Players of Shark FC of Port Harcourt are currently enjoying a breath of fresh air, after collecting their full sign-on fee for the season last week. With the new development, players are now charged to do better in the remaining matches of the season.

National president of The Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Pastor Gabriel Olutola has accused the Nigeria Police of negligence in handling the menace of Boko Haram and the spate of insecurity in the country.

Experts tell us that for a happy and peaceful life, we should endeavour to be contented with what we have and what we are, after we’ve done our best to improve our lives.

Last week, we studied vision, why we need vision, avenues through which God’s plans are unveiled and characteristics of true vision. This week, I want to show you some fundamentals of supernatural breakthroughs. Vision is not limited to a call to ministry. Abraham and Isaac were neither ministers nor priests; but God showed them His plan for their lives. Your mission on earth is the opening up of your own assignment on earth.

Last week, the topical issue was the perceived weakness of President Goodluck Jonathan to which many critics attributed the high level of insecurity in the nation. It was against the backdrop that people assessed the performance of the President after 100 days in office and scored him exceedingly low.

MOVED by the growing incidents of poverty-induced despair in the country, charismatic motivational speaker and the senior pastor of House on the Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, known for his message of hope, healing and empowerment, attempted recently to preach healing to depressed Nigerians.

Nigerian Cultural House established in Salvador, Brazil in 2008 celebrated the first ever Nigeria’s Cultural Week in Salvador from the 3-5 September 2011 with Exhibition, Round table meeting, Cultural Performances and parades.

Colonel Isa Kachako (rtd), a former senator and former acting military governor of Katsina State, is a native of Kachako town in Tarki Local Government Area of Kano State. Born on January 15, 1940, he started out in life a teacher, then a headmaster and then moved to join the Nigerian AirForce before he enlisted into the Nigerian Army in 1968. He commanded many army formations before retiring and venturing into politics. Kachako spoke to Sunday Vanguard at his Isa Kachako Road, GRA, Kano residence, recently.

It was supposed to be a solemn occasion; a time to reflect on the sweet memory of one of the most flamboyant sports journalists of his time who was felled by the cold hands of death at his prime. Yet Emeka Enechi who passed on in August 2010 achieved a personality that dwarfed most of his forerunners’.

Former Green Eagles goalkeeper Amusa Adisa has said that the Samson Siasia led Eagles are still on course to pick a ticket to play at the 2012 Nation Cup billed for Gabon/Equatorial.

When it comes to speaking and writing English language, there are three kinds of people: “Those who can speak but can’t write; those who can write but can’t speak, and those who can speak and write.”

Tolu Aliki, an up coming artist is a graduate of Mass Communication whose love for art and innate desire to express himself turned him into a full time studio artist.

Mr Jimoh Babatunde of Vanguard Newspapers was, yesterday, elected as Vice President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council.

Worried about the gap in addressing problems associated with sickle cell anaemia, the Federal Government, scientists and United Nation agencies have been challenged to fund research activities on the disorder as part of the efforts to provide a comprehensive strategy against the disease.

There were strong indications at the weekend that the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, the coalition body for all the other political parties in Nigeria, has reserved a scathing appraisal for President Goodluck Jonathan’s 100 days in office and the body will soon make it public.