The Federal Government is moving to fast-track the trial of 5,000 terror suspects to address the significant backlog of terrorism-related cases in the country. In sports, CAF has sanctioned Algeria and some of its players following misconduct during and after the AFCON 2025 quarter-final against Nigeria. Meanwhile, a report shows that Nigerians spent an estimated N1.58tn on petrol during the 2025 Yuletide period. Kidnappers hold 166 Kaduna worshippers, demand N29m depositFamilies of 166 Christian worshippers abducted in Kurmin Wali community, Southern Kaduna, have revealed that the kidnappers made an initial demand of N28.9m for 17 motorcycles as a condition for the release of the victims. Gunmen attacked three churches in the community on Sunday and abducted 177 worshippers before 11 of them escaped.

Source: Punch January 22, 2026 09:25 UTC