A NOT GUILTY plea has been entered on behalf of a Nigerian man charged with attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound US airliner on Christmas Day.

The man charged with attempting to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is due to appear in court in the US.

A Nigerian charged with trying to blow up a packed US airliner on Christmas Day will appear in court in Detroit, Michigan, today.

The mother of a Michigan policeman was today accused of robbing two banks in the state capital.