Lagos State First Lady, Mrs Abimbola Fashola, on Wednesday urged children to be obedient to their parents and teachers for them to be a good leaders of tomorrow. Fashola made the assertion at Indomie Fan Club Children`s Day celebration to mark the 10th year anniversary of the club at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. She said that children are the future of tomorrow and therefore advised them to listen and obey their parents and teachers for them to be good leaders tomorrow.

A journalist and rights activist known for his outspoken criticism of the humanitarian crisis in southeastern Niger has been arrested for “collaborating” with Boko Haram Islamists, the interior minister said Wednesday. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned Moussa Tchangari’s arrest and called on Niger to release him.

The U.S. Embassy says no fewer than 7,000 Nigerians are studying in the U.S. The Embassy made this known during tour of its Consular Section by media professionals in Abuja on Wednesday. The Consul General, Mr William Laidlaw, also 66 per cent of tourist visa applications were approved in 2014. Laidlaw said the U.S. visa application processes were simple and not as stringent as people thought.

The Deputy Consul-General of the U.S. Consulate-General in Lagos, Mrs Dehab Ghebreab, on Wednesday said 40 young Nigerians have been selected to participate in this year’s Mandela Washington Fellowship. Ghebeah disclosed this to newsmen on the sidelines of a pre-departure orientation programme for the beneficiaries at the Consulate’s premises in Lagos.

The military has evacuated the rescued 275 women and children from the Malkohi Camp, near Yola. The women and children were recently rescued from the Sambisa forest by the military. The women and children were brought to the Malkohi Camp about three weeks ago by the military who handed them over to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).