“Both men and women suffer from the illnesses that lead to suicide but it is men that have a much higher rate of dying by suicide” – Chimamanda Adichie Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern about the high rate of suicide as…

The World Health Organisation estimates that almost 800,000 people commit suicide every year, that is a death owing to suicide every 40 seconds. With the World Suicide Prevention Day themed Working Together to Prevent Suicide observed today, here are three quick steps to help prevent suicide. Learn the warning signs Most suicidal persons reach out,…

Suicide, the deliberate act of ending one's life, is regarded as one of the leading causes of death in the world. While it is rampant among low and medium-income countries, the World Health Oganisation (WHO) said in a report that it is the second leading cause of death among people aged 19-26 globally in 2016. The…

If I had no sense of humuor, I would long ago have committed suicide – Mahatma Gandhi First, he lost his only child, a boy. Next his wife left him. Thereafter, he was managing to eke out a living as a security man in a church and not long after, he committed suicide. This tragic…

Anger, shock and an academic shutdown at a university have ensued following student protests over the death of Rhodes University student Khensani Maseko. This comes months after the 23-year-old law student was allegedly raped at the university she attended. Maseko was found dead in her family's home in Johannesburg after a tragic final post was…

Tragedy struck yesterday as a senior local government official, Michael Kayode Bamisaye, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. Bamisaye, who was the Director of Finance in Ise-Orun Local Government Area, Ise-Ekiti, jumped into the well in his compound behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. The deceased had earlier…

Budding Nigerian OAP Oluwapelumi Orungbe, a Cool FM intern, has reportedly taken her own life for unknown reasons. N6, a popular on-air personality with Cool FM Lagos said the 2017 UNILAG graduate never showed any signs of depression. He expressed shock over her demise. He wrote, "Just received news that my intern committed suicide. Sharp,…

A man believed to be in his early 20s on Wednesday afternoon set himself ablaze at Omole Phase 1 area of Ojodu, Lagos State. The man whose identity has not been confirmed as at press time was said to have armed himself with a gallon of fuel and lighter and started narrating how Nigerians were…

A Secondary school dropout, Owolabi Ogunwande, who allegedly attempted to hang himself at a tollgate and in a police cell in Lagos State, was yesterday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates Court, Lagos. Ogunwande, 27, was arraigned on a two-count charge of attempted suicide before Mr. Aro Lambo. Prosecuting Inspector Cyriacus Osuji said Ogunwande committed the…

Helen had a low self-worth and self-esteem since she was 8 years old. Everyone thought she was shy and withdrawn. She was a fat baby and had always felt unattractive as she grew older. This affected her self-confidence as her peers in secondary school often made fun of her. Even though she lost all the…

Every other week in the last 12 months, there has been a report of suicide. Whenever you switch on the television, or go to a news website, or check social media; it is almost a trend. Last week, Kate Spade, an incredibly successful fashion designer in the United States committed suicide, and then, only a…

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change - Charles Darwin. There seem to be change patterns every human being dreads to face or even recall in their memory so as to avoid suicide thought like being told you are approaching the…