Bomb blast in Abuja kills 21

Abuja bomb blast in Wuse district kills 21

 

A bomb blast on a busy shopping district in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, has killed 21 people and injured 52 more.

The blast, near the popular Banex plaza shopping complex in Wuse district, could be heard from miles away and sent plumes of smoke into the air.
Police say a suspect has been arrested. No group has claimed responsibility.

Boko haram has always claimed responsibility of previous bomb attacks in the country, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been designated a terrorist by the US government.

Detained for denouncing Islam

Detained for denouncing Islam

Mrs Ibrahim's husband is a Christian from South Sudan and is a US citizen.

She was sentenced in May to hang for renouncing Islam - sparking an outcry - but was released from jail on Monday.

Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a baby daughter in prison where security agents detained her and her husband Daniel Wani.

"The security authorities have not stated why she was apprehended and they are still being held in a security building at the airport," the lawyer added.

These are times when denouncing a religion is seen as a crime,
MGHM!!

Boko Haram crisis

Dozens killed by Boko-Haram in villages near chibok

 

Dozens of villagers has been reported dead after attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state.

This happened on Saturday morning, close to Chibok, from where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted in April.
Villagers said Boko Haram fighters spent six hours on a shooting spree, chasing fleeing residents into the bush and torching homes.

Boko Haram wants to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
The latest attacks by the group appear to have centred on two villages - Kwarangilam and Koronginim