Faith in anything takes a tremendous amount of willpower. Faith is the soil on which hope is cultivated and where both forces are present they can be harnessed to do the hitherto impossible. Contrary to popular perception believing everything will fail is in itself an act of faith if we take as true that what we believe we will receive.

A CATHOLIC priest, Rev. Father Mike Umoh believes that the growing trend of insecurity in parts of the country has more to do with politics rather than religion, stressing that the masterminds have consistently gavin the bombings and thekillings of innocent people across the nation a religious coloration, reports IDOWU OLAIDE.

Technical consultant of Heartland FC of Owerri, Christian Chukwu has advised that for sports to be fully developed in the country, the government should take its hands off from sports, particularly football organization and concentrate on the provision of facilities . In this interview with Sunday Vanguard Sports, the former Super Eagles coach said unless government washes its hands off the control of sports, sports will remain in its poor state. Excerpts:

How did a political party which brought so much hope and promise falter at the polls in a massively incongruous manner? What went wrong?

I wrote a book entitled; Why Christians Won’t Go to Heaven. Some Christians complained my book is too absolu-te. They said I should have written: “Why Some Christians Won’t Go to Heaven.” No, I replied. I mean no Christian will go to heaven. Christ-ianity is not a criterion for heaven. Last week, I wrote an article entitled “Christians Make Terri-ble Husbands.” Some self-righteous Christian husbands shot back saying I should have said: “Some Christians Make Terrible Husb-ands.” No! No! No! I mean “all Christian hus-bands.”

In April this year, a 100 years after the original Titanic sailed and sank, the Irish station from which it sailed has had another boat built. A party went out on the boat to the spot where the original Titanic sank, in honour of those who died.

Because of the incredible complexity of the factors necessary for the production of a human being with the right combination of qualities that make for peaceful, harmonious and responsible living, it is not possible to state with mathematical precision the ideal mix of such qualities in individuals.

FOR many art collectors and lovers who have been looking for how to acquire knowledge about art works in the Lagos art market, a new window of opportunity was opened last week as a new book that celebrates the rich expressions, accomplishment and creative talents of Nigerian artists and their works in private collections in Lagos titled; Contemporary Nigerian Art in Lagos Private Collections was officially presented to the public.

General Muhammadu Buhari, former military Head of state, has been many things: politician, statesman, soldier – and now he has added another plume to his hat: prophet. Come 2015, the General declared this week, there will be a showdown between the dogs and the baboons. That showdown will instigate a bloodtide never before witnessed in the annals of Nigeria. Buhari is an unlikely prophet, but I guess, these are unusual times. Prophecy is all the rage.

Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, who served as ministers of Labour, Tourism, Justice and Defense, recently spoke with some journalists on security challenges facing the nation among others issues. Excerpts: