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  • Sad! Nursing mother drinks sniper, commits suicide in Akwa Ibom

    Sad! Nursing mother drinks sniper, commits suicide in Akwa Ibom

    A young nursing mother in her early thirties, Mrs Esther Frank, has committed suicide in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

     

    Mrs. Frank, an indigene of Anambra State, was said to have left a suicide note for her husband and two children, saying she was tired of the pressure.

     

    It was learnt that the deceased drank a bottle of sniper on Thursday and her body was discovered by neighbours in the room. The neighbours rushed the deceased to St Luke’s Hospital in Anua, Uyo, where she died.

     

    Recounting the incident on Friday in Uyo, a neighbour to the deceased, Mrs Iboro Etuk, said she and the deceased talked before the unfortunate incident.

     

    She said they stood outside the gate of their compound to buy water before the deceased told her to take care of her children as she was going out to buy something.

     

    Etuk noted that when she later heard the baby of the deceased crying continuously, she went inside the house of the deceased and found her on the floor.

     

    According to her, they rushed the deceased to the hospital where she died, leaving behind a three months old baby and three years old son.

     

    “Mrs Esther Frank, is in her early thirties. She just graduated from the Univeristy, and is yet to go for her youth service. She is from Anambra state while her husband, Mr Frank is from Delta state but he is currently in Dubai.

     

    “She sent her three year old boy to come and stay with my children. It has never happened before. She told me, “I am going to buy something, please take care of my children’.

     

    “Before that, we both stood outside to buy pure water but since we didn’t see it, she went back into her apartment, while I waited outside.

     

    “When I heard her baby crying, I told her son who was in my apartment, to take me inside the house. There I saw her laying on the floor. I shook her and told her to pick up her son but she did not respond.

     

    “I ran out and informed the landlady and the other tenants. They came and saw the bottle of sniper laying on the floor. We rushed her to the hospital where she died, Etuk told The Nation.

     

     

  • Minister commits suicide over coronavirus

    Minister commits suicide over coronavirus

    Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday.

    Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by suicide.

    “We are in shock, we are in disbelief and above all we are immensely sad,” Bouffier said in a recorded statement.

    Hesse is home to Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have their headquarters. The European Central Bank is also located in Frankfurt.

    A visibly shaken Bouffier recalled that Schaefer, who was Hesse’s finance chief for 10 years, had been working “day and night” to help companies and workers deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.

    “Today we have to assume that he was deeply worried,” said Bouffier, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

    “It’s precisely during this difficult time that we would have needed someone like him,” he added.

    Popular and well-respected, Schaefer had long been touted as a possible successor to Bouffier.

    Like Bouffier, Schaefer belonged to Merkel’s centre-right CDU party.

    He leaves behind a wife and two children.

  • Delta man commits suicide in protest of wife’s alleged infidelity

    A 48-year-old father of six, Mr Felix Edore, has reportedly committed suicide in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.

    It was learnt that the man took his life after finding out that his wife of over 16 years was allegedly cheating on him.

    The victim was a cab driver shuttling between Abraka-Eku and Sapele.

    Southern City News gathered that Felix took his life by drinking an insecticide, Sniper, on Friday and he was rushed to a private clinic in the Amukpe area of Sapele, where doctors battled to save his life, but he reportedly died on Saturday.

    “The cab driver, who used to shuttle between Abraka-Eku and Sapele, took his life because of his wife,” a source said.

    A resident of the area, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, described Felix as an easy going man, who was passionate about his job and had just bought a second-hand car that he was using to ply the route.

    A neighbour, identified simply as Mama Rita, said, “Felix decided to end it all when he suspected that his wife was indulging in extra-marital affairs.

    “The deceased was married to the wife and they had six children; the man was always complaining of his wife’s alleged infidelity and most times they would quarrel over it, and he was always saying he would kill himself because of her infidelity.

    “So, that day, we never knew that he had bought the Sniper insecticide and before we knew what was happening, he drank the insecticide in his car and people, who saw him, raised the alarm; that was how we found out and rushed him to hospital, but he died on Saturday.

  • Sacked Bayelsa Deputy gov-elect attempted suicide after Supreme Court’s verdict –Sylva

    Sacked Deputy Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, contemplated suicide after the Supreme Court nullified the election of Governor-elect, David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 24 hours to the inauguration.

    Lyon was sacked by the apex court on February 13 on account of alleged forgery of certificate by his running mate in the November 2019 election, Degi-Eremienyo.

    Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and leader of APC in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, made the revelation yesterday.

    This is just as the former Bayelsa State governor said the apex court should have had the courage to review itself, especially when the decision it made against the party was seen to be against the principles of justice.

    Sylva added that the apex court failed to call witnesses to establish the claims that the former APC deputy governor-elect allegedly forged his certificate.

    Sylva, who spoke on Channels TV breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, said the issue of Bayelsa governorship tussle was a matter of life and death, stating further that the APC approached the Supreme Court for a review because its candidate was wrongly accused.

    Fielding questions on his immediate disposition after the apex court delivered its judgement, he said: “It was a very sad for me. We are not saying that the Supreme Court erred, we are only saying that they overlooked certain things and those things they overlooked were brought to their attention.

    “Anybody that says this is not a matter of life and death really doesn’t understand the issues. I’m dealing with a Deputy-Governor that is at the verge of committing suicide. This is a matter of life and death. Every day I have to call to find out that he hasn’t done anything to himself.

    “If you’re here and somebody just said you forged your certificate and you have built your life on that integrity and seven or five people sit there and bring everything down, that can actually lead to suicide.”

    The APC leader noted further that: “If you have a case in court challenging the authenticity of the certificate of a candidate, that is a different problem. But if you now say that you are going to establish forgery and you have not even heard the person concerned, because forgery is criminal and if it is a criminal procedure, then we know that it shouldn’t have come by way of originating summons, it should have come by way of writ of summon so that you can call witnesses.

    “You haven’t gone to the institutions that the person attended to confirm the veracity of those certificates. And from paper evidence, you condemned such a person.

    “They claim he forged certificate, which certificate did he forge? Was it his primary certificate or university certificate? What has been established?

    “If you want to prove forgery, then you must have the original. Now you say you have a variant in the name, so which one is the original? None of that was established. That is not how to prove forgery.

    “If you say you are upholding the judgement of the lower court, then the judgement of the lower court did not disqualify our governorship candidate, so where did the Supreme Court have this other thing to add to the judgement of the lower court? If you are going to uphold the judgement of the lower court, then disqualify the deputy governor and allow the governor to carry on.”

    The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had held that all documents of Senator Degi-Eremienyo bore different names.

    The trial court held that the names on the different documents attached to his Form CF001 were said to be, Biobarakum Degi-Eremienyo, Degi Biobaragha, Degi Biobarakuma, Adegi Biobakunmo, Degi-Eremienyo Wangagha

  • 12 year-old boy commits suicide in Imo over parents death

    A 12-year old boy has committed suicide in Agboala Ishiala Umudi autonomous community in Nkwerre council area of Imo State following the death of his parents.

    The boy, identified as Kasarachi Odurukwe, was until his death last Wednesday, a primary six pupil of Practicing School, Umudi.

    He committed suicide by hanging himself on a rope on an Indian bamboo tree.

    According to village sources, the boy and two younger siblings had lost his parents and had been living with their mother’s sister in that village.

    It was gathered that the deceased had been complaining of how boring the world had been to him.

    One of the villagers said the boy would “jokingly tell his mates that he wants to die and meet his mother in heaven”.

    It was gathered that on that Wednesday, Kasarachi had led his two siblings and two other kids to a nearby stream to fetch water.

    On arrival to the stream, Kasarachi was said to have assisted the other children to fill their cans while he used a long stick to check the dept of the stream.

    One of the sources told newsmen, “Having not been satisfied with the shallow dept of the water, the deceased was said to have taken a rope and tied it up to a bamboo tree. But his first and second attempts to kill himself failed while the other kids were begging him to stop.

    “It was the third attempt that on a stronger Indian bamboo tree that the rope strangled him to death.

    “That action jolted the other kids, who ran back to the village to report the incident to the family and villagers elders”.

    When the elders quickly thronged the scene, they called in the police who assisted in bringing down the corpse and deposited same to the morgue.

    It further gathered that one of the things found on the deceased were four batteries, which some villagers said he might have intended to drink as poison.

  • I attempted suicide twice- Lepacious Bose [VIDEO]

    I attempted suicide twice- Lepacious Bose [VIDEO]

    Popular comedienne and actress, Bose Ogunboye better known as Lepacious Bose, has revealed that she attempted suicide when she was overweight.

    The talented damsel made this known while recounting her story at the ‘How they healed’ boot-camp.

    On how she decided it was time to do something about her weight, Bose said: ”I was sleeping in the room and my absolutely wonderful nephew came to me and he said: ‘Aunty Bose are you okay’? And I said Yes, I am just sleeping. He said, but you are not sleeping deep, If you were sleeping deep, you won’t hear me. I then yes’

    He said, but you are breathing so heavy like your heart is about to stop, like you cannot breathe anymore. I looked at him and said: ’I am fine, I am just tired’. And he hugged me.When he left, I entered the bathroom, locked the door and I cried. I had cried a lot of times about my weight, but this time, I cried because I didn’t know what to do”

     

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    Speaking further, Lepacious noted that she then decided to seek medical attention.

    “ I couldn’t help myself but I knew I needed help and I knew I was done. So we went to see the doctor and the doctor asked me , If you don’t lose weight in the next two years, what will happen? And I said I will be dead. I was clear. I was clear not because death will take me, but I knew I would take my own life. I had attempted it about twice so I knew that I would take this life, I cannot go on like this. That was when I discovered I had hypothyroidism”.

     

  • Police Inspector commits suicide in Lagos

    Police Inspector commits suicide in Lagos

    A Police Inspector, Okon Essien, detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, for allegedly shooting and killing one Mr Hassan Stanley, has allegedly killed himself to avoid trial.

    The Command’s Spokesman, Bala Elkana, said that Essien was arrested at Akodo on Jan. 1, alongside three of his colleagues namely; Insp. Lawrence Adegboye, Insp. Olorunloju Olusegun and Sgt Ovbioghi Joseph.

    “The Police officers intercepted four suspects namely, Samson Ugonah, Omachi Godwin, Hassan Stanley and Prosper Okoye along Area 12, Offshore Oil Dangote Refinery Project, Akodo.

    “Insp. Essien is alleged to have shot at one of the suspects, Stanley, resulting to his death.

    “The policemen were arrested and taken to SCID, Yaba, for investigation,” he said in a statement.

    Elkana said that Essien was alleged to have killed himself while in custody.

    “His corpse has been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered an in+depth investigation into the case. Investigation is ongoing,” he said.

  • JUST IN: LASTMA official commits suicide

    JUST IN: LASTMA official commits suicide

    An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has allegedly committed suicide.

    The body of the official simply identified as Akinde was seen dangling on a tree lifeless.

    He was said to have allegedly hung himself at Opebi near the popular Adebola House.

    None of the sympathisers could say what led to the action.

    According to reports, he was recently redeployed from his Alausa base, but was not happy about the redeployment.

    A source close to the late Akinde said he was battling with mental illness.

    The source described the incident as tragic.

    “We don’t know what could have led to the incident. He was working at Alausa before his new posting. He did not hide his intention of not happy with the posting.

  • Corps member commits suicide in Kogi, leaves emotional note behind

    Corps member commits suicide in Kogi, leaves emotional note behind

    A serving corps member who hails from Kogi State, Miss Princess Motunrayo Bolufemi, has committed suicide after drinking two bottles of snippers.

    The lady from Gbedde-Ijumu in Kogi State was a graduate of Banking and Finance from Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba.

    She was a Batch “C” National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving at Girls Secondary School, Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South local government council of Akwa-Ibom state.

    She was said to have committed suicide on Friday, January 10, leaving behind a suicide note, saying “life is not worth Living”.

    The suicide note she left behind read: “I did this because I see nothing worth living. Mummy, I love you. Daddy I love you. Matthew and John, you guys should take care. We will meet where we will depart no more. I Iove you guys”.

  • Actor, 37 commits suicide

    Actor Kushal Punjabi, 37 has been found dead at his residence.

    According to local news, his body was found hanging in his Mumbai home, India on Thursday night.

    He was last seen in Ishq Mein Marjawan.

    His colleague, Karanvir Bohra shared the news of his demise on social media.

    “Ur demise has shocked the hell out of me. I’m still in denial @itsme_kushalpunjabi. I know you are in a happier place, but this is unfathomable. The way you lead your life really inspired me in more ways than one….but what was I to know. Your zest for dancing, fitness, off-road biking, fatherhood and above all that, that smiling face of yours, your happy-go-lucky nature your warmth all that was such ingenuity. I’m gonna miss you so much #kushlani You will always be remembered sad a guy who lived a full life”, Bohra wrote on his Instagram page.

    Punjabi’s last rites will be held in Mumbai by 4 pm on Friday.