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Islamabad Suicide Blast Kills 12; Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8

Islamabad Suicide Blast Kills 12; Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8

November 11, 2025 6:36 am

A suicide bombing outside a district court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 others on Tuesday, officials said, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the city in years. Hours later, Indian authorities launched an investigation into a separate car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed eight people on Monday evening.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed the attack, saying the bomber had attempted to enter the Islamabad district courthouse but detonated the explosive outside after failing to get through security.

“The attacker waited for about 15 minutes near a police vehicle …

Strike UNIBEN Staff Commits Suicide Over Financial Crisis

Strike: UNIBEN Staff Commits Suicide Over Financial Crisis

September 11, 2022 3:52 am

Amidst the ongoing strike in the country’s universities, a data entry staff of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prince Carter Oshodin, reportedly committed suicide on Saturday over his inability to cope financially.

He was reporrted to have taken his own life yesterday in Umelu community in Upper Sakponba area of Benin City.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that although the non-academic staff union to which the deceased belonged called off its strike recently, the members were yet to be paid their salaries. The deceased, who described himself as Craze J. A on his Facebook page, had a message on …

At Least 700,000 People Commit Suicide Annually – WHO

At Least 700,000 People Commit Suicide Annually – WHO

September 10, 2022 6:34 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 percent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries.

Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, made this disclosure in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day.

Mulombo said that the day which was being celebrated on Sept. 10 yearly was aimed at raising the much-needed awareness that suicide was preventable.

“For every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide.

”Suicide is the …

'Why She Killed Herself' Note Left By Suicidal Young Lady

‘Why She Killed Herself’ Note Left By Suicidal Young Lady

April 18, 2022 12:52 pm

A young lady has left a suicide note on her Facebook page after taking her own life.

 The lady identified as Adaeze Regina Okoh wrote a heart-breaking suicide note informing her family and friends that she was going to commit suicide.

Read Also: I Almost Committed Suicide, Archie Not A Prince – Meghan Markle

 According to the note Regina wrote, she said her family betrayed her, adding that she has not known true happiness all her life.

 In her words, “I am not sure why I’m writing this, but I am tired!! I tried!! I thought I knew how to

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Norway Princess’ Ex-Husband Ari Behn Commits Suicide

December 26, 2019 1:48 pm

Norwegian author, Ari Behn, who was previously married to the country’s Princess Maertha Louise, died on Wednesday aged 47.

His manager told AFP that he had committed suicide.

“It is with great sadness in our hearts that I on behalf of the very closest relatives of Ari Behn must announce that he took his own life today,” Behn’s manager Geir Hakonsund said in an email to AFP.

Behn published his first book in 1999, a collection of short stories whose English translation is “Sad as hell”.

He rose to public prominence in 2002 after marrying the Norwegian royal …

Four Doctors Commit Suicide In Abuja

November 28, 2019 8:55 am

Between January and June this year, no fewer than four medical doctors, working in Abuja, committed suicide.

Dr Roland Aigbovo, President Association of Resident Doctors, FCT, disclosed this during a campaign against drug abuse, at Wuse Market. He did not give the names of the doctors.

The campaign, part of activities to mark the association’s Health Week was aimed at educating traders and shoppers on the dangers of drug abuse.

He said that many people resort to substance abuse to ease off stress, adding that “people now take refuge in drugs to cover up stress, believing that once someone is …

Rivers Businessman Commits Suicide Over Huge Debt

Curtailing The Suicide Scourge

November 11, 2019 4:12 am

Resolved to stem the increasing rate at which Nigerians, particularly the youths, are sending themselves to their untimely graves through suicide, psychiatrists, policy makers and other stakeholders recently converged on Lagos to discuss the causes and the way out. 

Experts in psychiatry and general mental health management, drawn from across the country, took time to look at what they described as “archaic guidelines” in handling mental health patients, as well as stigmatisation and other factors that hinder the prevention of suicide. They unanimously condemned the law that criminalises anyone that attempts suicide.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that …

Man commits suicide as 2 wives engage in adulterous affairs

Man commits suicide as 2 wives engage in adulterous affairs

July 19, 2019 12:24 am

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean Jotham Chakawa has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly both cheating on him.

Reports say that Jotham Chakawa killed himself after suspecting his two wives, who happen to be sisters, were engaged in two separate adulterous affairs.

Chakawa is reported to have previously made two attempts to kill himself after suspecting that his wives Letwin Gwena (27) and Sekai Gwena (19) were covering for each other in their affairs.

Read Also: My wife pushed me into adultery, man tells court

Chakawa committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in his own homestead just before …

Man commits suicide as 2 wives engage in adulterous affairs

Teacher, 40, commits suicide in Kano

June 15, 2019 7:52 am

A 40-year-old man, Femi Oguntumi, was on Friday found hanged to a ceiling fan in his room at Dakata Quarters Kano.

Oguntumi was a staff of Karish College in Kawaji area of Kano and there has been no indication yet as to what led to the incident.

However, the police say they have launched a discreet investigation to determine whether it was suicide or not.

Abdullahi Haruna, the Police Public Relations Officer in Kano state, said in a statement on Saturday in Kano that the police received information on the incident at about 8:15 p.m on Friday.

Read Also: Gov. …

Gov. Shettima shocked as steward commits suicide

Gov. Shettima shocked as steward commits suicide

May 28, 2019 6:12 pm
The outgoing Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima, has expressed shock over the death of a government house steward, Mr John Achagwa, who committed suicide on Tuesday.
Achagwa, a steward at the Presidential lodge of the Government House, Maiduguri, took his life by hanging himself on a tree.
A statement issued  by Mr Isa Gusau, Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, said Shettima was shocked by the unfortunate incident.
“Shettima is deeply shock by the unfortunate incident, given the fact that the deceased known to be one of
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Man commits suicide as 2 wives engage in adulterous affairs

Suicide: Cleric urges Nigerians to study, obey word of God

May 26, 2019 12:36 pm

A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Kingsley Ferdinand, has advised Nigerians to always study and obey the word of God in order to have innermost peace to prevent them from opting for suicide in difficult moments.

Ferdinand, the Associate Priest at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nyanya, Abuja,  gave the advice at Mass on Sunday.

He said that suicide should never be an option to any problem.

“When we properly study and obey the word of God which gives us  innermost peace, we will never think of committing suicide.

“I tell you nothing will give you peace on this earth …

Ex-president Alan Garcia commits suicide over arrest

April 17, 2019 9:48 pm

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in hospital on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his home as police were about to arrest him in a sprawling corruption case. He was 69.

The health ministry said Garcia died at 10:05 am (1505 GMT) of “a massive cerebral hemorrhage from a gunshot wound and cardiorespiratory arrest.”

Garcia was resuscitated three times after suffering heart attacks while undergoing emergency surgery, before finally succumbing, Peru’s Health Minister Zulema Tomas said.

The Casimiro Ulloa Emergency Hospital in Lima earlier confirmed he had suffered “a bullet wound to his head.”

“This morning there …

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