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Tens of the Middle East nation's fighter jets were deployed in the attacks against the militants' hideaways, a day after King Abdullah II had vowed a "relentless" war against the terror group. The strikes followed the death of captured Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, who was shown being burned alive in a metal cage in footage released by the so-called Islamic State on Tuesday. Jordanian state TV broadcast footage of the fighter jets taking off to carry out the raids, before later showing footage of the actual bombing and the jets later returning. One officer was shown writing on one jet's missile the message 'Will show them hell, from the Jordanian air force' in Arabic. Continue...

Documents and audio recordings, providing substantial evidence that major Peoples Democratic Party’s leaders planned and successfully rigged the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State, and plotted a similar scenario in Osun in 2014, have emerged, SaharaReporters is reporting. Continue...

In the throwback photo, a young Kim stands in the center of a kitchen modeling a gold, sequined string bikini. Her long, layered brunette locks are styled straight, and she has accessorized with a silver body chain, connected through a belly button piercing. She stands posing confidently with her hands on her hips, in the photograph she captioned: ' #TWTFBT I'm throwing this way the f*** back Thursday #MissTeenArmenian' The picture - which shows a young Kim modeling an enviably thin figure - comes after the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star had shared with Entertainment Tonight that she hired a nutritionist to help her lose 15 pounds. The mother of one continued: 'I just started seeing a nutritionist because... I eat really bad. I just started to eat really healthy and work out more and just try to change my lifestyle.' 'Especially when you have a baby, I want to know what to cook and how to cook healthier,' she explained of the decision. 

The Naira, at the Interbank market, on Thursday gained 80 kobo to the dollar, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says. The apex bank, in a statement in Lagos, said that the Naira closed at N185.50 from the N186.30 recorded on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appreciation may be due to regular intervention at the interbank and foreign exchange markets by CBN. One of such measures included review upward of the Net Open Positions (NOP) of commercial banks’ shareholders’ fund from 0.1 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The upward review is to increase liquidity at the interbank and foreign exchange markets. The Naira had experienced a downward trend due to the drop in oil prices at the international market.

The Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday, said that it had invited the ex-Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, several times over recent provocative statements credited to him. The Spokeswoman of the DSS, Marilyn Ogar, who stated this while fielding questions from Journalists during a routine security briefing, in Abuja, explained that not all their operational procedures would be public. “First of all, whatever is the operational procedure that we take after we have issued out warnings; we do not make them public. “And I want you to recollect that Asari Dokubo has been brought into the office – DSS, a couple of times. It is not in the position of the office to begin to tell you who has been brought in or who has not been brought in. “We still stand by our words that whoever in any way would want to interfere or interrupt the peace that prevails, he or she would definitely go for it,” Ogar said. Continue...

NOBEL Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has, distanced himself from internet interview, which claimed he has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election, saying he has 60 reasons why he will not vote for the continuation of this regime. Soyinka who spoke yesterday during the presentation of 60 finalists of the Vision of the Child Competition entitled: Road to Sambisa at the Freedom Park, Lagos, also urged Nigerians to search their conscience and be objective before casting their votes for any of the candidates. Continue...

The Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Ghana and hosts Equatorial Guinea was described as a "war zone" after play was suspended for more than 30 minutes because of crowd trouble. Players ducked bottles thrown from the stands, Ghana fans sought safety behind a goal, riot police used tear gas and a helicopter hovered over the stadium. "It's now like a war zone," the Ghana Football Association (GFA) tweeted, claiming "barbaric acts of vandalism" and "unprovoked violent attacks" had taken place inside the stadium. When play resumed, Ghana sealed a 3-0 win to reach Sunday's final, where they will play Ivory Coast, who beat DR Congo 3-1 on Wednesday. Trouble flared at half-time between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. Continue...

Nigeria's influential council of state has decided to press ahead with presidential elections on 14 February, rejecting calls for a postponement. Nigeria's national security adviser had called for a delay to allow more time for voter card distribution. The country is also facing mounting attacks from the Boko Haram militant group. Continue...

         Lagos State Govt declares Feb. 6th work free day to enable voters pick up PVC  See the rest of the statement below Continue...