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/

More than 16,000 farmers have committed suicide in India's northern Punjab state over the last 16 years, a survey conducted by three national universities revealed on Saturday (December 30).

Five suicide bombers attack a police headquarters in Gardez, eastern Afghanistan. Dozens were killed or injured, local hospitals say.

Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing in the southern Iraq province of Basra.

Borno Suicide Bombings Claim Four Lives

South Korean firefighter rescues a woman who attempted suicide from the window of the eighth floor of a flat.

Borno suicide attack - Bomber kills herself, an accomplice in Maiduguri.

Heavily-armed Islamist militants wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police academy, killing scores, officials say, in one of the deadliest extremist attacks this year.