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Rights groups and doctors on Friday welcomed a ruling by Kenya's high court that declared it unconstitutional to treat suicide attempts as a crime.
9 Jan
A fifty-five-year-old farmer, Resham Singh, allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at a protest site in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Thursday, multiple local media reports have said. Singh is the second farmer who has committed suicide to express disillusionment against the federal government’s apathy towards ongoing farmer protests. According to…
25 Dec
The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France's rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by delays in services between Paris and southeastern France that started Tuesday and spilled over into Wednesday. Around 10 high-speed (TGV) trains were delayed by up to…
1 Nov
A father of four has committed suicide in Igburowo town, Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State, after consuming a chemical substance and pesticide, commonly known as snipper. The lifeless body of the 58-year-old deceased man identified as Bamidele Omolayo was discovered when an octogenarian in the community raised an alarm. According to sources, before…
22 Oct
Ukrainian officials said Tuesday a man wanted for evading a military call-up killed himself after being caught by police and taken to an
14 Oct
Police in Ogun State are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man, Lanre Ogungbe, who was found dead in a hotel room in the Lafenwa area on October 10, 2024.
8 Oct
A father of nine, identified as Mr. Charles, has tragically taken his own life by ingesting a lethal insecticide, Sniper.
4 Oct
A man suspected of killing two young women in Istanbul took his own life Friday, said the city authorities, the latest in a series of murders of women in Turkey. The DHA news agency said the man had beheaded one of his two victims on the city's historic ramparts. The suspect and the two women…
12 Sep
Popular Nigerian comedienne, Anita Asuoha, better known as Real Warri Pikin, has opened up about a difficult period in her life when she almost took her own life due to a debt of N22 million. In a post shared on her Instagram page on Wednesday, Anita recounted how financial pressure pushed her to the edge.…
11 Sep
A 38-year-old man, identified as Gabriel Iliya Magaji, a resident of Masaka, Karu Local Government Area (LGA), has taken his own life in a suicide act following alleged insubordination and unfaithfulness by his wife. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nasarawa State command, DSP Nansel Ramhan, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lafia on Wednesday. The…
8 Sep
In a dramatic turn of events, a 65-year-old blind man, Ewenla Ibrahim Adetomiwa, and an 18-year-old mentally unstable teenager were rescued while attempting suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge. Adetomiwa, a resident of Ikorodu, Lagos, had taken his two children, aged 16 and 12, to the bridge with the intent of jumping into the lagoon.…
24 Aug
The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a 27-year-old man, Alozie John, from an attempted suicide in Umunnachi, Dunukofia Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State. John, a livestock dealer from Isielu LGA, Ebonyi State, reportedly attempted suicide due to an N1.2 million debt owed to his livestock supplier. In a statement on Saturday, the…
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A b2-year-old man, John Iroegbu, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on charges of damage to neighbour’s property and threat to life. Iroegbu, a resident of Shola Gbeleyi St, in the Ipaja area of Lagos, is standing trial before the Magistrate, Mr L.A Owolabi, on a four-counts charge. The charges…
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Former Senate Deputy President and APC flag bearer in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State, Ovie Omo-Agege on Tuesday, debunked reports that he plans to leave the party. Omo-Agege's spokesman, Sunny Areh, in a statement, said the story is a product of allegation journalism with no iota of truth and said it was a…
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An early morning fire, on Tuesday, gutted a building materials plaza at Ahia-Mgbede, opposite Motor Spare Parts Market,
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Nasarawa government has taken steps to entrench transparency and accountability in its budgeting system through the adoption
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Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, says the governor has no hand in the impeachment of the immediate past Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa. Akosile debunked rumour making the round that Sanwo-Olu was responsible for the removal of Obasa, over…
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The People's Redemption Party (PRP) has decried the resurgence of terrorists and other security threats in the Northern part of the country. The opposition party also worried about the state of the nation's economy, giving rise to a high cost of living and inflation rate. National Vice Chairman, North-West, Abba Sule Namatazu, in a…
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta defended his handling of the Dani Olmo registration issue and lashed out at enemies attacking the club in a fiery speech on Tuesday.
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has renewed its call for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group also demanded compensation of N100 billion for his unconstitutional detention and dehumanisation. The group urged the federal government to compensate each of the…
29 mins ago
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has presented its 2024 budget performance and defended its proposed
34 mins ago
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has flagged the "terrible consequences" of online abuse after Kai Havertz and his wife were targeted on social media following Sunday's FA Cup loss to Manchester United.