Nigerian Muslims say riot reporter must die

A Nigeria state government has ordered Muslims to kill the journalist whose article sparked the Miss World riots.

A spokesman for the authorities in northern Zamfara state say shariah law calls for the death of Isioma Daniel of the This Day newspaper.

More than 200 people died in the riots after she defended the pageant against its Muslim hardliners.

She implied that Islam's founding prophet Muhammad would have enjoyed the show - probably even choosing a bride from among the contestants.

Zamfara deputy governor Mahamoud Shinkafi, said: "Just like the blasphemous Indian writer Salman Rushdie, the blood of Isioma Daniel can be shed."