Tag: Suicide
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I tried to commit suicide twice- Tiwa Savage
Acclaimed Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has opened up on how she tried to commit suicide during her teenage years. Savage made this known in a chat with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu for Black Box . She recounted the bullying she went through in high school in London after moving to the United Kingdom at the very young…
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Sad! Man attempts suicide in Lagos
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) have rescued a suicidal man at Lekki who attempted to jump into the lagoon. The sad occurrence occurred on Saturday around 10:35pm after motorists sighted the young man and raised the alarm which attracted the attention of LASEMA officials in Lekki. It was gathered that emergency…
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Senior lecturer commits suicide over 13-month unpaid salary in Edo
A principal lecturer in the Department of Adult Education of the defunct College of Education now Tayo Akpata University, Ekiadolor, Benin, Friday Orobator, has committed suicide over a 13-month unpaid salary. The senior lecturer, who was in his 50s and whose wife had just been delivered of a baby, hanged himself at his Obakhazbaye, Benin…
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Police recover guns from Trump associate’s home after suicide attempt
Fort Lauderdale police confiscated 10 guns on Sunday from the home of President Donald Trump’s former reelection campaign manager, after his wife told them he was suicidal. She told police that he had hit her, and racked a handgun during an argument. Brad Parscale, 44, was involuntarily hospitalised under Florida’s Baker Act by officers and…
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Editor of popular newspaper commits suicide
Godwin Muzari, the entertainment editor of Herald Newspaper has allegedly committed suicide. His elder brother, Bishop Israel Muzari confirmed the death on Friday night. According to reports, Muzari, aged 40 was found dead on Friday at his Retreat, Waterfalls, residence. Bishop Muzari said he last spoke to his younger brother on Monday. “He told me…
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Final year student attempts suicide for failing to marry Buhari’s daughter
A 22-year-old final year Accounting student of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Abba Ahmed, has been rescued by the Kano State Police command after attempting suicide over failed desire to marry President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter. It was gathered that Ahmed had made known his love for Hanan Buhari, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Facebook and…
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Tragic! Businessman commits suicide over business failure
A 45-year-old trader based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has poisoned himself to death. Chinedu Peter Ogwa cited hardship and frustration among the reasons for killing himself. A reliable source told newsmen on Friday that the incident occurred on Wokoma Street, Mile 3, Diobu on Thursday night. The source said the man had been acting…
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Sad! Man allegedly commits suicide with Insecticide
Residents of Ijora Badia of Lagos State were thrown in mourning when the body of a yet-to-be-identified man was recovered by men of the Lagos State Police Command by the rail line in the Ijora-Badia area of the state. Passers-by in the area saw the man lying lifeless beside the rail line. It was learnt…
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Sanwo-Olu rescues man from suicide attempt on Third Mainland Bridge
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, rescued a man who wanted to commit suicide because he has a debt of N500,000. The governor made this known while speaking to journalists after he visited the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Broad Street and some other hospitals in different parts of the State, to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir with…