Rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, on Thursday announced its new twitter account.The group which has claimed responsibilityfor several attacks on pipeline installationsin the oil rich region had its social media handle blocked recently by Twitter Corporation.Avengers account was said to have been suspended in line with Twitter’s policy, which detailed specific rule pertaining to violent threats.The rule states that, “you may not make threats of violence or promote violence, including threatening or promoting terrorism.”But spokesman of the group, Mudoch Agbinibo in a statement, said, “We are officially saying that @agbiniboND is our new official twitter account handle. Twittercan block or suspend our account but they can’t stop or block our struggle.
Ibadan— TWELVE persons, including a mother and her twin children, were feared killed in an accident that occurred, yesterday, at Oja-Oba Market area of the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of Oyo State. Some of the vehicles and tricycles crushed by the truck (inset) in Ibadan, yesterday. PHOTOS: Dare Fasube. Police put the casualty figure at four, but some eyewitnesses claimed the number of lives lost could not be less than 12. While the accident left several people injured, several commercial cars and property were crushed by an articulated vehicle. According to a source, the driver of the truck, which had just off loaded cement, lost control of his vehicle and crushed about 12 persons on the spot. While the remains of those killed were taken to the morgue at Adeoyo State Hospital, the injured were rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. It was gathered that the truck, with number plates AGL883XQ, skidded off its lane to the other side of the road, crushed man...
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