Tag: Suicide
-
UPDATE: Man who jumped into Lagos lagoon identified as, Oluseyi Adekunle
The man who jumped off the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge into the Lagos lagoon on Friday morning has been identified as Oluseyi Adekunle. Adekunle, who, appeared to be on his way to work dropped his bag at the rails before taking the plunge into the Lagoon in an apparent suicide bid. His ATM card and other items…
-
Monkeypox victim commits suicide in Bayelsa
One of the victims of the viral disease, monkeypox, has committed suicide, the Bayelsa State government confirmed on Monday. The victim who reportedly took his own life on Monday at the quarantine centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, located in the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. Addressing…
-
Lagos Ministry director commits suicide
A director in the Ministry of Youth and Social Development in Lagos State, Oludare Buraimoh, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a circumstance which is yet unclear. The deceased, a resident of Unity Estate, Phase 11 Gbonagun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, was reported to have killed himself inside his apartment. The Ogun…
-
Police arrest man, 31, for attempting suicide in Lagos Lagoon
A 31-year-old man, Hammed Olojo, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Lagos lagoon was charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday. Mr. Olojo was brought before Magistrate O.O.A. Fowowe-Erusiafe on a charge of attempted suicide. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Kehinde Olatunde, a…
-
Man attempts suicide in Ogun over N50,000 loan
Security operatives in Ogun have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over his inability to refund a N50,000 ‘loan. The man was arrested by the Anti-Vandal Team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun Command, while he was trying to hang himself in a bush on Ayetoro Road, Abeokuta. The…
-
I never said I will commit suicide if Buhari returns – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has denied ever saying he would commit suicide if President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria arrive. Mr. Buhari returned from London, Saturday, where he had been on medical vacation for over 100 days. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Idowu Adelusi, told newsmen yesterday that the statement was a…
-
Linkin Park albums re-enter top10 after suicide
As fans mourn the suicide of music star, Chester Bennington,two albums by Linkin Park re-entered the top 10 on the US sales chart. “One More Light,” the California rockers’ final album, which hit number one when it came out in May, jumped back to number four on the Billboard chart for the week through…
-
[Updated]:8 dead as female suicide bomber attacks Maiduguri mosque
Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack in the restive region. The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said the blast happened at about 5:30 am at Ciki area of Maiduguri, which has been…
-
I almost committed suicide- Ubi Franklin
CEO TrippleMG Ubi Franklin, dazed his fans on Thursday when he revealed that he almost took his own life. Franklin in a statement posted on his Instagram page disclosed how he struggled to overcome the pangs of depression that nearly made him commit suicide. He noted that during that period, his life took a…
-
Archbishop commits suicide
The Archbishop of Bafia, Cameroon, Mgr Jean Marie Benoît Balla has reportedly taken his own life by jumping into the Sanaga River around the Ebebda Bridge in Cameroon. The Catholic community launched a search for the clergyman after his Land Cruiser SUV with registration plate number CE 9503V was found on the Ebebda bridge Wednesday…