identity: 'I'm leaving him out of this, just for now... My baby was made in love and that is something that will unfold at a later date.'

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are said to be 'getting along great' but they won't be rekindling romance... one year after Jordyn Woods cheating scandal.

Malika Haqq has already planned her post-pregnancy snap-back. The best friend of Khloe Kardashian, who is due next month, posted an Instagram snap Monday with a plastic surgeon.

A Melbourne-based mum-of-three has seen a huge spike in sales for her children's brand after one of her products was featured on Khloe Kardashian's Instagram profile this week.

Khloe Kardashian set pulses racing as she posed for an eye-popping photo on Instagram on Wednesday.