Nigeria elections: Blast hits presidential rally in Gombe

Two female suicide bombers are suspected of being behind a blast outside a stadium in northeast Nigeria minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan addressed a campaign rally there.

At least one person was killed and 18 others were wounded in the blast. 

Mr Jonathan is for seeking re-election on 14th February against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks in the run-up to the contest.

Explosions have also ripped through court buildings in three towns in oil-rich southern Nigeria in what Police described as co-ordinated attacks.

BBC