Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane'

Kurdish fighters flew the flag of the Popular Protection Units on a hill overlooking Kobane on Monday

US Yemen embassy closes to public over security fears

Houthi fighters are in control of roads leading to the US embassy in Sanaa

The US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has been closed to the public because of security concerns.

Argentina to dissolve intelligence body after prosecutor death

President Fernandez says she is convinced the prosecutor's death death was not suicide

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to disband Argentina's intelligence agency.

In a TV address, she said she would draft a bill to set up a new body.

Niger-Delta Militants Can't Do Anything - Aremu

 Comrade Abiodun Aremu has dismissed recent remarks by ex-militants to declare war if President Goodluck Jonathan losses the 2015 election.

The highly respected rights activist who resides in Southwest called the threats empty .
He told Sahara reporters that these militants are just “looking for what to eat” and are “parroting for patronage”.

Fighter Jet Crashes During NATO Training

A Greek fighter plane crashed during NATO training in Spain claiming lives of no fewer then ten people, injuring 13.
The F-16 plane crashed shortly after taking off at the Los Llanos air base in Albacete, central Spain, 262 kilometers south-east of the capital Madrid. According to local reports, seven of the injured are in a ‘serious’ condition in hospital, their identities are kept in secret  ‘until families have been told’.

Smoke rises after a Greek F-16 aircraft crashed at Los Llanos air base in Albacete, eastern Spain

Troops Kill 53 More Boko Haram Members In Maiduguri

Reports just coming in from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital which has been under intense attack from members of the Boko Haram terrorists group indicate that 53 more sect members have been killed by the Nigerian military.

Nigerian Military operating in the northeast

Vanguard reports that the killing followed the aftermath of the condon and search activities by the military against the sect members who reportedly launched an offensive against Maiduguri and Konduga.

Funke Akindele, Threatens To Sue Linda Ikeji

Popular known as Jenifa, Ms. Funke Akindele has asked Ms. Ikeji to withdraw and apologize within 24 hours for a post on Ms. Ikeji’s blog published on January 25, titled, Did Funke Akindele shade Toyin Aimakhu last night?
In the post, Ms. Ikeji suggested that an Instagram picture on Ms. Akindele’s page was intended as a slight on fellow actress, Ms. Aimakhu, who was recently rumored to have separated from her husband, Adeniyi Johnson.
According to Ms. Ikeji, the two actresses had previously fallen out and Ms. Aimakhu had “shaded” Ms. Akindele over the latter’s 2014 divorce.
Ms Akindele, through her management, said thanks to Ms. Ikeji’s blog post, she was exposed to “cynical comments and hasty judgements”.

Linda Ikeji

“(The post has portrayed) Funke Akindele’s brand in bad light,” her management said. “It has promoted unhealthy rivalry where there is none.”