Tag: SUICIDE
UI female law student jumps to death
The University of Ibadan (UI) on Wednesday confirmed that a 100 level female law student, Imarbong Effiong, died on Monday during a show at...
UNILAG confirms death of female student accused of theft
Authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have confirmed the death of a 100-level student identified as Ayomide Ariyibi who allegedly killed herself after...
Davido replies fan who threatened to kill herself
Pop star, Davido, has followed an Instagram fan, @peppylet, who threatened to commit suicide if he didn’t do so by her birthday on August...
Court sends woman to psychiatric hospital over attempt to jump into...
A Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta on Monday ordered that a 51-year-old textile dealer at Balogun Market, Taiwo Titilayo-Momoh, who attempted to jump into...
Former footballer, Aaron Hernandez, commits suicide
Former New England Patriots player, Aaron Hernandez, on Wednesday, hanged himself with a bed sheet attached to a window in his cell at the...
Lagos moves to stem suicide attempts
The Lagos State Government has expressed concern over the growing incidences of suicide attempts and as such has promised to educate members of the...
Naval Commander, Ikoli, didn’t kill himself – Report
The late Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Lagos, Rear Adm. Daniel Ikoli, who was found dead at his Apapa residence on April 5, did...
Nigeria’s angry children of suicide, by Reuben Abati
I once wrote about Nigeria’s “children of anger”, but the country seems to have progressed from anger to clinical depression, resulting in a rise...
Recovered body not my son’s, mother of doctor who committed suicide...
The mother of Dr. Allwell Orji, who jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon on Sunday, has said the body recovered...
Doctor jumps off Third Mainland Bridge into Lagos Lagoon
A medical doctor simply identified as Allwell Orji on Sunday jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos Lagoon.
The man who was in...