Tag: Suicide
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Man rapes wife’s apprentice as victim commits suicide in Oyo
Confusion in Eruwa community, Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State, as welder known as Ajibode, allegedly raped a sixteen-year-old Olayemi Agbeloba, the apprentice of his wife. It was learnt that after the incident The victim committed suicide Ajibode, who is a welder, was reported to have threatened to kill the minor if she…
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North Korea: Kim Jong Un bans suicide; vows to kill anyone who attempts and fails
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly passed a secret order to ban suicide in the country, labelling it as a “treason against socialism”. A report by Radio Free Asia claimed that Kim has ordered local governments to take preventative measures. A government official told the outlet that the decision was made after data showed…
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Student commits suicide over emotional trauma in OAU
A 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Salako Treasure has commited suicide by consuming a substance suspected of sniper.
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Lagos: Female Airforce officer commits suicide
A Nigerian Airforce female Master Warrant Officer George, serving at 651 Base Services Group, committed suicide on Sunday.
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SUICIDE: Woman sets herself ablaze over inability to repay N70,000 loan
A middle-aged woman, known as Mama Dada, committed suicide in Ogun State by setting herself ablaze over her inability to offset a loan of N70,000 she took from a microfinance bank, LAPO. It was gathered that the woman set herself ablaze in her rented apartment located at the Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta on Saturday…
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300-level student of FUTA allegedly commits suicide
Mr Olona Oluwapelumi, a third-year student of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has allegedly committed suicide at his off-campus lodge in Akure. Joseph, who was in FUTA’s Department of Industrial Design, allegedly
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SUICIDE – By Francis Ewherido
There is a plethora of reasons why people commit suicide: economic hardship, heartbreak, loneliness, mental illness, depression, drug addiction, sexual abuse, bullying, verbal abuse and many others. From my personal observation, many of the recent cases of suicide in Nigeria were as a result of the economic hardship and youngsters who had issues with their…
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[Video] Watch proposal of woman who jumped into Lagos Lagoon
Adetutu Adedokun, the lady reported to have jumped into the Lagos Lagoon after alighting from a cab has been identified to be an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS).
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Despite appeal by Ooni of Ife to Nigerian youths not to lose hope on Nigeria, teenage girl jumps into river
Despite appeal by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to Nigerian youths not to lose hope in Nigeria, a lady has reportedly taken her life after alighting from a motorcycle around Gbodofon area of Abeokuta and jumped into a river. It was gathered that the lady committed the act after receiving a call from…
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Gunman commits suicide after killing 9 in school shooting
Russian officials on Monday reported that a gunman killed nine people, including five children at a school in Russia before committing suicide. The motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurtia region about 970 km (600 miles) east of Moscow, was unclear.