The Police Command in Ebonyi State said a 24-year-old man, Joshua Kosoro, has taken his life at Umuogodo Akpu in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, who confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abakaliki, said it occurred on Sunday, November 16. Mr Ukandu said, “On Sunday,…
Tragedy struck in Enugu over the weekend as a 22-year-old hairstylist, Miss Odama Mary Agado, reportedly took her own life after discovering her boyfriend with another woman in the apartment she rented for him. Sources revealed that Mary, who was doing well in her hairdressing business, had recently bought a car and secured accommodation for…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a soldier committed suicide on Saturday after killing his wife at the infamous Wawa military Cantonment, New Bussa, Kainji, Niger State. Our correspondent learnt that the soldier, Femi Akinleye, a Lance Corporal, was posted to the 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, located within the Wawa Cantonment but was on…
A 30-year-old woman, identified as Adams Hannafi has committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree at Sumore village in Dutse local Government area of Jigawa State. A resident told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Tuesday, at about 1500hrs when the woman, a housewife with four kids suspected to be insane, took her…
A 23-year-old man, Ememobong Nyong, has shared the bitter experience of being forcefully subjected to a DNA test by his paternal relatives, which eventually led to his rejection by the only family he had ever known and left him homeless. Nyong, who hails from Akwa Ibom State but currently resides in Lagos, narrated how his…
Tragedy struck Amakpu Okuku community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday morning when a man in his 50s, identified simply as Odomma, was found dead after allegedly taking his own life. Residents said the father of four, who sold water in jerry cans and buckets, had long struggled with financial…
A man identified as Reginald from Lawa in Ogbaku, Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State on Sunday, committed suicide over alleged infidelity acts of his wife. Residents of Lawa community woke up to see the dangling body of Reginald on Sunday in the premises of his wife’s alleged lover, Ukachukwu. Village sources told LEADERSHIP…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man, Victor Kalu, for attempted suicide at the premises of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) in Ibafo area of the state. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred late Friday night at about 10:45 p.m., when the suspect was caught…
Tension has gripped the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, following an incident involving a post-basic nursing student who allegedly attempted suicide after being suspended by the institution’s medical director and provost, Dr. Paul Agboola, amid claims of verbal threats and institutional intimidation. The student, identified as Seyi Ogunjobi, was said to be…
A 41-year-old woman, Benita Lurk Ikuenobe, was found dead in a suspected case of suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City, located along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Friday morning and was brought to attention by the Chief Security Officer of the…