A pastor, Olufade Folayinmi, has reportedly committed suicide in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State. The 70-year-old Folayinmi was found hanging with a rope around his neck, dangling from a ceiling fan in his apartment last Monday, by some church members at about 2pm. The pastor did not leave any suicide note. The Ogun State Police... Read More

August 17, 2015

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23-year-old admission seeker kills himself

23-year-old Ugochukwu left many, including his family, shocked when he was found hanging suspended from the ceiling in his apartment. The police arrived at the scene the moment it happened in order to calm the chaos that had started in the building, after a distress call from the mother of Ugochukwu. No knows what prompted the... Read More

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August 10, 2015

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Mother commits suicide after being shunned by daughter

A 55-year-old woman, Amoke Adeko, has been reported to have jumped into a well in front of her residence. Her body was recovered from the well on Friday, August 7, at about 11pm. The mother of five was said to have been traumatized since her husband died eight months ago. Her grandson was celebrating his birthday in the... Read More

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August 2, 2015

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Man commits suicide after catching wife with lover in Bayelsa

32-year-old Amatari Christmas, has committed suicide in Bayelsa State after his wife’s incessant infidelity was revealed to him. She was allegedly having an illicit affair with an unnamed young man who is a cultist. Christmas took his life by consuming an insecticide known as ‘sniper’, leaving behind two children. A man from the deceased’s community, who... Read More

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July 31, 2015

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Another female suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon (PHOTO)

Another lady has been arrested by Cameroonian police after she tried to bomb a market in Marou, Cameroon yesterday. See pictures from the scene below;

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July 29, 2015

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The gory way this Prophet committed suicide in Kirikiri Prison

A prophet who was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in April has reportedly committed suicide. Prophet Destiny Onwudinjo, a pastor of Heaven Divine Ministry, in Shasha, was served his sentence after he tried absconding from court during proceedings. Following his confinement, Destiny was said to have been banging his head against the prison gates and... Read More

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June 30, 2015

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Septuagenarian slits throat in apparent suicide

A 70-year old woman, Mrs. Saratu Rahman, has killed herself with a razor blade. A neighbour, who identified herself simply as Yetunde, said when she and other neighbours heard Rahman screamed, they rushed to her room and saw her in a pool of blood. She stated that they contacted the police, adding that she was later... Read More

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June 17, 2015

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“Yahoo” boys blackmail teen to suicide

This might be the saddest story I’ve read all week. Via The Journal Tyrone schoolboy Ronan Hughes was tricked into sending explicit photos of himself through social media after receiving images from someone he thought was a girl. It turned out the messages were from a gang of scammers based in Nigeria. They demanded more... Read More

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May 23, 2015

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Family denies allegations that Osun worker attempted suicide related to unpaid salaries

by Ranti Joseph Remember the civil servant, Femi Owolabi, who almost committed suicide due to unpaid salaries by the state government, his family members have denied the report saying it was a family affairs. Owolabi, a level-4 Environmental Officer in the council, reportedly attempted suicide on Thursday last week by drinking Gramozone in his B 19 Ogbon... Read More

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April 15, 2015

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Girl commits suicide after fiancé marries someone else in Lagos

by Anike Jacobs A jilted girl identified as Egoli in Asaba Community, Delta state, reportedly committed suicide on Monday after she was jilted by her fiancee of three years. Leadership Newspaper reports that Egoli killed herself when it became clear to her that her fiancé had gotten married to another girl in Lagos. Police Public... Read More

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March 25, 2015

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Tragic: 11-year-old boy commits suicide over guardian’s N200

by Chinwe Okafor 11 year old Terkula Botwer reportedly took his own life by hanging himself on a tree, at Achusa village, in Makurdi Local Government area of Benue state. According to reports by the Vanguard, the teenager committed suicide after being accused by his guardian of stealing her only N200. Apparently, “It all happened on... Read More

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March 13, 2015

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How Nigerian boy mistakenly committed suicide in London

by Chinwe Okafor This is the height of curiosity gone wrong. An inquisitive schoolboy may have hanged himself in a “horrible mistake” after tried experimenting to see how Hollywood legend Robin Williams died, an inquest heard. Temidayo Joseph, 16, died in his bedroom just hours after collecting his GCSE results. The talented footballer was found... Read More

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February 2, 2015

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Another man commits suicide in Lagos (Viewer Discretion)

by Anike Jacobs A certain young man has committed suicide by hanging himself in an uncompleted building in Lawal Unity Street, Meiran, Ile-Iwe community in the Meiran area of Lagos State He took his life on Thursday morning after sneaking into the building in the night of Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told Punch Metro that the victim... Read More

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January 29, 2015

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Girl commits suicide ‘after parents found porn on her computer’

by Nneamaka Opara A 12-year-old Russian girl took her own life after her parents found pornography on her computer. Referred to simply as Dasha L., authorities said she came from a “well-to-do” family. The girl allegedly jumped from the family’s 14th-floor apartment after an argument she had with her parents over the pornography they found on her... Read More

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January 29, 2015

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Boko Haram plans to attack soft targets using livestock – NOA, DSS

by Anike Jacobs Mike Omeri, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and coordinator of the National Information Centre, has revealed that Boko Haram is planning to attack soft targets such as Automated Teller Machine (ATM) points, markets and political rallies, using bombs fastened onto cows, goats and chickens. Speaking at a press conference today... Read More

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January 29, 2015

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Man commits suicide after seeing daughter’s nude pictures in Playboy

by Chinwe Okafor Sad story. A father killed himself after seeing photos of his 18-year-old daughter posing nude in Playboy magazine. Loredana Chivu stripped off for the Romanian edition of Playboy magazine and when her father found out, he hit rock bottom and shunned her. The curvaceous blonde said: “He stopped speaking to me, he... Read More

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January 12, 2015

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#CharlieHebdoShooting: French police commissioner kills himself after meeting victim’s relatives

by Chinwe Okafor A French police commissioner has reportedly taken his own life after meeting the relatives of a victim murdered in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Helric Fredou, 45, shot himself in his office with his police-issue gun on Wednesday night in Limoges, a city in central France, according to France 3. Commissioner Fredou began his... Read More

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October 30, 2014

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Jungle justice forces man to commit suicide – how much did he steal?

by Azubuike Azikiwe After being tortured by some villagers for stealing N1,000 from a shop, a 32-year-old man, Mr. Simon Mbam has committed suicide in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Last weekend, Simon and his friends were having drinks, when the owner of the shop revealed that N1,000 was missing. The alarm raised by the shop owner attracted... Read More

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October 18, 2014

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#DivorceDrama: How my husband started committing adultery few months after our wedding – Wife

by Akan Ido A food vendor, Oluwashola Kehinde has dragged her husband before a Alakuko Customary Court for being an irresponsible husband and father. The 37-year-old woman asked the court to dissolve their marriage of 18 years accusing her 45-year-old husband, Moruf, of often disappearing whenever she is pregnant. According to her, Moruf started having... Read More

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October 3, 2014

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Tragic: Man, 23, hangs himself in Plateau

by Akan Ido Lucky Sunday, a 23-year-old man, has reportedly committed suicide in Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State. According to his mother, Cecilia Sunday, the young man hanged himself in her room for unknown reasons. He did not leave a suicide note either. “I had just returned from the market where... Read More

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September 23, 2014

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Frustration! Retired 60-year-old Police officer kills self and wife

by Azubuike Azikiwe Following the incident which saw a 60-year-old retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sunday Isokpehi, shoot himself and his 40-year-old wife, Gladys, to death, the Ogun State Police Command has promised to investigate the circumstances which led to the death of the couple. The deceased officer, Isokpehi reportedly shot his wife to death... Read More

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September 19, 2014

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Gruesome murder: Grandfather kills daughter, her six children and himself

by Azubuike Azikiwe A grandfather has killed his daughter and her six children in Bell, Florida. The 51-year-old gunman, Don Charles Spirit, shot his daughter and her children, whose ages range from 3-months to 10-years-old, after which he took his own life. The police found seven bodies in the house, although there were other people there... Read More

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September 14, 2014

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Opinion: Let us talk about suicide

by Adekoya Boladale Growing up as a nine year old boy with a single parent is extremely challenging especially with all the frustrations our society offers. The thought of committing suicide had often crossed my mind, not once, not twice, and not even thrice! There was an occasion I had summoned courage to do the... Read More

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September 13, 2014

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Mayowa Ogundele: What makes suicide an option? (Y! Superblogger)

by Mayowa Ogundele Up until 2014, suicide, for me, was an alien concept. Of course, I must have heard of a few cases here and there… mostly of unrequitted love.. but such reports are rare in Nigeria media. The unpopular wish to be done with life is however not as shocking as the will to actually take one’s... Read More

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September 5, 2014

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Grace Efezokhae: Let us talk about depression (Y! Superblogger)

by Grace Efezokhae A while ago, I came across a Facebook status of a young man who served with me in Gombe state. He lamented about how he feels like a failure in every area of his life; his relationships, career and other aspects of his life. I was perplexed. This is a young man,... Read More

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August 26, 2014

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Man hangs himself after being duped of millions by ex-lover

by Azubuike Azikiwe Samsideen Akinwunmi, a carpenter based in Abeokuta has reportedly killed himself after getting jilted by his lover. He was found dead after hanging himself on a ceiling fan in his room on Saturday, 23 August, in Aboaba Street, Itori-Odo, Abeokuta. A witness said the middle-aged Akinwunmi around 2:45pm on the day... Read More

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August 21, 2014

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SAD! Man kills himself in front of train-driven by ex-girlfriend (READ)

by Jewel Stephens A man killed himself on the morning of Tuesday, 19 August, by walking in front of a train driven by his ex-girlfriend. 36-year-old Gary Wells was reportedly devastated after Diane MacDonald, 29, ended their relationship, which prompted him to step on the track till the train hit and killed him. The... Read More

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August 12, 2014

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Linda Ikeji: You think they have it all… you even envy them… then they commit suicide

by Hauwa Gambo The blogger Linda Ikeji, like many across the world, is shocked as to how utterly lovable comedian and actor, Robin Williams lost his life – in an apparent suicide. Today on her blog, she works through the issues in a way many Nigerians will no doubt connect with: He could make the... Read More

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August 12, 2014

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Opinion: 5 reasons people like Robin Williams commit suicide

by S’ola Filani When Robin Williams, died Monday at age 63, with some of the risk factors for suicide, many wondered why the actor who made people laugh and happy with his comedic roles in the movies, couldn’t make himself happy. A fan @Sexualgif tweeted “Robin Williams passing is a reminder that those who make us... Read More

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July 29, 2014

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You think things are tough? A man has committed suicide over N35k [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah A 43-year-old mechanic, Obi Orji, has reportedly committed suicide over his inability to pay his house rent. The incident occurred yesterday in Minna, Niger State, after the deceased had received a threat of eviction from his landlord. According to witnesses, Obi, a resident at Kateren Gwari, Minna, committed suicide by drinking a... Read More

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70-year-old pastor commits suicide in Ogun

23-year-old admission seeker kills himself

Mother commits suicide after being shunned by daughter

Man commits suicide after catching wife with lover in Bayelsa

Another female suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon (PHOTO)

The gory way this Prophet committed suicide in Kirikiri Prison

Septuagenarian slits throat in apparent suicide

“Yahoo” boys blackmail teen to suicide

Family denies allegations that Osun worker attempted suicide related to unpaid salaries

Girl commits suicide after fiancé marries someone else in Lagos

Tragic: 11-year-old boy commits suicide over guardian’s N200

How Nigerian boy mistakenly committed suicide in London

Another man commits suicide in Lagos (Viewer Discretion)

Girl commits suicide ‘after parents found porn on her computer’

Boko Haram plans to attack soft targets using livestock – NOA, DSS

Man commits suicide after seeing daughter’s nude pictures in Playboy

#CharlieHebdoShooting: French police commissioner kills himself after meeting victim’s relatives

Jungle justice forces man to commit suicide – how much did he steal?

#DivorceDrama: How my husband started committing adultery few months after our wedding – Wife

Tragic: Man, 23, hangs himself in Plateau

Frustration! Retired 60-year-old Police officer kills self and wife

Gruesome murder: Grandfather kills daughter, her six children and himself

Opinion: Let us talk about suicide

Mayowa Ogundele: What makes suicide an option? (Y! Superblogger)

Grace Efezokhae: Let us talk about depression (Y! Superblogger)

Man hangs himself after being duped of millions by ex-lover

SAD! Man kills himself in front of train-driven by ex-girlfriend (READ)

Linda Ikeji: You think they have it all… you even envy them… then they commit suicide

Opinion: 5 reasons people like Robin Williams commit suicide

You think things are tough? A man has committed suicide over N35k [DETAILS]

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