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  • Man commits suicide in Lagos [Photos]

    Man commits suicide in Lagos [Photos]

    An unidentified middle-aged man was in the early hours of Saturday found hanging from a tree on Catholic Mission Road, opposite the Court of Appeal in Lagos Island.

    The man, clad in Ankara native attire, was found hanging on a rope which looked like a braided long scarf, tied to a fruit tree

    TheNewsGuru gathered that the episode drew the attention of the crowd, who stood in groups chatting and wondering what could have pushed the man to hang himself.

    Policemen at the scene of the incident told journalists that they were not allowed to comment on the issue until investigation was carried out.

    Some of the people, who had gathered at the scene were busy taking pictures, but no one could identify the man hanging from the tree.

    The man was still hanging from the tree as of 9am, when this report was filed.

  • Sad! DJ XGee commits suicide

    Sad! DJ XGee commits suicide

    A certain DJ, Xgee reportedly committed suicide a day after he performed at a show.

    The DJ had earlier posted a cryptic message on his Instagram page.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BsIUod-ghee/

     

     

    He wrote on Instagram: Okay there is a twist to this last respect ppl give to their loved ones when gone ….. Black as signs of sadness ..but in my case please Rock WHITE Cos i love this colour so much . to all have made smiled and to those i have pissed off trust me im only being Human.

    Enikorewa i love u so much , Eriayo u name sums it all up u are truly d reason for my Joy . Omobolanle ajoke u know i care ..

    Moradeke my mum may my God heal u and to my in-Laws Stay Blessed Always ❤”.

     

    One of his friends on social media, a certain Debola Omotayo also confirmed his sad demise.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BsI4fIkBAC3/

     

    She wrote:” BEHOLD THE LIGHT DIMMED!!! I sighted you last night playing joyously on the wheels of steel, you were bubbly and very merry.
    You blew me kisses from the stage, saluted and bowed as a form of respect, I raised my glass of wine acknowledging the greeting and cheered on, I felt a strong urge to get onto the stage but the chant of songs from the crowd and the presence of your teeming fans wouldn’t let me.
    I received news of your demise this morning, I thought it was a big joke and rushed down to the hospital while a thousand and one questions crossed my mind; You were happy, hale and hearty; You didn’t seem to lack love, attention and friendship; You had the most amazing family and friends; You never lacked support in any area of your life; Your humility and smile endeared all to you; Your DJ skill is superbly terrific and unrivalled.

    SÒOOO what happened ÓLUWÁSÉUN…
    Where did we all fail in our role as a parent/brother/sister/husband/friend?
    How did we become SÒOOO insensitive to what you were going through?
    What could have prompted this?

    We are left with countless questions unanswered.
    We are left with the memories of you etched in our hearts and lives.
    We will grieve, cry and mourn this loss, for it is undeniably a significant one.
    We will be unperturbed and uninterested with the distorted news making rounds surrounding your death.
    I pray you find rest in the bosom of thee Lord”.

     

    The cause of his demise is yet to be ascertained.

     

  • Attempted Suicide: Princess Shyngle breaks silence

    Attempted Suicide: Princess Shyngle breaks silence

    Curvy Gambian actress, Princess Shyngle who was reportedly rushed to the hospital in Lagos during the week over alleged attempted suicide has finally narrated what truly transpired.

    A popular Instagram blog had reported that the actress took an overdose of a medication and drank bleach.

     

    However in a new Insta-story post, Princess Shyngle who debunked the suicide attempt report, stated that she had a nervous breakdown which landed her in the hospital. She also admitted that she has been battling depression, as she thanked those who stood by her during her stay in the hospital.

     

    “Thanks to everyone who showed me love and support this past few days.Contrary to what was posted in the news, I didn’t try to take my life”.

     

     

     

    Attempted suicide: Gambian actress, Princess Shyngle reportedly hospitalized in Lagos

     

  • Man, 35, commits suicide after strangling his four children to death

    Alesa, a community near Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was on Tuesday the scene of horror sparked by a strange family tragedy.

    A resident, Achibong Patrick, strangled his four children, who were asleep.

    Achibong, 35, killed his children after chasing his hairdresser wife away from their two-room apartment.

    According to reports, after killing the children, aged one, three, five and eight, he set his home on fire and hanged himself.

    It was gathered that the incident occurred around 1am.

    A source said Achibong’s wife, who was running away, shouted that her husband, a native of Ogoja in Cross River State, was after her and their children, but before neighbours could intervene, the evil deed had been done.

    A neighbour, who spoke in confidence, said Achibong was notorious for beating up his wife.

    He said the woman had attempted to seek divorce, which the man got wind of, leading to the sad incident.

    The source said when the wife later returned home, she saw the bodies of members of her family and the burnt flat.

    She was taken to an unknown destination by sympathisers.

    The police have evacuated the bodies and deposited them in a mortuary.

    Police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the incident on the phone.

    When asked if anybody had been arrested, he said: “Who are you going to arrest? The man chased away his wife before killing their four children. He did not stop at killing the children; he set his house ablaze before hanging himself.”

     

  • IMSU undergraduate commits suicide after stabbing boyfriend

    An undergraduate of Imo State University (IMSU), Jennifer Agomuo, has taken her own life after a fight with her boyfriend identified as Johnson.

    According to a report by The Punch, the incident which occurred in one of the hostels within the Aladinma Alliance area of the school on Wednesday night threw the university community into mourning.

    It was gathered that the 21-year-old was a third-year student of the department of computer science of the university.

    A source in the school confirmed that the female undergraduate poisoned herself after stabbing her boyfriend over an undisclosed issue.

    The source said “A student of our school has taken her own life. She was studying computer science and was supposed to graduate in 2019. She was in the third year.”

    “She poisoned herself after stabbing her boyfriend.”

    Sources within the hostel said that the deceased had thought that she had killed her boyfriend and out of fear she committed suicide.

    Her boyfriend, Johnson, who was rushed to Federal Medical Center, Owerri, did not die. He is said to be recovering.

    “She ate the poisonous substance out of fear that she had killed her own boyfriend.

    “This is tragic. It is highly absurd. It is regrettable because these kind of things are what we watch in Bollywood and Nollywood. Her remains have been evacuated to the mortuary,” the source said.

    Confirming the incident, the Public Relations officer of the University, Obi Njoku, said that the school was in a state of confusion over the “irritating news.”

    Njoku who wondered at the gravity of disagreement between a man and a woman that would make a young girl to take her own life, advised students to pay less attention to frivolities and “marry their books.”

    The IMSU spokesperson revealed that the institution would investigate to find out what actually happened.

     

  • How surviving suicide motivated me to start making skits – RealWarriPikin

    Instagram comedienne and actress, Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha a.k.a Realwarripikin has recounted how suicide made her start making skits.
    Realwarrikpikin gained prominence following her hilarious skit on Ebuka and other celebrities.
    The rising comedienne took to her Instagram page on Monday, 29th of October 2018 to share a secret she has never dared to tell anyone about what made her start making funny skits.
    In her words: ” IT’S MY BIRTHDAY….But before you celebrate my Glory, Please Read My Story!?????? No One Wakes Up One Morning To Become A Funny Woman On Instagram.. I have refused to open up about what pushed me into making Videos on social media encouraging people especially women and reinventing myself to this point where am not just being funny but am uplifting and inspiring loads of woman and young people all around the world.
    RealWarriPikin was created out of Pain & Depression… “DEPRESSION”
    Yes, you heard me. I fell into depression early this year.. After a business i did together with my husband went bad and we lost all our money putting us into a huge debt worth millions …..We even sold all we had ever worked for in our life to pay up, including begging the people i was owing but they kept putting pressure on me…some came on social media reposting my pictures and writing stuffs and calling me out….. I began to look for help..But help never came…We were given quit notice by our Landlord, my kids were sent out of school… I became sick, couldn’t sleep at night, crying every day, lost appetite, and became sad and depressed.
    Some days i would seat on my bed and look at d same spot my husband will leave for work and meet me at that very spot when he came back…I couldn’t pray, I was exhausted, weak, and lifeless.
    Suddenly i began to think about suicide when the pressure became sooo much from friends i was owing (they needed their money)I tried to talk to alot of people but no one took me seriously… June 6th all i was thinking was to take my life….2pm on the 6th of June i attempted suicide. I was rushed to ‘the comforter clinic lugbe, then Nisa Premire afterwards Garki hospital Abuja (Where I was revived back to life)
    Alot of people around me judged me.
    Today I thank God for the pain that gain me strength and the depression that gave me Inspiration. There won’t have been a REALWARRIPIKIN without everything that happened….. Thank God a loving and supportive husband & a God sent manager in @chiazordanielofficial who has been so supportive to helping me become a better me.
    No matter what you are going through in Life, Suicide no b option”.
     
     
     
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BpgMlAOnBWS/?taken-by=realwarripikin
     
     

  • Panic as university lecturer commits suicide in Makurdi

    A Professor of Biological Science with the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Frank Onyezili has committed suicide.
     
    According to an anonymous source, the don who left a note behind might have killed himself over family problems.
     
    A source from the institution confirmed that the aged professor at a time complained of being abandoned by his family.
     
    The source said, “One thing I noticed is that the don had been complaining of not having adequate care and he was aging.”
     
    The Director of Information of the institution, Chief Mrs Waku Roseline, confirmed the unfortunate incident and added that the police should be in possession of the suicide note.
     
    Waku said Professor Frank Onyezili committed suicide on Friday last week at FUAM.
     
    When contacted, the police spokesman, DSP Moses Yamu, said he was not aware of the incident.

  • Nigerian woman commits suicide in Ghana

    Nigerian woman commits suicide in Ghana

    Following the closure of her shops by Ghanaian authorities, a Nigerian woman and mother of three children has committed suicide, the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs), Ghana Chapter, reported in Abuja on Tuesday.
    The association made the development known when the leadership visited the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to seek the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter.
    The President of NANTS, Ghana, Chief Chukwuemeka Nnaji, said Mrs Stella Ogonna Okpaleke, a Nigerian whose shops were locked for her failure to meet strict trading conditions put by the Ghana Government committed suicide on Sept. 22.
    Nnaji, armed with a petition to Buhari, called for the intervention of the Federal Government over the alleged maltreatment of Nigerian businessmen in Ghana.
    “Regrettably on Saturday, Sept. 22, one of our female members, Mrs Stella Ogonna Okpaleke, whose shop has been under lock and key by the Ghana authority committed suicide.
    “She committed suicide based on her shop and that of her husband that were locked; the information we gathered was that when they locked the shop she lost hope of reopening it.
    “She is from Nnewi Local Government (Area) in Anambra; we actually don’t know how much she owed, but we learnt that she took loan for her business,” he said.
    According to him, the harassment on the Nigerian community and traders in Kumasi, Ghana, is so severe.
    “It is unfortunate that that very woman decided to take her own life,” Nnaji said and called on Buhari to urgently intervene to avert similar incidents in the future.
    He said Nigerian traders were being unnecessarily stressed by Ghanaian authorities.
    In her remark, Dabiri-Erewa expressed the Federal Government’s condolences to the union and the family of the deceased.
    She appealed to members of the union to remain calm and assured them that the president would intervene in their case to ensure a lasting solution to the problem.
    “I am just going to start by appealing to you, I know it is painful, it is emotional, it is deep but I just urge you to remain calm.
    “I appeal to you to remain calm and may the soul of Stella rest in perfect peace.
    “When she is about to be buried, let us know so that we may send our condolence message to the family,” she said.
    Recall that Nigerian traders were shut out of their business premises in line with an eviction order of July 27.
    The Ghanaian authority is demanding that traders must have one million dollars as minimum foreign investment capital to do business in Ghana as stipulated in its Ministry of Trade and Industry Act, 2013.
     

  • 24-year-old commits suicide after smoking marijuana

    The Police Command in Enugu State has commenced investigation into an incident that led to a 24-year-old man committing suicide after an overdose of marijuana.

    The spokesman of the command, SP. Ebere Amaraizu, made the announcement in a statement on Saturday in Enugu.

    He said the incident happened on Aug. 22 at Ameke Village in Enu-Oduma Community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.

    Amaraizu identified the dead man as Ebube Chukwu.

    He said that Chukwu was reported to have committed suicide after taking his usual and hourly wraps of marijuana, popularly called ‘Igbo’.

    “It was gathered that the victim had allegedly committed the act by hanging himself on top of a tree inside a forest at Obokolo, which is between Amorji and Ameke Oduma.

    “It was further gathered that the victim was always in the habit of smoking marijuana, which may have caused the unfortunate incident.’’

    Amaraizu said that investigation had commenced with a view to ascertaining the actual cause of death.

    NAN

  • I just want to leave this world- Viktoh shares suicidal message

    Former YBNL artiste and Olamide protégé has shared a suicidal message that is getting everyone worried about him.

    The light-skinned Afro-pop singer shared a scary suicidal message early this morning.

     

    The post which has since been deleted reads:“What happens next when the world knocks you down? There is so much pain in this world that I just wanna leave and go somewhere better. I want to go to a place where your heart never aches again! I just wish something could take this pain away cause.”

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm2dfyHh3-X/?taken-by=instablog9ja

    The ‘Skibbi Dat’ crooner in an interview had set though he is no longer signed on to Olamide’s YBNL, but he is still part of the family.

     

    “Lil Kesh, Viktoh, Adekunle Gold are still members of the YBNL team, Lil Kesh and Viktoh’s contract just ended, YBNL is like a family, we’re still on the label, Lil Kesh is trying to float his own label, so it’s like YBNL/YAGI, so Lil Kesh is not out of the label,” he said.

    The singer may be treading the path of suicide because there has been a decline in his music career.