At least 46 people have been killed and many others injured by two bomb explosions in the volatile central Nigerian city of Jos, police say.

The blasts happened in a busy market near a bus terminal.

No group has said it carried out the attack. However, Jos has seen several deadly clashes between Christian and Muslim groups in recent years.

Islamist militant group Boko Haram has also carried out a spate of recent bombings.

A spokesperson for the regional governor told AFP news agency that most of the victims were women. The market and bus terminal are part of the commercial centre of Jos.

Journalist Hassan Ibrahim told the BBC that tension was rising in the area, with youths blocking some roads. Religious leaders are appealing for calm.

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the scene blast

the area here the blast took place

a closer scene of the blast at Amadubello way, GSM market

two bomb blasts in Jos

Two bomb explosions have occurred in the  Jos metropolis. the first one happened at about 3: 10 pm, while the other took place about ten minutes later, at a distance, ten meters away. the incident has claimed various casualties, as the event raised dust and lead to further accidents at the area. details later  

Detained Boko Haram members oppose covering witnesses’ faces

Three suspected members of violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, on Wednesday, insisted that faces of prosecution witnesses lined up to testify against them before a Federal High Court, Abuja, must not be masked.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole has fixed June 4 to rule on whether or not to grant the Federal Government’s application seeking that its prosecution witnesses’ facial appearances should be masked while testifying.

The accused, who are being prosecuted by the Federal Government for terrorism charges, are an Islamic scholar and a lecturer at the Kogi State University, Dr. Muhammed Yunus, Salami Abdullahi (aka Asta) and Musa Umar.

They were arraigned on

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The death toll in a coal mine disaster in western Turkey has risen to 238, the country's prime minister said, adding that the accident would be "investigated thoroughly".

At least 80 others have been injured while 120 remain trapped inside the mine in the town of Soma, Recep Teyyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

"The accident is being investigated thoroughly.

Nigeria villagers kill Boko Haram fighters

Villagers in an area of Nigeria where Boko Haram operates have killed and detained scores of fighters who were suspected of planning a fresh attack, the residents and a security official said.

Locals in Nigeria's northern states have been forming vigilante groups in various areas to resist the armed group which has held more than 270 schoolgirls captive since last month.

In Kalabalge, a village about 250km from the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, residents said they were taking matters into their own hands because the Nigerian military was perceived as not doing enough to stem Boko Haram attacks.

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The media in West Africa and the strugle for freedom and ethical conducts

Enenche Akogwu was a channel reporter killed in kano state, by Terrorists

By Evelyn Okakwu
The safety of journalists is an undeniable necessary prerequisite for
the successful dissemination of information in any society especially
in a democratic setting.
All over the world journalists are often prone to various forms of
violence and more often than not, these journalists either have to
face the threats squarely by themselves or suffer the consequence
alone.
Yet still the safety of any society is directly proportional to the
rate of freedom provided for journalists.
When people can be certain that the media will be objective in
protecting their interests and serving as an active voice, they are
motivated to participate actively in the polity and prevent the
anarchy that can come from the involvement of only a few set in the
leadership of the whole nation.