Tag: suicide

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AzeezJanuary 5, 2017

Male teacher, husband commit suicide to escape sexual abuse crime

In a bid to escape from the law for their crimes, an elementary school teacher, Aric Babbit, 40, and his ...

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AzeezDecember 26, 2016

UPDATED: Suicide bomb blast hits Borno

Just a day after the Nigerian Army said it has ousted terrorist group Boko Haram, a bomb blast has occurred ...

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AzeezDecember 13, 2016

Man attempts suicide in Benue over alleged crash of MMM

A young man simply identified as Adakole in Otukpo, Benue State has reportedly ingested insecticide following the freezing of ponzi scheme, ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 11, 2016

Tamilore Oladipo: Stop and blink [NEXT]

by Tamilore Oladipo In Nigeria, we have this thing that I will dub the “hustle culture” and it has turned ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 2, 2016

Modupe Apoeso: Touched by the rain [Nigerian Voices]

This evening as the rain hits every surface; the roof, the walls, the ground, people, I feel at ease. Please ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 26, 2016

The Thread: Before you think of committing suicide…

Kimmy €, who tweets @808s_n_cupcakes reveals what her family has lived through after her brother committed suicide 7 years ago. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 13, 2016

JSS II student commits suicide over boyfriend

A Junior Secondary School (JSS) II Female student of Gyegeh Memorial College Logo1, Makurdi, Benue state has committed suicide, The Nation reports. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 7, 2016

American hangs self in Lagos hotel, police say death is ‘unnatural’

A 57-year-old American man was found dead with a rope around his neck in a hotel room in the Lekki area ...

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AzeezAugust 24, 2016

Unpaid salaries: How driver committed suicide in Lagos

A 66-year-old man, John Ekue, on Monday committed suicide over unpaid salaries in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos state. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 9, 2016

Pregnant 17-year-old commits suicide, blames grandmother

A 17-year-old girl, Temitope Saka, has died after drinking insecticide, Sniper, in the Igando area of Lagos State. According to ...

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AzeezJuly 28, 2016

Frustrated motorcyclist commits suicide in Ogun

A motorcycle rider, identified as Monday Onoja, has hanged himself at the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State on Tuesday. Monday, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 5, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Militants protest in Delta | Suicide bomber hits Medina | Trump is clearly racist | More

From the papers this morning – a tracklist Wike is confident ahead of Rivers rerun election Punch Fayose’s accounts remain ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 21, 2016

Heartbroken teenager drinks ‘sniper insecticide’ after fight with boyfriend

19-year-old Uche Obiora has allegedly taken her life following a fight that ensued between her and her lover in Igando, ...

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GuestAdminJune 18, 2016

5 things to know about Facebook’s suicide prevention tools

by Onwuasoanya Chika Tobi Service to humanity is key among Facebook’s aims and objectives, and Mark Zuckerberg is intent on proving just ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 1, 2016

Woman found out she’s HIV positive, then did this

Celestina Mamah cannot be described as accepting her situation, in spite of the associated trauma that comes with her status as ...

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Ada IgboanugoMay 27, 2016

Why female undergraduate committed suicide in Kano

An undergraduate of the Bayero University of Kano, Sarah Imoleaya has purportedly committed suicide by ingesting insecticide. Why did she ...

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Ada IgboanugoMay 24, 2016

82-year-old man hastens his departure from this world

82-year-old Oriole Adegoke was found suspended from the roof of his room ceiling with a rope latched onto his neck ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 14, 2016

17-year-old kills himself after 12-year-old ‘rejected his marriage proposal’

A 17 year old boy, Usman Abdu, on Friday took his own life over the rejection of a marriage proposal ...

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Oreoluwa PetersApril 18, 2016

Chris Brown considered ‘suicide’ after fiasco with Rihanna (WATCH)

Chris Brown has revealed that he considered suicide during the Rihanna fiasco in 2009 that nearly ruined his career. The ...

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Mallam YeroMarch 30, 2016

‘Suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon not one of our girls’ – Chibok community

The suspected suicide bomber that was arrested last Friday in Cameroon is not from Chibok, in Borno state, says the ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMarch 19, 2016

‘I almost committed suicide the first time I was jailed’ – Ibinabo Fiberesima

Nollywood actress and President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, has revealed that she almost committed suicide when she was ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMarch 2, 2016

Man mistakenly shoots himself in the head (WATCH)

A young man almost died from a bullet to his skull after he mistakenly shot himself in the head. In ...

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Ada IgboanugoFebruary 21, 2016

US-based Nigerian man kills mother of his children, commits suicide

Last week, a double tragedy occurred in Baltimore, United States, as a Nigerian man, Muhammadu Igomigoh, murdered the mother of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJanuary 22, 2016

’63 Boko Haram terrorists killed in 5 days’ – Army

The Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Hassan Umoru, at a media briefing in Maiduguri on Friday, January ...

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Ada IgboanugoNovember 11, 2015

Policeman misses exam, wishes wife farewell, commits suicide

Corporal Agi Elias was found dead inside his car, at the Police Training School, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 10. The policeman, apparently committed ...

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Ada IgboanugoOctober 29, 2015

Ghanaian actor, Sam Sarpong commits suicide in California

Sam Sarpong, a Ghanaian actor, has committed suicide in Pasadena, Southern California. The British-born actor was reported to have jumped from ...

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Janeth JOctober 17, 2015

Just before you end your life, think of these few things (ARTICLE)

I know life is hard, Lagos life especially. I know what it means to sit in traffic for hours and ...

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Janeth JSeptember 10, 2015

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: 5 major causes of suicide in Nigeria

People around the world are observing the world suicide prevention day today, hence the trending hashtag on Twitter- #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. On social ...

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Ada IgboanugoAugust 30, 2015

Newspaper Publisher commits suicide over poor sales

A publisher identified as Solomon, allegedly committed suicide on Friday, in Asaba, Delta state. Apparently the publisher took his life in anguish ...

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Ada IgboanugoAugust 28, 2015

33-year-old man commits suicide after losing job

33-year-old Gbenga Ogundana was discovered by the Police in Akure, Ondo State capital, after he reportedly committed suicide because he lost ...

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