A 300-level student of the Department of Computer Science at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, identified as Kelvin Danlami, has reportedly committed suicide after losing N600,000 through betting. Sources disclosed that the money had been entrusted to the deceased but he allegedly used it for gambling, reports Daily Tr...
A young man identified as Israel has hanged himself at Elebele community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, over alleged emotional breakdown linked to a failed romantic relationship. The incident which occured yesterday threw the quiet riverine community into shock and mourning after the news spread that the young man was found dea...
A renowned psychiatrist, policy reformer, and academic leader at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Taiwo Sheikh, has called on the federal government to declare suicide a national crisis, stressing the urgent need for a comprehensive suicide prevention law in Nigeria. Sheikh, who is also the Continental Representative for Lifeline Inte...
•Mrs Gbemisola Muhammed a.k.a. Yéyé Oge In the aftermath of the deadly bandit attack on Oke-Ode in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, which claimed the lives of several residents, Mrs Gbemisola Muhammed, also known as Yéyé Oge, the widow of a slain hunter, shares her harrowing experience. She narrates how her husband and […]...
•Prison A staff member of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abdullahi Nura, who is also a Chief Correctional Assistant (CCA) serving at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Gusau, Zamfara State, has attempted suicide. The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday as the officer jumped into a dam, reports Channels TV. According to a s...
•Third Mainland Bridge The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, yesterday, explained the rationale behind the installation of closed-circuit television, also known as surveillance cameras, on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Umahi, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, said the cameras were installed to check among other things suici...
•Pregnancy A 14-year-old Secondary School student, identified as Nicknes Ayo, has committed suicide after her mother pressured her to name the man who impregnated her. The incident happened today at Egba in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, reports Saturday PUNCH. A neighbour who identified herself as Mama Enyi told our correspon...
A yet to be identified middle-aged man has allegedly taken his own life by hanging in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The deceased’s body was discovered beside a bush along Ibadan-Oyo expressway, still suspended, reports Daily Independent. While some residents and passersby speculated that the incident might have been a murder disguised as a su...
A 200-level male student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, has reportedly committed suicide over economic hardship. The deceased, whose identity was yet-to-be confirmed, was from the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (CIS), reports Channels TV. It was also gathered that the student was on the cumulative aggre...
•Late Sewell Setzer 14-year-old Sewell Setzer has reportedly taken his own life in Florida, United States of America after he became obsessed with an AI chatbot character. His mother, Megan Garcia is now suing the AI company, Character Technologies, claiming their service played a role in her teenage son’s tragedy, reports The Independent UK. ...
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