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Charly Boy collapses as police crack down on anti-Buhari protesters

Charly Boy, entertainer and activist, on Tuesday, collapsed at the Unity Fountain after inhaling teargas from canisters fired at protesters by anti-riot policemen. The police also fired high velocity stream of water at the protesters who were demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari either resume office or resign. Buhari has been in the UK where he is receiving medical attention since May 7 – more than 90 days. On Monday, a coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of ‘Concerned Nigerians’ hit the streets to demand that the president either resume office or resign. The group vowed to continue their protests at the Unity Fountain in Abuja until the president either returns or resigns. The full demands of the group are; “that the president either personally or through his aides make the true detail of his health known to all Nigerians; that president should address all Nigerians in a language we can all understand on the true state of his health and ...

Ritualists den uncovered in lagos ,two burnt alive

• 2 other suspects arrested By Christopher Oji and Olajire Ishola Lagoswas yesterday in a frenzy, following the discovery of a den of ritualists in a tunnel at Obadeyi Bus Stop, Ijaiye-Ojokoro, along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Two suspected ritualists smoked out from the tunnel were burnt alive, while two others were arrested by policemen and soldiers. Daily Sun gathered that at about 6am yesterday, some staff of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), responsible for sweeping the road, heard a woman shouting for help in a canal leading to the tunnel. Concerned about the woman’s plight, the LAWMA staff alerted passersby, who attempted to enter the tunnel but could, as it was dark. The police and members of the vigilance group, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), were alerted. An eyewitness, Wasiu Abiodun, told Daily Sun:  “When we looked through the carnal, we saw pants and clothes believed to be  from victims of ritual killings. There is a tunn...