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NABDA director, Orji commits suicide after EFCC Invitation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021 0

Mr. Christopher Orji, a deputy director of the National biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA has committed suicide in Abuja. POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that Orji’s corpse was found dangling from a rope tied to a ceiling fan in his apartment at the federal housing authority estate in Lugbe,

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Soldier commits suicide, over stay on war theatre in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael The Nigerian Army corporal serving with 152 Battalion, identified as Kila Jima allegedly committed suicide at a border town of Banki in Borno. According to a security source in Maiduguri, the state capital, the deceased shot himself in the head at the weekend. Confirming the incident Tuesday in an interview in Maiduguri, […]

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Osun university student commits suicide

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2020 0

A 23-year-old 100 level male student of the Osun State University, Ikire campus, Juba Orisajafor on Tuesday drank poison and died few hours after he preached against suicide on his WhatsApp. It was gathered that Orisajafor on Tuesday morning updated his WhatsApp status, condemning suicide. His post on WhatsApp reads: “Often time I ask myself, […]

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Lagos man kills wife, commits suicide over child’s paternity

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

A man identified simply as Femi, has allegedly stabbed his wife to death and committed suicide at their Victory Park Estate home, Lekki in Lagos state. The young couple, who left behind two children, were found dead by a relative and estate officials on Sunday, barely three weeks after moving into the house. It was […]

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How 875 people committed suicide during lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal. The country has been under lockdown since March 24. According to the data compiled by the Nepal Police, the suicide cases across the country increased by 16 percent in the first month of the lockdown. A total of 482 suicide cases […]

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Man, 30, commits suicide in Nasarawa school

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2020 0

Karu (Nasarawa State) – The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of a man, identified as James Samuel, who allegedly hanged himself in his former school. Samuel, 30, hanged himself in a classroom at Government Secondary School, Gurku in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ramhan […]

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Nursing mother commits suicide in A’Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

A young nursing mother in her early thirties, Mrs. Esther Frank, has committed suicide in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. In her suicide note left behind for her husband and children, Mrs. Frank, an indigene of Anambra state, said she was tired of life pressures. The suicide notes reads: “Please take care of my children please. […]

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Police officer kills four in-laws, commits suicide

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Pristina – A Kosovo female police officer on Tuesday shot and killed four in-laws, then committed suicide, prosecutors said in Gnjilan, a town 50 kilometres south-east of the capital Pristina. The killer, an officer with the local police precinct, shot her husband’s parents and two brothers, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s was quoted as saying. […]

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Don’t criminalise suicide in Nigeria to address rising cases- Consultant Psychiatrist

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Taiwo Sheikh, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to decriminalise suicide to reduce its high rate in Nigeria. Sheikh, who works with the College of Health Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said in an interview that Nigeria has no suicide prevention programmes, hence suicide was criminalised. Aare-in-Council, advisory body for Aare

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Eze urges Nigerians to seek help when facing challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

The Chief Executive Officer of Adicare Rehabilitation Home, Mrs Veronica Eze, has advised Nigerians to avoid keeping to themselves when facing challenging times, as it could lead to suicide. Eze gave the advice during a screening exercise organised by her non-governmental organisation in conjunction with a philanthropist on Tuesday, at Olubu community Alagbado, Lagos. She

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29-year-old student of Anambra College of Education commits suicide

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2018 0

A 29-year-old student of Nsugbe College of Education in Anambra State has reportedly committed suicide in his room. The deceased, Philips Chinedu, a native of Eziowelle in Idemili North LGA of the state, was said to have been found hung dead on the ceiling fan in his off campus hostel around 8.40pm. The news of […]

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25-year-old man commits suicide in Awka

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2018 0

A 25-year- old man, Shola Abisola, at the weekend, committed suicide in his room in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The deceased, a native of Ikogbo in Ododo Ota local government area of Ogun State, was reportedly found lying unconscious in his room after taking a poisonous substance. A resident of the area said the […]

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I Understand Harrysong’s Plight Because I Have Been Depressed Too But Never Contemplated Suicide –Samklef

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2018 0

In recent times, many Nigerian entertainers have confessed that they had battled depression at different times. Music producer and singer, Samklef, revealed in a recent interview that he has also had his fair share of emotional turmoil. “Entertainers are human beings too and we also go through tough times. When the issue of Harrysong came up, […]

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Nigerian singer, Harrysong makes U-turn on committing suicide

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2018 0

Thousands of music fans took to social media on Thursday to plead with popular Nigerian singer, Harrysong, not to take his own life or continue to wish himself an early death. The fans were reacting to an emotional message posted by the singer on his Instagram page on Wednesday. Addressing the post to nobody in […]

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Aaron Hernandez’s suicide notes revealed

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2018 0

Aaron Hernandez’s suicide letters to his daughter, fiancée, and lawyer were revealed in his lawyer Jose Baez’s new book, “Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and FInal Days of Aaron Hernandez.” Hernandez, a Patriots tight end from 2010 to 2013, hanged himself in his prison cell on April 19, 2017. He was serving life in prison for first-degree […]

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Job seeker commits suicide over inability to pay wife’s hospital bill

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2018 0

A 45-year-old unemployed graduate, Tijiro Oghenede, in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State has committed suicide, following his alleged inability to pay his wife’s medical bills. The Daily Times gathered that Tijiro Oghenede was given a bill of N250,000 for the treatment of his wife who took ill few months of […]

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I did not commit suicide, says owner of Ford car found by lagoon

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

The owner of a Ford Explorer SUV marked Lagos APP190CE seen on a viral video allegedly belonging to a woman who jumped into Lagos lagoon has denied the video clip. In a telephone conversation with Daily Trust in Lagos, the woman said that her husband who drove the car on the said day (Sunday) didn’t […]

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Attempted suicide on third mainland bridge causes gridlock

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2018 0

A middle age man has attempted suicide by diving from the 3rd mainland bridge. Information reaching the Daily Times reveal the act was attempted right at the Ilaje axis into the Lagoon. The situation is the major cause of the standstill situation from Olopomeji/Carwash/Oworo/Alappere end.

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Suicide bombings, last act of dying Boko Haram – President

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration is taking the necessary measures to end the suicide bombings by Boko Haram terrorists, saying that the attacks are like the last kicks of a dying horse. Speaking at the commissioning of the Pulaaku Radio in Yola, Adamawa State, on Sunday, Buhari said Boko Haram has […]

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#DTNalert: Suicide victim’s body found in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2017 0

The body of Oluseye Adekunle, the man who jumped into the Lagoon around Lekki Toll gate in an attempt to commit suicide on Friday has been found. Adekunle’s body was discovered by a fisherman around 0500 hours on Sunday morning floating by the bank of the lagoon, around Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge. The body was recovered from […]