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The problem with idealizing love is that it causes us to develop unrealistic expectations about what love actually is and what it can do for us. These unrealistic expectations then sabotage the very relationships we hold dear in the first place. Allow me to illustrate: 1. Love does not equal compatibility. Just because you fall in love with someone doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a good partner for you to be with over the long term. Love is an emotional process; compatibility is a logical process. And the two don’t bleed into one another very well. It’s possible to fall in love with somebody who doesn’t treat us well, who makes us feel worse about ourselves, who doesn’t hold the same respect for us as we do for them, or who has such a dysfunctional life themselves that they threaten to bring us down with them.

The Stockholm syndrome is a psychological phenomenon described in 1973, in which hostages express sympathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors (Wikipedia, 2016). These feelings are generally considered IRRATIONAL in light of the risk and danger endured by the victims who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from the captor for an act of kindness or love.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday arrested the Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus

The Supreme Court has okayed the convicted General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Rev. King, to die by hanging. In a unanimous judgment this afternoon, a seven-man panel of Justices ‎of the apex court led by Justice Walter Onnoghen, upheld the death sentence that was earlier handed to Ezeugo by the Lagos state high court.

After several weeks of controversy between the Chief Coach of Nigeria’s national team, Sunday Oliseh and his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Oliseh, in the wee hours of Friday, announced his resignation as Chief Coach of the Super Eagles

This is exactly what happened to a Nigerian bread seller, Olajumoke Orisaguna who hawks her trade on the streets of Lagos everyday to cater for her family. Olajumoke went about her daily business over a week ago, unknown to her she gatecrashed a photoshoot for UK/Nigerian star artiste, Tinie Tempah being shot by singer and photographer, TY Bello on the streets of Yaba, Lagos State. According to TY Bello, the bread seller lit up the photoshoot and it was MAGIC. SEE PICTURES

In a very sad and angry twitter outburst singer, Peter Okoye of P-Square wants a new management for their band. The P-Square band which has been managed by their elder brother Jude Okoye – (since their inception into the music scene). Peter wants the band to continue with a new management and his duo singing brother Paul Okoye, which means without their brother Jude as their manager anymore. Read below his tweets..