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Cameroon booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a hard-fought 2–1 victory over South Africa on Sunday night The Indomitable Lions have thus set up a mouth-watering last-eight clash with hosts Morocco after overcoming Bafana Bafana. Sunday’s win ended a seven-match winless run against South Africa for Cameroon and confirmed their growing confidence as the tournament enters its decisive phase. South Africa started the match on the front foot and created the early chances against a nervous Cameroonian defence. Relebohile Mofokeng broke clear after capitalising on a defensive mistake but fired over the…

Nigeria’s tax reform has triggered widespread public anxiety and resistance, as households and businesses already stretched by high inflation and weak incomes brace for new compliance demands. Amid the growing noise, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned that the reform risks failure unless it is implemented gradually and with sensitivity to economic and political realities. In a policy note signed by its CEO, Muda Yusuf, on Sunday, the policy think tank said Nigeria’s tax reform is one of the most ambitious fiscal restructuring efforts in recent decades. “Nigeria’s ongoing tax reform ranks among the most…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described as a national shame the terrorists’ attack on Niger community that claimed the lives of 30 people and several others abducted. In a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, Obi said it is time to end this cycle of violence and insecurity in the country. According to him, what Nigerians urgently need is an all-hands-on-deck approach; a coordinated, capable, and decisive effort to end the menace of insecurity that has become a daily occurrence. “It is deeply worrisome and unacceptable that, as we usher in a new year, the…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has called on states across the country to emulate what he described as Rivers State’s exceptional ability to build a wide-ranging political alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike said no other state has been able to match Rivers’ capacity to rally support across party lines for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a strategy he referred to as the “Rainbow Coalition.” The former Rivers State governor made the remarks during a thank-you visit to Ahoada West Local Government Area. According to him, political engagement in Rivers State has evolved…

The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation following a viral video in which a truck driver in Ijebu-Ode alleged that he was pursued and assaulted by men impersonating police officers. According to the driver, the attackers, who claimed to be part of a task force, chased him around 4 a.m., damaged his vehicle, and threatened his life. In the video, he appeared distressed, insisting that he was being targeted for no reason and describing the men as both armed and aggressive. “They have been pursuing me with guns and stones. They claimed to be task force, but they…

Cameroon became the fourth team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Indomitable Lions held on following a late fight back to beat South Africa 2-1 in Rabat on Sunday night. Junior Tchamadeu opened the scoring in the 34th minute of the match. Two minutes after the restart, Christian Kofane doubled Cameroon’s advantage, as they seemed to be strolling to victory. But Evidence Makgopa’s controlled finished in the 88th minute for Bafana Bafana provided a tense ending. Cameroon now joins countries like Morocco, Mali and Senegal in the last eight of the tournament.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has condemned the attack on Kasuwan Daji market in Niger State, where terrorists killed at least 30 villagers and abducted scores of women and children. In a statement released on Sunday, Idris described the killings and abductions in Kasuwan Daji and Kaima Village as tragic, saying the victims were ordinary Nigerians drawn from different religious backgrounds. “The tragic events at Kasuwan Daji and Kaima Village have left a deep scar on all of us. These victims—those killed and those abducted—were traders, farmers, parents and schoolchildren from both Muslim and Christian backgrounds.…

A teenager, whose name has not been confirmed, has died inside a swimming pool in a hotel in Owode-Ede, Osun State, leading to violent reactions from displeased friends and family of the deceased. Saturday PUNCH learnt the deceased died inside the pool of the hotel, located along Osogbo-Gbongan Road, on Thursday. The circumstances surrounding the death of the teenager were, however, unclear at the time of filing this report. It was learnt that on Friday, some people believed to be displeased with the manner in which the hotel handled the incident stormed the premises and staged a protest. Sources close…

Politics, when taken seriously, is not theatre. It is administration at scale. Societies do not progress by emotion alone; they advance through competence disciplined by purpose. From Ajase-Ipo in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has emerged a figure whose life’s work embodies this higher definition of leadership. Prof. Wale Sulaiman’s story is not sentimental inspiration. It is compelling because it is empirical. It is built on institutions created, systems strengthened, and measurable change delivered. In a nation long fatigued by ambition unaccompanied by capacity, that distinction matters. Sulaiman is often introduced as a world-class neurosurgeon. That description is…