Sanwo-Olu pays N500,000 debt of man who attempted suicide

Social media influencer and humanitarian, Adegoke Pamilerin Emmanuel, known as “the pamilerin” on Popsicles talks about why he thinks “Nigerians love bad news!”. Pamilerin also spoke about his attempt at suicide and his charity works on the girl child.

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The former military intelligence analyst has been in jail since May 2019 for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. She was scheduled to appear in court in Alexandria, Virginia, this week.

On Wednesday, Germany's highest court rules on whether to overturn a section of the criminal code forbidding assisted suicide. Many terminally ill patients and medical professionals are hoping the law will change.

Images show the aftermath following a blast that left at least eight people, including two police officers, dead and several others wounded in a suicide blast in southwestern Pakistan. The suicide attack took place in the southwestern city of Quetta in Balochistan province, which remains rife with insurgent activity.

India has a major problem around female suicide. Almost 40 percent of women who kill themselves globally live in India. This is much higher than the suicide rate for Indian men. A report published recently calls what’s going on in India a public health emergency.

Train mishaps and havocs arising from rooftop train ride abound. However, there has been a very limited effort to put a stop to this from the government side and to know why daredevil passengers embark on this utter suicide mission.

In this segment, our analyst dissects the rising cases of suicide in the country. He also suggested possible ways of addressing the ugly trend in the country.

A non governmental Organization in Lagos State has staged a walk to sensitise the public against the activities of committing suicide.

The increasing cases of suicide in the nation calls for serious concern such that one can no longer keep quiet. In the last few weeks, many people, mostly youths and young people, have taken their lives prematurely.

Suicide, the deliberate act of ending one’s life, is regarded as one of the leading causes of death in the world. While it is rampant among low and medium-income countries, the World Health Oganisation (WHO) said in a report that it is the second leading cause of death among people aged 19-26 globally in 2016. READ MORE: https://guardian.ng/life/world-suicide-prevention-day-survivors-tell-their-stories/