LAGOS—Chibok survivors from the war-torn area of Borno State, especially children and women, have expressed loss of hope in the Federal Government rescue efforts and urged Nigerians to quickly evacuate them before the Boko Haram insurgents wipe them out of their land.

UGHELLI—Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, weekend, warned students in the state’s tertiary institutions against indulging in cultism and other anti-social vices, noting that a student caught involved in cult activities will not graduate.

BENIN—THE nine Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers in Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, said they will hold plenary at the Chief Anthony Enahoro Assembly, tomorrow, insisting that they have already appealed to the Supreme Court against the ruling of the Court of Appeal which barred them from sitting.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the minimum capital base of Finance Companies by 400 percent to N100 million, with September 2015 as deadline for compliance.

I cannot recollect which one of my classmates wrote that report, when after a Scouts’ Adventure we returned to school at Igbobi College, Yaba and were asked to recount our experience. Mostly, we got totally lost in the forest and it was the benevolent appearance of a hunter which got us out.

Sports minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Tammy Danagogo will today, receive the report of the Nigerian delegation that spoke with FIFA in Brazil about lifting the suspension placed on Nigeria by the world football’s governing body.

ENUGU — The Air wing of the Nigeria Police Force, NAF, will soon commence surveillance of the five South East states.

THE Chairman of PAN Nigeria Ltd, Alhaji Munir Ja’afar, has called on the Federal government to jealously monitor the implementation of the national automotive policy to ensure its success.

FOLLOWING Saturday suspension of 10 months old strike by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, its President, Dr Chibuzor Asomugha, yesterday urged members to double their effort to recover lost time and lessen the pains students and their parents suffered as a result of the strike.

ABEOKUTA—INDICATIONS emerged at the weekend that10 members of Ogun State House of Assembly have defected to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.