The Police Command in Ogun State has confirmed a police officer, Insp Ajele Oloyede, allegedly shot himself in the Igbesa area of the state.The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement issued to journalists in Ota, Ogun…
..Send help, not punishment – Advocates urge mental health support for victims …Suicide criminalisation impedes communal healing — Shindara Ibiyemi By Sodiq Adelakun Suicide rates in Nigeria have reached alarming levels, with a rising number of law enforcement officers, individuals…
Nigeria is set to join countries that have decriminalised attempted suicide soon, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammad Pate has revealed. The Health Minister made this known at the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day event in Abuja.…
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has distributed foodstuff to victims and families of those affected by the multiple suicide bombings in Gwoza town of Borno. 18 persons are confirmed dead with many others seriously injured in the Saturday…
The tragic incident that unfolded in the Magboro area of Ogun State, where Victoria Idowu, a 49-year-old woman, took her own life by hanging herself on a ceiling fan, is a poignant reminder of the deep-rooted issues surrounding mental health…
A Police officer in the Rivers State Police Command, Inspector Nelson Abuante, has committed suicide after he reportedly shot dead his colleague, Monday Gbaramana. The incident happened on Sunday at Nyogor-Lueku in the Khana Local Government Area of the state,…
An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Odigbo, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, has ordered the remand of a man, Kayode Ojo, in prison for attempting to commit suicide inside a police cell. The defendant was earlier…
Osun State Police Command on Thursday said it has launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 100-level female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Treasure Salako. Sources on the campus of the university said the…
A woman has reportedly set herself on fire in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over her inability to pay back a N70,000 loan she obtained from a microfinance bank. The woman, identified as Mama Dada, burnt herself and her rented…
Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, reality show star, Angel Smith has sparked mixed reactions online over a recent social media post. In a tweet on Thursday, Angel hinted that she is exhausted over the things happening in her life. Although…
