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49-year-old woman reportedly hangs herself in Ogun

A middle-aged woman identified as Victoria Idowu reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in the Magboro area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this to PUNCH Online in a WhatsApp conversation on Sunday. According to Odutola, the son […]

An 80-year-old man took his own life in Lagos

An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, reportedly committed suicide at the Watch Tower in the Araromi Imota area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online learned that the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. A police source told our correspondent that a tenant in the compound reported that the man hanged himself with a rope […]

From Tackles to Tangles: Why Head Hits Wreck Some Athletes’ Brains

Neuroscience

Whole brain sections (top) and microscopic sections (bottom) illustrate the differences between the brains of a 65-year-old control subject (left) and John Grimsley (right), a long-time NFL player whose brain condition affected his behavior and who died in his 40s.BU CTE Center Steelers Pro Bowl center Mike Webster was never your typical meathead. During his […]