OAU student’s suicide not linked to academic failure ― PRO
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, has said that the suicide committed recently by a student of the university was not as a result of academic failure. Olarewaju, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife, added that […]
Girl commits suicide over fights with brother in Lagos
By Bose Adelaja Following series of molestations by her step-brother, a 20-year-old girl, Sherifat Suleiman, has committed suicide in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m., on Sunday, in Isawo area. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: https://youtu.be/a-sBsiBr7Uw The deceased and her brother, who lived in a two-room apartment on Road 8, off […]
LASTMA official stabs lover, kills self in Lagos
By Evelyn Usman An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Emmanuel Mekuri, allegedly stabbed his lover and himself during a fight in their apartment at Zoo area of Araromi, Morogbo area of Lagos. While his lover, Patricia Ogunsola, 37, survived the stab, Mekuri, 47, died on the spot. Narrating the circumstance that […]
Father of five rescued from committing suicide in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta A 36-year-old man, Fatai Oyedele, on Tuesday, attempted suicide by jumping into Ogun river in Abeokuta, the Ogun State. Oyedele, a father of five, was rescued by officials of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this in a statement he […]
Suicide: Experts call for more awareness of mental illness
The Head, Clinical Psychology Department, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr Tayo Ajirotutu; a United States-based Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist, Dr Stella Bassey-Okoronkwo and other individuals have called for more awareness on mental illness in Nigeria, saying suicide incidents have continued to rise especially during COVID-19 pandemic.
Young banker commits suicide in Lagos
A young man identified as Kelvin Rhima has committed suicide at Modinatu Street in Ogba area of Lagos
