Guardian Newspaper Headlines Today Monday 5th January 2026
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target=_blank>AUATON rejects 10% tax burden on e-hailing trips
Members of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) say they were ushered into the new year 2026 by the government and the inDrive app with a tax burden of 10 per cent deducted from every trip.
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target=_blank>NDLEA arrests 65-year-old drug kingpin, seizes cocaine, skunk across states
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted female kingpin described as a major distributor of illicit drugs in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
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target=_blank>Rotary Club honours first baby of the year at Lagos hospital
Members of the Rotary Club of Lagos Central have honoured the first baby of the year with gifts at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital (LIMH). The first baby of the year was delivered to Mrs Fidelis Afekinsu
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target=_blank>HURIWA urges intelligence-led crackdown on kidnappers, saboteurs
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged Nigeria’s intelligence community and the armed forces to adopt techniques similar to those used by the Army in Borno State
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target=_blank>AGF directs CAC registrar-general to reverse disputed changes in Abuja firms’ filings
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has directed the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, to reverse the filings carried out on some Abuja firms.
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target=_blank>LSSTF thanks donors, pledges stronger security partnership in 2026
The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has opened the year with a strong message of appreciation and renewed partnership, commending its donors and corporate partners for their extraordinary commitment to the security and stability of Lagos State throughout 2025.
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target=_blank>Ogun establishes 2,000 women affinity groups under NFWP scale-up
The Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up (NFWP-SU) in Ogun State has established 2,000 Women Affinity Groups (WAGs) to improve women’s access to finance, skills and social capital, with a view to enhancing their living conditions and livelihoods.
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target=_blank>25 feared dead, others missing after boat capsizes in Yobe–Jigawa border area
About 25 passengers are feared dead, with 27 others initially reported missing, after a boat sailing on the Kumadugu/Yobe River capsized on Saturday in border areas of Yobe and Jigawa states.
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target=_blank>Army arrests 13-member gang, recovers rifles in Delta raid
Troops of the Nigerian Army, under 63 Brigade/Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe, have arrested a 13-member criminal gang and recovered 13 pump-action rifles during a coordinated operation in Oshimili North Local Council of Delta State.
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target=_blank>Gunmen kill seven in Plateau, troops neutralise five terrorists
No fewer than seven persons were killed on Friday night when gunmen attacked Bong Village in Doemak District of Qua’an Pan Local Council of Plateau State.
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