The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has reiterated his commitment to reviewing the criminalisation of suicide in the country, saying it is a work in progress. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the AGF stated this through his spokesperson, Kamarudeen Ogundele, in a conversation with The PUNCH. In May 2024, Fagbemi received a …

Nollywood actress Biola Adebayo has announced that the lady who featured in her controversial podcast interview has committed suicide. The lady simply identified as Nike came under heavy fire on social media after a clip of the interview where she confessed that she has two dogs to satisfy her sexual urges went viral. In a video message shared via her …

Controversy has surrounded the death of a final-year student of the Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, identified as Favour Ugwuka, on Wednesday night. It was gathered that Ugwuka took her life in her hostel at the Ishieke Campus of the school in Abakaliki. Further investigations revealed that the deceased, a final year student in the Department of English, passed all her …

A 400-level female student of Kwara State University (KWASU) in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the state, has allegedly taken her own life. Rashidat Shittu allegedly resorted to suicide over her seemingly disturbing academic status. A source said the deceased committed suicide by taking “Sniper”. The source said Rashidat was first rushed to the school’s clinic before she was …

A 37-year old security guard at Prestige International College, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, Nuradeen Shehu, has reportedly committed suicide. The State Police Commissioner, Hussaini Gumel, told newsmen on Tuesday that the incident happened inside one of the classrooms of the college. He said that on 28th January at about 10:30 am, one Abdullahi Abdulsalam of Rijiyar Zaki, …

The Kano State Fire Service said, on Thursday, that it rescued 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement in Kano and made available to newsmen. Abdullahi stated that the incident happened on Thursday morning at State Road, Tarauni …

A tragic incident unfolded in Ikorodu, Lagos State, where an unidentified female bank employee took her own life inside the staff toilet due to economic hardships. Thirty-two-year-old (name withheld) is said to have ingested a poisonous substance while in the bank’s restroom, leaving a note behind. In the note, she expressed despair over her financial struggles, citing low figures and …

A 20-year-old female undergraduate of the University of Ilorin (name withheld) has reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, N500,000. According to Rubiks, the private hostel management where she resided, the victim was undergoing her SIWES programme before the incident happened. The management asserted that the cause of her death was not …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to pay adequate attention to incidences of suicide, other mental health challenges and their attendant effects on the citizens. This is just as the lawmakers want the apex government working in sync with the Ministry of Health and the National Orientation Agency to establish counseling centres nationwide to provide counseling …

The death of 30-year-old Saifullahi Salisu of Shata, Maikunkele, in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State, who allegedly hanged himself, has thrown residents of the area into a state of shock and confusion. The deceased reportedly committed suicide following his inability to settle a debt of N250,000 he owed people in the area. It was learnt the incident occurred …