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How could being nice to our spouses ever hurt anything? I’ll rephrase. It’s the things we think are nice that sink relationships in the long run. As poet, T.S. Eliot, wrote, “Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.” Here are three well-meant remarks that wind up wasting marriages: 1. The automatic “Yes, dear.” Ah, the plight of the long-suffering martyr. You love your spouse so much you’d do practically anything for him or her — no matter how much it grates on your nerves. In the face of disagreement, you’re certain if you grit your teeth and force out a “yes, dear,” goodness will prevail, all in the name of chivalry. That’s how they did things in the good ol’ days … right? While conceding to your spouse in some matters is a great way of avoiding needless arguments, avoid the role of the voiceless “yes man.” Husbands and wives both need backbones to keep their marriages stable. Couples who continually forgo hashing out their grievances often pu...

No one knowingly chooses to be married to someone they will later regret choosing. People who marry want to have a loving and lasting relationship with their spouse. Finding that person is the trick. However, there is “one sure sign” you may have found the right one. And it’s not all that tricky. You can tell right off and throughout your courtship if this person is right for you. Here’s the one sure sign: The right partner encourages you to be your best self “A 2014 study published in the journal Personal Relationships looked at how being in a relationship affects a person and their self-perceptions. As it turns out, relationship partners can encourage one another other to ‘realize aspects of their ideal self,’ pushing them toward their goals and helping them grow in ways they’ve desired.” Here are a few ways you can tell if this is actually happening. Your partner is: Interested in your career goals If you are in school, he wants to know what you’re studying and your educa...

An Islamic cleric, Taiye Bamidele, fondly called Alfa, has died after consuming herbal mixure in the FESTAC area of Lagos State. The 24-year-old was said to have first acted strangely and behaved violently before dying on Saturday. PUNCH Metro learnt that a day to the incident, he had complained to his friend, Akintunde Akinwunmi, that he was ill.Akinwunmi was said to have gone to a herb vendor around the area, who sold the herbal mixture to him. It was learnt that shortly after taking the concoction, he started laughing hysterically.He reportedly died soon after. 

If you want an easy life these 5 types of friends would help you achieve that; 1. The Banker Friend A friend nearby is better than a brother that is away. In the same vein, a friend that works in the bank with a good position or that has her way around any bank or banking system is better than a friend who is a leech in your wallet because when you need to get huge loan that banker friend would be very useful. Note that this banker friend might not give you her hard earned money but trust me they would always know who you can get loans from. 2. The Beautician Friend Presentation is key in any setting. . Your beautician friend knows all that needs to be known about makeup, fashion, style, hair. The person is not necessarily an authority in all but has at least a little knowledge in most with evidence in the way she presents herself. If you don’t find any of such, just follow bloggers in those areas. Get close to them and have them a-BBM-chat or whatsapp-chat away from you. If you...

This has got to be one of the strangest things I've ever seen. It's supposedly a scene from Madina in Ghana. So this person who looks like a man (abi?), has female breast, female butt and a p*nis. And expectedly, they are calling him/her a witch/wizard. According to the story (which I can't verify), he/she was flying (as an animal) very early in the morning around 5am but became weak and decided to rest. (this is what Ghanaians are saying). Then fell into a deep sleep only to wake up later naked & surrounded by people who had called the police. Witnesses took photos and shared on social media. See the photos after the cut He/she is currently in the custody of Medina police. Is there any other explanation for this, other than he's a witch/wizard? A hermaphrodite, maybe?

Wizkid now rolling with US music heavy weights…Good for him! lindaikeji.blogspot.com

It’s an in house thing, and these sisters know how to flaunt what they are blessed with. The actress wished her sister, Tomi Badmus a happy birthday few minutes ago on her IG page with this banging photos. ladunliadinews.com

The Senator representing Borno Central Senatorial District, Ahmed Zannah, is dead. He died on Saturday at the age of 60. His death came less than a month after the demise of another Senator, Uche Chukwumerije. The Senate Committee Chairman on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Enyinanya Abaribe, confirmed the death of his colleague, adding that prayers were ongoing at the National Mosque, Abuja, for the repose of Mr. Zannah’s soul. Sources close to the senator’s family revealed he was battling with an undisclosed ailment, which left him partially paralyzed. It was further learnt that Senator Zannah had only just returned to Abuja on Friday after a medical trip overseas before the cold hands of death snatched him earlier today. ​ Details of his burial as of the time of this report, had not yet been announced.

Not less than two people have been killed and 20 injured in western Germany after a train collided with a lorry on a level crossing, police say. The accident happened near the town of Ibbenbueren when the train, from Osnabrueck, hit the lorry carrying manure, officials added. BBC has more: Three of those injured were said to be in a serious condition. Emergency services are at the scene, police said, and details are still coming in. Ibbenbueren is west of Osnabrueck, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Police spokesman Jochen Laschke said the incident happened in a rural area, close to Ibbenbueren. “The train was very crowded,” he said. “We got an emergency call at 11:31 (09:32 GMT) and rescue team, firefighters and psychologists from all over the region were activated to help.” He added that the lorry driver had not been injured.

Do you believe that, at first glance, harmless habits can make people lonely and prevent them from getting married? I can say with confidence that they can. When I worked as a psychologist, I dealt with various problems of my patients. In most cases, the reasons of their life troubles were their habits and fears. Human habits can exert a big negative influence on the quality of life and make us stray from the right path. It usually happens when people refuse to be awake of their faults and continue sticking to their guns. Unfortunately, they tend to blame others for their unhappiness. This approach will never help you break the vicious circle and overcome your laziness, because bad habits gradually become a significant part of your lifestyle. image Marriage is an extremely important decision in the life of every person. Even highly successful and healthy people often cannot find a real love and get married, because it’s hard to make a right decision in this complicated and artif...

A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned and crashed in Siberia, Russia’s space agency says. The Proton-M carrier rocket broke down minutes after it was launched from Kazakhstan on Saturday morning, the Roscosmos agency said. BBC has more: The cause of the accident is being investigated, Roscosmos added. Russia’s space programme has experienced a series of mishaps in recent months, including the loss of an unmanned supply ship. On Tuesday Russia was forced to delay the return of three astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) after the out-of-control cargo ship burnt up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on 28 April. Problems occurred about eight minutes into the Proton-M flight, which was broadcast live by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. “There has been a malfunction on board the booster rocket. This broadcast is now over,” the presenter said. Roscosmos said that “an emergency situation took place when the Proton-M rocket launched with a...

A hotel restaurant in Anambra, Nigeria has been shut down by authorities for serving human flesh. According to the BBC, suspicious residents told police of rumors that the restaurant was cooking human meat for customers. Police then raided the restaurant, where they discovered fresh human heads that were still bleeding. The blood was in the process of being drained into a plastic bag.  In addition to the illegal meat, authorities discovered automatic weapons, grenades, and cell phones. Ten people were arrested in conjunction with the crimes. One resident said, “Every time I went to the market, I observed strange activities going on in the hotel. People who were never cleanly dressed and who looked a bit strange made their way in and out of the hotel, making me very suspicious of their activities. I am not surprised at the shocking revelation.” A priest who ate at the restaurant was alarmed when presented with a bill of 700 Naira, or roughly $3.50 (Tens of millions of people in Nig...

An Eyptian court today sentenced former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi to death over a mass prison break in 2011, weeks after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his time in power. Morsi was removed as president y the military in July 2013 following mass street protests against his rule. Since then, the authorities have banned his Muslim Brotherhood movement and arrested thousands of his supporters. All death sentences must first be sent to the Grand Mufti, Egypt's highest religious authority, for his opinion on whether they should stand. Convictions are still open to appeal, even if the Grand Mufti gives his approval. Morsi's supporters have said that the cases against him are politically motivated and attempts to give legal cover to a coup, while Morsi has rejected the authority of the courts. Morsi was Egypt's first freely elected president, but protests began building less than a year into his rule...

Yesterday May 15th, Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole married his gorgeous wife, Lala Fortez. Speaking about her nationality and why he chose her, the 63 year old former Labour leader said; “I have seen a lot of publications, some saying that she is Philippine, Dutch and several others, but she is from Cape Verde. And that is part of West Africa. And I hope that will rest the debate of where she is from,” he said regarding her nationality. About why he chose her, the governor said “She is very humble, she appreciates the nature of my job and life that it is one that one comes back home late. Sometimes 3: 00 a.m., she understands my weaknesses, she is more or less the mother of the house, the one that has accepted to be the mother of my children. I am happy that all my children are at home with ‎her and accept her as their mother even though she is not old enough to be their mother. She has accepted to fill that gap,” he told PM news Source: PM News

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Evan makes an estimated $1.3 million year through his YouTube channel EvanTubeHD, where he posts up to three toy reviews a weekFather Jared, who owns a video production company, films and edits the clips and posts them online for his sonThe videos, starting in 2011, make their revenue through advertising Up until a few years ago, Evan was just a regular kid who liked to make videos playing with his favorite Angry Birds toys. But the nine-year-old has been able to parlay his hobby into a booming online business, EvanTubeHD, turning himself into an internet entrepreneur who banks over $1 million a year. The YouTube channel posts about three videos a week of Evan reviewing new toys and has amassed almost 1.4 million followers and up to 1.2 billion page views.  Evan's last name and location remain a closely-guarded secret, and his father, Jared - the driving force behind the boy's burgeoning career, who also edits and uploads his son's reviews through his video producti...

Men of the underworld that  struck at First City Monument Bank Lekki, Lagos  recently where three police men and two civilians were killed  have been arrested. The gang was smashed by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command. Four members of the gang have been arrested. They include Duke Odogbo, 39; Lawrence Kingsley, 31; Ebi Tosan, 20 and Ekelemo Kuete, 30. Honda Accord 2008 model, purchased by the gang leader with the proceeds from the robbery operation, blackberry Z10 phone, White Apple Iphone 5, a military Fez cap and 130 expended ammunition. The suspects who were paraded on Wednesday by the commissioner of police, Lagos State, Kayode Aderanti confessed that they carried out the operation. Duke, the acclaimed leader of the gang, an Ijaw from Warri North Local Government of Delta State said that his friends invited him for bunking but that on getting there, he was told the real job was bank robbery. “I accepted, we came in two speed boats....

The Mavin Doctor is officially a dad. Congratulations to Dr Sid and Simi Osomo. The Nigerian music star and his wife have welcomed their first child; a baby girl. Dr Sid took to social media to share the first photos, and an adorable caption, “My little girl is absolutely amazing #ThankYouLord #Thankful #Blessed #ThankYouSimi #ThankYouAllforyourPrayers #AndThenTheyWere3

The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal was found on Friday high on a mountainside, with all eight on board presumed dead, U.S. officials said. Reuters was there: A U.S. search team identified the wreckage as that of the missing Marines UH-1Y Huey helicopter deployed after the Himalayan state was hit by a massive earthquake last month that killed more than 8,000 people. Crash debris was found 8 miles (13 km) north of the town of Charikot near dense forest and rugged terrain “It was a very severe crash. We believe there were no survivors,” said John Wissler, lieutenant general of the U.S. Marines. The Huey went missing while it was distributing aid on Tuesday, the day a strong aftershock hit Nepal and killed more than 100 people. Six Marines and two Nepali soldiers were on board when it went missing, after the crew was heard over the radio saying the aircraft was experiencing a fuel problem. The Huey, an iconic helicopter dating ...

Fighters of the Popular Resistance Committees rush comrades to a hospital after they were injured during clashes with Houthi fighters in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz May 15, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer At least 10 people were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen on Friday despite a five-day humanitarian truce, while aid distribution to the millions deprived of food, fuel and medicine by weeks of fighting and air strikes continued.Reuters has more: Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of Arab states backed by the West, has pounded Iranian-allied Houthi forces and fighters loyal to Yemen’s former leader since March 26, aiming to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The ceasefire, which began on Tuesday, appeared to be mostly holding on Friday despite heavy ground fighting between local militiamen and the Houthis in the city of Taiz, residents said. A medical source said 10 were killed. In the city of Dhalea residents also reported clashes on Friday but there was no information on ca...

Today is Mercy Johnson’s husband’s birthday. The actress took to her instagram page to wish her husband a happy birthday and here’s what she wrote

A woman who loves to play video games, is making headlines after giving birth at an Internet cafe.  The woman of Jiangxi, China, gave birth in the toilet of the Internet cafe and returned to her computer. Worldwideweirdnews reports: Workers at the Internet cafe in Nanchang, went to the bathroom after hearing a baby crying. They saw a pool of blood near the door. Workers were concerned about the baby, but soon learned that the mother, who had just given birth, was in the bathroom cradling a newborn. The baby’s umbilical cord was still attached to the mother.  Workers rushed to the phone to call an ambulance, but the new mother was relaxed about the whole ordeal. While waiting for the ambulance to take her to the hospital, she returned to her computer to continue playing games. When the paramedics arrived, she refused to get on the gurney and walked to the ambulance herself. The 24-year-old mother is now recovering in the hospital with her baby.

Following the inciting joke Uti Nwachukwu had made on his TV show, JARA, last weekend, about Jim Iyke’s failed relationship with Nadia Buari, the actor has not taken it well. Apparently the joke has put Uti in Jim’s wrong books, as one of Jim’s aides went online saying, Jim was angry about what was said and planned to confront Uti whenever he sees him. Consequently, the talk show host and actor Uti Nwachukwu quickly took to his instagram page on Tuesday evening to apologize to Jim Iyke over the comments he made on air. Uti’s apology reads, “My sincere apologies to one of the greatest Nollywood icons of our time. I’m sincerely and deeply sorry for the insensitive jokes made. As one of my favorite and most respected actors I will never set out to intentionally disrespect you brother. Using the insert from Jara was my own friendly way of reaching out and once again I’m sorry for being insensitive especially at the special period. Rest assured it won’t happen again. Please accept my u...

Although the country is yet to solve its insecurity problems, about 4,000 Nigerian soldiers will soon be dismissed for flouting the orders to fight Boko Haram insurgents in an operation in Mubi, Adamawa State, in 2014, online news platform TheCable quoted one of the soldiers affected to have said. According to a source in the army, who is one of the accused soldiers, a signal had been sent by the army headquarters in Abuja to its divisions for the soldiers to be dismissed without trial. “We are accused of disobeying orders to fight insurgents and also for allowing them to takeover Mubi town the last time. The army headquarters sent signal for our dismissal,” he said. He explained that the army divisions involved – of those who allegedly failed to participate in the Mubi operation – were from the second division, Ibadan, made up of 200 soldiers; first division, Kaduna, which has about 500 soldiers, and “some from the third division, Jos, among others”. The source further revealed...

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Gov Adams Oshiomhole kisses his wife during their wedding reception today. See More Photos Below:-

Teebillz is causing a frenzy on instagram right now..The post above has many believing Tiwas Savage has given birth to a baby boy who they have named Emmanuel ..However, others feel he may be trying to say they are expecting a boy.. On the other hand, Emmanuel is the word popularly used by T.B Joshua..So maybe Teebillz attends the Synagogue church and is just trying to thank to God for her pregnancy.. Let's wait and see but I don't expect Tiwa to share photos of her baby soon.She may try to follow in the steps of international stars like Beyonce who conceal their baby's identities for a while.. If they have welcomed a son,congrats to them..

Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has warned president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that they deliver on their electoral promises as no excuses will be tolerated by Nigerians. The governor said this at the inauguration of the Shiroro bridge in Niger State, reminding the APC that no conditions about whether the economy was favourable or not were given during electioneering. “They tried to break and distort Nigeria’s harmony, they tried to turn tribe against tribe, brother against brother, raising false hope. They must fulfil all their promises because there was no condition of good or favourable economy when they were making these promises,” said Lamido. “Do not give any excuse because we will not tolerate any excuse because there was no condition given when they were soliciting and asking for votes. “During campaigns, APC were busy blackmailing the PDP; they did not raise any developmental issue; they were...

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has threatened to sue the 8th National Assembly to court, if it fails to slash the “bogus” salaries and allowances they earn. However, he admits it will be easier to do if the president-elect Muhammadu Buhari led by example and reduce the allocation of the presidential villa. “It will be very easy easy for the President-elect, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to compel the National Assembly to slash their bogus emolument, if only he first sets the example. If he first cuts down the budget account of the Presidential Villa, the lawmakers will fall in place. For instance if the budget of the Villa is N5 billion and he cuts it down to N500 million, no one needs to tell the national assembly members to toe the same line,” Agbakoba said at a news conference in Lagos, on Friday. “The problem in Nigeria is professional politics, where the lawmakers say, the executive allocates bogus emolument to themselves, why shouldn’...

Leader of the O’dua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, has alleged that his life is threatened by a top Lagos based politician who planned to attack him (Adams) and his close associates after the May 29 handover date. According to a communique signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Barrister Yinka Oguntimeyin, Adams said, after a failed attempt to remove him as the leader of OPC by some expelled members of the Congress, has mobilised a group to create a chaos that would implicate the group leader. He said the group, which has been allegedly funded heavily planned to use the media to publish negative stories against Adams. He also claimed that the politician has distributed modern arms including AK-47 guns to actualise the game plan. “It is sad that despite the efforts of Otunba Adams to promote the culture and tradition of his race, and upgrade the status of the Odua Peoples Congress to a socially responsible one, and the formation of Odua Progressive Union (O...

Louis van Gaal has confirmed Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw are unavailable for Sunday’s Premier League game at home to Arsenal. Rooney made way for Radamel Falcao after picking up a dead leg, while Shaw took a punch in his face, both during last weekend’s 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Meanwhile, Robin van Persie is fit to face his former club after missing the trip to Selhurst Park through virus infection. Argentinian duo Angel Di Maria and Marcos Rojo are both available. “The situation is not positive for us, they cannot play, neither of them,” Van Gaal told MUTV, when quizzed on Rooney and Shaw “Yes, it is a short-term thing, we have only one match to play [after Arsenal], so I think it will be difficult for them to play again this season. “Angel Di Maria and Robin van Persie are able to play. Rojo has trained this week with us and he could play.”

Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore has been suspended by the Premier League club after testing positive for cocaine. The Tigers said in a statement: “Following suspension by the FA the Club has subsequently suspended Jake Livermore pending further investigations to be made by the FA and our own internal disciplinar” The £8m signing from Tottenham Hotspur has made 39 appearances for Hull City this season. He signed a three-year contract with Hull in June 2014 with the club holding an option for a further year extension. He now faces a six-month ban and a possible termination of contract if his ‘B’ samples results as well turns out positive. The one-time England international has had loan spells at MK Dons, Derby, Peterborough, Ipswich and Leeds. Steve Bruce’s men are 18th in the Premier League table, two points shy of Newcastle and Sunderland and three points shy of 15th-placed Leicester City. They travel to Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, before their final game of the ...