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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 36-year-old husband, Matthew Deyo, killed themselves. They were found dead…
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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 at Kasuwan Shanu area of Borno State, Channels reports. The…
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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, MMM, Daily Post reports. The owners of MMM had on…
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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 us into heartless robot-like individuals who would rather ignore the…
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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 before I continue, I want you to know that these…
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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. It is a sad, gripping read. ;
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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. The student, simply identified as Jessica Beer is believed to have…
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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 of Lagos state. The American, Charles Carlson, had checked into…
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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. It was learnt that Ekue hanged himself to the rod of…
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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 The Punch the deceased blamed her grandmother for her death in…
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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, 45, was said to be dependent on his wife after…
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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 frozen until September at least YNaija Ex-militants protest in Delta…
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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, Lagos. According to reports, Obiora paid her usual courtesy visit…
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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 that. Facebook recently announced that it will be rolling out…
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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 being HIV positive. The 46-year-old took her life - having…
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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 kill herself? - Academic frustration. Apparently, Sarah - a student…
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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 in a suicide manner in Ondo state. He was discovered…
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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 to his 12 year old cousin, according to Vanguard. Usman,…
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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 singer went from America's most loved to public enemy number…
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‘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 Chairman of the community, Tsambido Abana. The Chibok community Chairman…
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‘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 sent to Kirikiri prison in 2009. Fiberesima, in 2005, accidentally…
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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 a video obtained from LiveLeaks, the man is seen toying…
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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 his two children and subsequently committed suicide. Baltimore County Police…
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’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 22 said Nigerian troops killed 63 Boko Haram insurgents and…
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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 suicide at about 8p.m on Monday, after missing an assessment examination at…
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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 a bridge on Monday afternoon, and he died upon impact…
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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 bear the tantrums thrown by ‘always correct’ bus drivers, what…
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#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 media, case in point- Twitter, conversation on the topic is rife. Let's…
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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 following the advent of poor sales in his newspaper business.…
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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 his job. His decomposing body was found in his rented…
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