Celebrities are often seen as role models who have the best life offers. Oftentimes, many people do not consider the fact that even celebrities they see looking wonderful on social media also have down sides of their life. Some of them have even come to the point of taking their own life due to one […]
The alarming rate of suicides that took place in Nigeria in 2019 is still coming as a puzzle to many people. It is now a fact that 2019 recorded the highest rate of suicide incidents among Nigerians in modern times with 70 reported cases in the media. Some analysts have argued that the media are […]
The alarming rate of suicides that took place in Nigeria in 2019 is still coming as a puzzle to many people. It is now a fact that 2019 recorded the highest rate of suicide incidents among Nigerians in modern times with 70 reported cases in the media. Some analysts have argued that the media are […]
A new study has revealed that a total of 70 suicide cases were recorded in 2019 out of which 74% (52 persons) were cases involving men while 26% (18 persons) were women. The study shows that more Nigerian men committed suicide in 2019 than women. The study carried out by hypothesis.com, an independent research group, […]
The number of Nigerians who committed suicide in 2019 has moved to 70 after a lady reportedly drank sniper insecticide and died in Bayelsa state on Boxing Day. The lady identified as Joy Osain reportedly committed suicide on Boxing Day in Agbura community of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. She was said to had gotten into a fight with […]
A new study has revealed that more Nigerian men committed suicide in 2019 than women. The study carried out by hypothesis.com, an independent research group, was a content analysis of reported cases of suicide in both mainstream and social media from January to December 2019. The figures showed that 70 suicide cases were recorded in […]
Suicide is the act of intentionally taking one’s life. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each year from suicide. It is difficult to anticipate suicide in most instances and this makes it a terribly dangerous menace in any society. What drives so many individuals to take their own lives […]
Every Wednesday afternoon, an alert flashes on the cellphones of about 50 teenagers in New York and Pennsylvania. Its questions are blunt: “In the past week, how often have you thought of killing yourself?” “Did you make a plan to kill yourself?” “Did you make an attempt to kill yourself?” The 13- to 18-year-olds tap […]
Stanlee Allyn Holbrook, 26, a Pennsylvania woman, jumped to her death off of the Homestead Grays Bridge around 7:20 p.m. on Friday. Authorities said her body was recovered around 9:15 p.m. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman, Chris Togneri said in a statement that emergency responders were called after multiple witnesses reported seeing a woman standing on […]
A 20-year-old journalism student has killed himself after losing his Apple iPhone at a party. The university student shocked many people after reportedly hanging himself in his room just hours after ‘sobbing uncontrollably’ following the loss of his iPhone. According to Dailymail, Keen video blogger and journalism student Archie Day, 20, was so upset after a night […]
A landlord in Lagos State has reportedly taken his own life by drinking sniper insecticide after his wife parked out from their matrimonial home. The landlord identified as Mukaila, was said to have committed suicide after failing to dissuade his wife of 10 years of marriage from dumping him. It was gathered that the incident […]
Tragedy struck at Kliospuruit, South Africa after an 18-year-old pupil of Vorentoe High School, committed suicide at her home after allegedly being bullied by her teacher. Nicole Mnguni took her own life on Tuesday, January 8, after returning from the school to fetch her report, which they allegedly refused to give to her. She left […]
A final year student of the University of Ilorin, allegedly took his own life by drinking sniper insecticide after failing his final project a second time. Adigun Olawale Emmanuel, was an Agric student. He allegedly committed suicide after he was asked to carry over his project for the second time. According to the conversation he […]
Tragedy struck at Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, when a 300 level student of Computer Science, Jennifer Agomuo, took her own life after quarrelling with her boyfriend. The tragedy which occurred in one of the hostels in the Aladinma Alliance area of the school, threw the university community into mourning. Punch report’s that the 21-year-old […]
Tragedy struck in Lagos State after an unidentified man jumped to his death, into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in the early hours of Friday, November 2. According to a brief statement by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, the man’s corpse has been retrieved and taken to Ebute Ero […]