A final-year student of the Lagos State University simply identified as Adeola has committed suicide. Adeola reportedly took her life on Thursday by ingesting a popular brand of insecticide, Sniper.…
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An NGO, Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN), has raised concerns over a possible increase in phone calls relating to suicide after full reopening of the nation’s economy as people…
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Sanwo-Olu Saves Man Who Attempted To Jump Into Lagoon Over N500k Debt
by Damilare Salami August 2, 2020Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has settled a N500,000 loan for Adeyinka Abiodun, a resident who wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon. Abiodun was stopped on Friday…
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An unidentified man on the popular Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos has just jumped into the ocean. Rescuers have been mobilised to the scene and are making frantic efforts to save…
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Nigerian Man In US Commits Suicide Hours Before Deportation
by Damilare Salami December 24, 201956-year-old Nigerian, Anthony Akinyemi, has died in a detention facility where he is awaiting deportation from the US. He was reported to have committed suicide on December 21 in the…
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Police, Civil Servants Officers Detained As N40m Goes Missing In Bayelsa State
by Damilare Salami December 7, 2019Not less than N40million has been allegedly stolen from the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State government, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown. Reports revealed that about seven…
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A policeman in Imo State, Paul Joseph, on Wednesday reportedly committed suicide over alleged delayed promotion, a report by PUNCH said. It was said that Joseph, who hailed from Taraba…
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced the death of Sunday Meshioye, one of its workers, aged 36. In a statement issued on Friday, the university said the late Meshioye…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the sale of Sniper and Dichlorvos (organophosphate used as an insecticide) products in open shops and supermarkets.…
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Man Murders Wife, Son And Commits Suicide Afterwards Over Infidelity
by Damilare Salami May 25, 2019A commercial motorcyclist, Charles Enifa, allegedly stabbed his wife and son to death, then proceeded to hang himself over allegation of infidelity. The incident happened on Thursday, at 12, Obafemi…