Nigeria: African Press Review 25 January 2013

Masked gunmen hold a Kenyan judge hostage for six hours. UK-Kenya relations are under strain because of a British soldier accused of killing a Kenyan. Austerity hits Rwanda. Goodluck Jonathan stirs up controversy over Boko Haram. And Nigeria's state broadcaster gets tough with sexy singers.

Kenya's Daily Nation reports on a judge being taken hostage. The paper writes that "masked gunmen raided the Nairobi home of High Court judge Grace Nzioka, who is leading investigations into Tana Delta killings".

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