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  • Why Mohbad attempted suicide – Bella Shmurda reveals

    Why Mohbad attempted suicide – Bella Shmurda reveals

    Popular singer, Bella Shmurda, has revealed why his colleague, Mohbad attempted suicide

    Bella noted that it was because of the rift between him and his former record label, Marlian Music.

    Recalled that Mohbad called out his former record label boss, Naira Marley on social media last year, accusing him of ordering his boys to beat him up.

    He left the record label shortly after the incident.

    In a chat with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Bella Shmurda said Mohbad attempted to commit suicide during his ordeal but was prevented by friends.

    He said, “There was a time, me and Mohbad were in an apartment and Mohbad was like he wanted to jump from the upstairs because of the issues he was having with his record label. We held him by the window. Mohbad had almost jumped, it was his girlfriend that entered the room and saw him sitting down at the window.”

    Bella Shmurda said Mohbad went through therapy sessions and hospital for hypertension treatment before he recovered from the issues with his former record label.

  • Man rapes wife’s apprentice as victim commits suicide in Oyo

    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 revealed what happened to anyone.

    It was learnt that the minor had been learning fashion design from Ajibode’s wife and was said to have been living with her boss to also assist her with domestic chores.

    According to report by vanguard, things took another turn when the minor was sleeping in a room at the couple’s residence when Ajibode entered the room and allegedly raped the minor on June 23, 2023.

    Worried by the development, the deceased, who was said to have been traumatised by Ajibode’s action, reportedly drank a substance suspected to be insecticide and died from the toxic substance.

    Contacted, Agbeloba’s father, Sunday, who had been inconsolable since he got to know of the circumstances that influenced his daughter’s decision to allegedly take her life, said in a bid to get justice for his late daughter, he reported the case at the Eruwa Police Station.

    He, however, lamented that the police, while investigating the case, arrested Ajibode, adding that the suspect had been boasting that justice would not prevail in the matter.

    Sunday said; “Olayemi went to Ajibode’s wife’s house early this year because my wife and I decided that she should learn handiwork. She had been staying with Ajibode and his wife for about six months and suddenly, we were told that she died.”

    “Later, we heard Ajibode had raped my daughter after which she drank an insecticide. This was confirmed by medical workers at the hospital she was taken to for treatment after she drank the insecticide.”

    “At the hospital, we were also told that before my daughter died, she said Ajibode raped her and that was what made her drink the insecticide.”

    “I reported the case at the Eruwa Police Station and he was arrested and released. Since then, Ajibode has been claiming that he knows people and that there is nothing we could do to him.”

    “He raped my daughter and pushed her to commit suicide and he’s still very confident that he would go scot-free.”

    Narrating her ordeal amid tears, mother of the deceased, Folake, demanded for justice over the death of her daughter.

    She added that her late daughter once confided to her that Ajibode usually disturbed her while sleeping at night.

    “I can’t speak now because they have taken my daughter away from me. Is it a crime for someone to go and learn a trade?” she asked.

    Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, said: “A case of homicide was reported at the Eruwa Divisional Police Headquarters. It is also more like a case of defilement.”

     

  • North Korea: Kim Jong Un bans suicide; vows to kill anyone who attempts and fails

    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 an increase in people taking their lives this year.

    As mentioned in the report, the South Korean National Intelligence Service claimed that suicides were up by about 40% compared to last year at the end of May.

    However, there’s no confirmation of the data from North Korean authorities.

    As quoted, a spokesperson for South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said: “There are a lot of ­internal unrest factors in North Korea due to ­people’s hardships.”

    The spy agency apparently also mentioned that violent crimes are also on the rise in North Korea as people struggle to make ends meet.

    North Korea and its social system
    An official from the northeastern province of North Hamgyong told RFA’s Korean Service that Kim’s secret order, the content of which was confidential, was delivered in emergency meetings in each province of the party committee leaders at the provincial, city and county levels.

    The official spoke to the outlet on condition of anonymity because of security reasons.

    As quoted, he said, “Our meeting was held at the provincial party committee’s building located in Pohang district, in the city of Chongjin.”

    “The large number of suicide cases in the province was revealed and some officials … could not hide their anxious expressions,” the official added.

    The official mentioned that there were 35 suicide cases this year in Chongjin and nearby Kyongsong county alone, the staggering data was delivered at the North Hamgyong meeting.

    The official further added that most of the cases involved whole families ending their lives together. He said, “[The attendees] were shocked by the disclosure of suicide notes that criticised the country and the social system.”

    RFA reported that the attendees at the meeting in Ryanggang province were told that suicide has had a greater social impact than starvation, an official said while speaking on condition of anonymity.

    He said, “Despite the suicide prevention policy ratified by the General Secretary, the officials were not able to come up with an appropriate solution. Most of the suicides were caused by severe poverty and starvation, so no one can come up with a countermeasure right now.”

     

     

  • Student commits suicide over emotional trauma in OAU

    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.

    The deceased said to be of the Department of Entrepreneur, was found dead inside an uncompleted building around the Lagere area of the town on Wednesday evening with a bottle of sniper beside her body.

    It was learnt that Salako had been undergoing some emotional trauma known to some of her friends and acquittance before the tragic incident.

    Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju said it was unfortunate that the school lost such a promising young lady to such circumstances.

    “It is very unfortunate that we had lost a part one student, a promising young lady to what was alleged to be suicide, although it happened outside campus, we are not happy that we could lose such a person under such circumstances, the university under the administration of Vice-chancellor Professor Simeon Bamire is pained that a student of that tender age could resolve to such thing.

    “We appeal to Nigerians to be their brothers keepers. The filler we are getting is that she has suffered depression and people around her knew all this, they ought to have refer her to some one elderly or someone who could be of help to her on psyco-emotional issues. We sympathize with ourselves especially the parent who lost a young lady with future bright. I want to admonish that this world is filled with ups and downs.

    “Emotional, psychological and academic frustrations should not make anyone to resolve in taking his or her life. Her remains have been evacuated and we involved the police”, he said.

    Also, Osun Police Command Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the body has been evacuated and deposited the University teaching hospital.

    She added that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death is ongoing.

     

  • Lagos: Female Airforce officer commits suicide

    Lagos: Female Airforce officer commits suicide

    A Nigerian Airforce female Master Warrant Officer George, serving at 651 Base Services Group, committed suicide on Sunday.

    It was learnt that the Air Force personnel was found unresponsive at her residence at Block T5 Flat 8 in Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja, Lagos, after she hanged herself inside her room at about 1400hrs on 10 June 2023.

    She was pronounced dead by three Air Provosts who came with another team of personnel to evacuate the body to the 661 Nigerian Air Force Hospital.

    The sources explained that the cause of her action is unknown, adding that an investigation is going on to ascertain the reason for her death.

     

     

  • SUICIDE: Woman sets herself ablaze over inability to repay N70,000 loan

    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 afternoon, February 18, 2023.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the woman also reportedly set on fire the rented apartment she lived in.

    SUICIDE: Woman sets herself ablaze over inability to repay N70,000 loan

    Witnesses said the deceased was burnt beyond recognition as the entire building was also razed down.

    An eyewitness and a resident of the area, Bolanle Ajayi, said that the woman killed herself after she was unable to pay back a loan she took from LAPO.

    “I was told that she obtained the loan running into N70,000.” she said.

    The secretary of the Community Development Association in the area, Ade Babawale, confirmed that the deceased was owing the bank.

    “She is owing the ‘Gbomu le lantern’ the sum of N70,000, because she was unable to meet up with the payment she then sent her last born to buy fuel and also use style to discharge the small boy and she locks herself up inside the room and wet everywhere with petrol including herself and set the whole place on fire.” he said.

    Her corpse has been deposited at the state General Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta.

  • 300-level student of FUTA allegedly commits suicide

    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 took his life by hanging, for reasons suspected to be connected to depression and financial constraint.

    It was gathered that his close friends went to his apartment in the early hours of Saturday and discovered it was locked and had to break the door after many phone calls without any response.

    It was learnt that upon entry, the friends discovered that the body of the student, popularly known as “Black”, was hanging in the room.

    Some of his neighbours, who did not want their names to be mentioned, said that Joseph was a jovial and friendly man, who never entered into arguments or fought with any neighbour.

    One of the neighbours said that it was discovered that the Facebook page of the deceased, who was an entrepreneur and made designer wears with the brand name “Tart Angle”, contained a post about suicide.

    According to him, several of the deceased’s posts also contained messages seeking financial help to enable him to run his business.

    “On October 8, 2022, his Facebook post read, “Suicide kinda answers all, it’s the only thing that listens and trusts you when you left all to yourself. Good night and goodbye,” the neighbour said.

    Meanwhile, FUTA authorities have yet to make an official statement on the student’s death.

    The spokesperson of the police command in Ondo, SP Funmi Odunlami-Omisanya, said that the corpse of the student had been deposited at a mortuary while investigation into the death would soon start.

  • SUICIDE – By Francis Ewherido

    SUICIDE – By Francis Ewherido

    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 lovers. The two most recent cases were the young man, who committed suicide because a girl dumped him, and a lady, who jumped into the lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge after a heated conversation with her fiancé. I do not know the details of the conversation. As a much younger person, committing suicide as a result of heartbreak never made sense to me. In fact, always I found it amusing. Suicide will never be acceptable to me as a Christian, but haven experienced heartbreak, I can empathise because I know what it is like to be heart broken.

    I was weeks away from my first traditional marriage when my relationship with my fiancée broke up. Introduction had earlier been done. Like marriage, no single person can make a relationship work. It takes the two people involved to sustain a relationship. Once one party wants out, the relationship is over. There is nothing the other party can do about it. I was like a mad man after we broke up. It was like my body was on fire. The pain was unbearable. I lost weight. Then it hit me that I could not bear the weight alone. I travelled to Warri, Delta State to meet my family. Once my mother saw me, she knew something was fundamentally wrong. I narrated everything to her. I could feel her agony. My elder brothers lent me shoulders to lean on. With the support of my family, I pulled through the heartbreak. Family support is very important.

    I have written articles on the need for strong family bonds and being in the life of your children. Family helps people to go through difficult situations. Family bond and being in the life of your children do not happen overnight. They are built over time. Something got me thinking some time ago. We (my wife and I) went to drop two of our children in school. Since they are first timers, we stayed back to help them with their registration, accommodation and settle down. While on it, they met their former school mate in secondary school. I always like doing small talks with my children’s friends to know a little about them. When he came to greet us, we asked about his parents. “Gone as usual. It has been like that since secondary school. I am used to it,” he said apparently pained. Shivers went down my spine. The parents are certainly not in the boy’s life. How can you drop a youngster with his pieces of luggage in the parking lot of a new school and zoom off. They feel picking the bills is enough, while the boy has a contrary view; he expects a lot more. I once told you how my friend went to pay the son’s school fees. He asked the son to remind him of the amount. “Dad, how am I supposed to know that?” he replied in astonishment. That is the mind set of many youngsters

    Young people do have boyfriends/girlfriends who jilt them at some point. They also get bullied and threatened. They have no experience and are not mentally ready to deal with these complex life situations. They need help, they need support and they need a shoulder to lean on? At such times which institution is more appropriate than the family? Protect your children from potential suicide because of heartbreaks and bullying by being in their lives. 

    The other major reasons for suicide in Nigeria, in my opinion, are the hard times. Times are very hard. There is no need deodorising it. Some men cannot meet their commitments anymore. Feeding the family is a big problem, keeping the children in school is a tough task, maintaining hitherto lifestyle has become virtually impossible. When the going gets tough, you have to be real before frustration drives you to suicide. You are the first bus stop. You lost your N30m PA job, let go of all non-important domestic staff. What are you still doing with a driver? Drive yourself and do school runs; change the school of your children to another one where the fees will not choke you. The fees do not necessarily reflect the quality of knowledge that schools impart. I mentioned jettison in an article previously. Practice jettison as we know it in marine insurance. Cut down your expenses to a manageable extent, so that you do not allow yourself to be driven to the point of committing suicide. When family and friends see the genuine efforts you are making to stay afloat, they will assist. But if you maintain your status quo, you are on your own. Nobody likes funding luxury. People just want to help you meet your basic needs. If you want to live a luxurious life, you must fund it yourself.

    Some people are sick and cannot afford the cost of treatment. Some are lucky because family and friends are supporting them in this difficult time. Some have no such support. They cannot bear to see themselves or/and their families suffer. They choose what they consider the easy way out: suicide. I used to call such people cowards, but I cannot anymore. I will rather advise them to fight to the end. Sometimes solutions come at the 11th hour when all hope is lost; the light might be at the end of the tunnel. I still maintain that suicide is not an option. For those whose relationship with their family is broken, repair it. The family ought to be your first port of call when you are in distress. If you do not have a “good” family, have reliable friends, be active in your town union or join a good club or society that takes the welfare of their members serious. The problem that some people have is that they were never there for family and friends. When in need, there is scarcely anyone from both family and amongst friends who wants to there for them. 

    Finally, let me end with the following pieces of advice. Even if you are a billionaire and you think you do not need anyone, I advise that you change your mind-set. You need your family and friends. Go ahead and mend fences. Where has one tree ever made a forest? If you are in a critical health condition or in coma, can you drive yourself to the hospital? Whom have you seen in this world that conducted his own burial? Even the most powerful in the world will ultimately be put six feet below by someone else. 

    Conversely, some people also that because they do not have money they cannot be there for others. Inability to know that you can be there for others is the real poverty. You can use your time and God given talents and skills to help others and make the world a better. Nobody is all in all; also, nobody is totally useless unless the person decides to be so. Above all, let God reign supreme in your life.

  • [Video] Watch proposal of woman who jumped into Lagos Lagoon

    [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).

    Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the cab driver claimed the woman was having a heated conversation with her fiance before alighting from the vehicle.

    Adetutu’s action is coming weeks after she was proposed to by her boyfriend.

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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 Ooni of Ife to Nigerian youths not to lose hope on Nigeria, teenage girl jumps into river

    Despite an appeal by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to Nigerian youths not to lose hope in Nigeria, a teenage girl has reportedly taken her life after alighting from a motorcycle around Gbodofon area of Abeokuta and jumping into a river.

    It was gathered that the lady committed the act after receiving a call from a yet-to-be-identified person.

    According to eyewitnesses, they were looking at her from a distance and did not really know what she said or heard on the call.

    Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi made the appeal to Nigerian youths while noting that the current challenges confronting the nation will be surmounted and the country will rise stronger and better.

    Despite appeal by Ooni of Ife to Nigerian youths not to lose hope on Nigeria, teenage girl jumps into river
    Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi

    He advised the youths to be creative, focused and deploy their God-given talent to develop the country and take it beyond its current abysmal position.

    The prominent monarch spoke at ABUAD on Friday, during the 10th convocation ceremony of the private university held at the Ado- Ekiti campus of the institution.

    At the ceremonies, no fewer than 1,673 graduates bagged different degrees, with 121 of them decorated with first-class honors.

     

     

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; (Ọjájá II) (born 17 October 1974) is the 51st and current Ooni of Ife.

    He is the traditional ruler/monarch of the Yoruba kingdom of Ile-Ife. He ascended to the throne of his forebearers in 2015 succeeding the deceased Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who was the 50th Ooni of Ife.

    Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi was selected from the Giesi Ruling House of Ile-Ife, amongst indigenes who were also heirs to the throne on 26 October 2015. He received his staff of office on 7 December 2015. He has been described as an ‘astute entrepreneur driven by the need to turn impossibilities into possibilities.

    Oba Ogunwusi is the spiritual leader of the Yoruba people now saddled with the responsibility of making supplications to God and the Òrìṣà on behalf of his people and the world at large during annual festivals such as Olojo.