NEYMAR UNHAPPY WITH BRAZIL

Barcelona new-kid Neymar was left frustrated as Brazil slumped to a surprise defeat against
Switzerland at St Jakob-Park in Basel.
Luiz Felipe Scolari's men came into the match on the back of an 11-match unbeaten streak,
including a memorable Confederations Cup success over Spain.
But those memories were banished by a lacklustre display against Ottmar Hitzfeld's men and
their 1-0 defeat, courtesy of a Dani Alves own goal, left Neymar lamenting the lack of fitness in
the squad.
"We're only just getting back to work now," stated the 21-year-old.
"Our players are in pre-season and it's hard to get up to speed so quickly."
Neymar was more bullish over Brazil's fortunes for the future however and revealed that there is
a bond in the side following their Confederations Cup glory.
"It was great to reconnect with everyone. I am sure we will improve in the coming matches."
The forward indicated that he wasn't impressed by Switzerland's tactics in Basel, criticising the
hosts for being too defensive.
But one aspect of the Swiss's game that drew praise from their opponents was the performance
of Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri.
The former FC Basel youngster was lauded by FCB team-mates Dante and Luis Gustavo after his
role in the Selecao's dismantling.
"Besides being a great player, my friend has a promising future in both European and even world
football," enthused Gustavo.
Central defender Dante echoed those sentiments, adding "Bayern have invested in one of the
world's great promising players".
"He's a player who is progressing well and works hard. He has great talent, with the work he
puts in, it's no surprise the talent he has."
Gustavo also talked about his future at the club, hinting that he still may have to leave Bavaria
this summer.
"I do not know what will happen," admitted the Arsenal target. "But I do want to define my future
as soon as possible.
"I want to improve my participation and prepare for upcoming friendlies."

REGINA ASKIA BLASTS FEMI-FANI KAYODE, CALLS HIM 'A YORUBA BASTARD'

Former Minister of Aviation and one-time PDP hit man, Chief Femi Fani Kayode who took to
twitter to prove he is not a tribalist by saying he once dated an Igbo Lady, Bianca Ojukwu and
several Igbo women has come under heavy criticism.
Regina Askia Calls Femi Fani Kayode A Yoruba Bastard For Claiming He Dated Bianca Ojukwu &
Igbo Women
Former Nollywood actress Regina Askia has lend her voice to blame ex-Nigerian minister Femi
Fani Kayode over an explanatory article he wrote about the Igbos yesterday.
In this lengthy letter, the former beauty queen called Femi Fani Kayode a drug addict and a
Yoruba bastard for claiming he once dated Bianca Ojukwu and several Igbo women.
She also blamed Igbo ladies and Bianca Ojukwu for having sex with him.
Read her letter below;
I've Just Been Told That Having Sex With An Igbo Woman Is A Great Accomplishment!!! After
reading another hard-drug-influenced-essay by the Yoruba idiot parading himself as Femi Fani-
Kayode,Ex-Minister of the Nigerian Federation, I felt there was no need to blame him for giving
us another reason why his family members should as a matter of urgency, BUNDLE HIM BACK TO
A REHAB! No! I don't blame Femi Fani-Kayode for having a fun-filled day telling us how he
'breezed' through Bianca Onoh before our very revered Eze-Igbo married her.
I blame Bianca Onoh , Chioma Anasoh & Adaobi Uchegbu for being naive or to have rather
stooped so low to have intimate relationship with a Yoruba rascal/urchin/idiot whom i'm very
sure was on heavy use of cocaine (and still is) at the time!
Were Bianca, Chioma & Adaobi blind to Femi's madness/drug-addiction or maybe he flashed his
Ministerial/Ex-Ministerial portfolio to entice them? This is the first time a former public figure (I
blame Former President Obasanjo for giving him that privilege) has preferred to reel out the
names of women he had sex with, in a bid to show-off how he has been able to conquer
tribalism in Nigeria or maybe trying to tell others he has been able to have sex with one of the
prettiest ex beauty queens another tribe may boast of, like Bianca Ojukwu (Nee Onoh) of the Igbo
tribe.
Some persons have adviced that Femi Fani-Kayode should be ignored due to his MENTAL
INSTABILITY but i say NO to it! I will not ignore him because when a mad-man chases one into
his house & still want to exhibit that madness there, the owner of the house will definitely react
except he doesn't value his house!
This has taken a tribal angle & its such a shame that many Yorubas have been applauding Fani-
Kayode's spiteful comments against the Igbo. I may not want to generalize the behavioural
disorders of even the average Yoruba, but i want to use this ample opportunity to remind our
single Igbo sisters that if "He" is not Igbo, He can't be like an Igbo-man who won't be so
ridiculous to think that giving us some of the names of our ladies he had sex with makes him a
superman, as Femi Kayode must be 'thinking' in his fool's paradise.
Right now in Nigeria, the likes of a Yoruba bastard like Femi Fani-Kayode have proved that Igbo
women should think "wisely" in making choices as regards whom they allow 'ACCESS' to their
much fancied bodies. An Igboman would NEVER do what Femi Fani-Kayode did with the names
of Bianca Ojukwu (Nee Onoh), PDP's Adaobi Uchegbu & the relatively unknown Chioma Anasoh
or even women from other tribes. He typically exhibited behavioural disorder of the Yorubas,
which is to them, a normal way of life. What a shame!
Bianca Ojukwu & the other two ladies should as a matter of urgency, reply Femi Fani-Kayode's
show of lunacy, stupidity, foolishness, infantile reasoning & utter disrespect for them!
Femi Fani-Kayode consciously & gladly made a spiteful remark of Igbo women & our women
should take the fight to him in a very deserving impudent manner! I am waiting for the responses
by Bianca, Adaobi & Chioma.
By the way, I never knew men from other tribes take having sex with an Igbo lady as a great
feat… Bianca & others should hold their heads high up.

MOURINHO HAPPY OVER ETOO'S INTEREST IN JOINING CHELSEA

Jose Mourinho is buoyed after learning that Anzhi Makhachkala striker Samuel Eto'o is keen to
join Chelsea.
The 32-year-old forward recently admitted he was keen to work under the Portuguese once
again, while the Chelsea boss has refused to rule out a move for the Cameroon international
Reports have suggested the big-spending Russian side are looking to cut costs, with the 32-
year-old forward among the players who could be offloaded this summer.
Eto'o claimed he would relish the chance to work with Mourinho once again after winning the
Champions League and Serie A under the Portuguese at Inter, while the Chelsea manager refused
to rule out a move for the Cameroon international.
"I am always happy that somebody that worked with me previously is happy to be back and work
with me again," Mourinho told BT Sport.
"That is a good feeling that I have, when I read something that Samuel is keen.
"It is fantastic for us, but we are going to see what happens."

APC GOVERNORS REJECTS AUTONOMY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

The governors of the All Progressive Congress, APC, at the end of their meeting
on August 14, 2013, Wednesday, rejected autonomy for Nigerian local governments.
This has been stated in a communiqué released by them after the five-hour meeting in Lafia,
Nasarawa state. The APC governors agreed with the the National Assembly's decision not to
include local government autonomy in the ongoing constitutional amendment.
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State was the person who read the eight point communiqué.
The governors said autonomy for the local governments would undermine the fundamental
principle of federalism and push the country towards a unitary system.
Lafia meeting of the governors has also been named Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and was
attended by nine governors and one deputy governor.
The attendees are the host, Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Babatunde
Fashola of Lagos, and Abdullazez Yari of Zamfara. Others are Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Adams
Oshiomhole of Edo, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Kashim Shettima of Borno, and Abiola Ajimobi of
Oyo. The deputy governor of Imo, Eze Madumere, also attended while Yobe governor was not
represented but sent in apology.
"Recognizing the fact that federalism is the basis of our sovereignty, is a matter within the
purview of the federating unit and every attempt to legislate by the national assembly on aspect
of local government administration will tilt the country towards a unitary state. This will
undermine and weaken the fundamental principle of our federalism," the governors said.
In one of the points of the communiqué, the governors also recommended that the power to
amend the revenue allocation formula be removed from the presidency and given to the National
Assembly.
"In spite of recommendations made to the presidency, no effect has been given to the extant
proposal on the need to give more funds to the states and local governments because that is
where the citizens reside. The PGF further recommends that powers to alter the revenue
allocation formula currently with the presidency should be vested in the National assembly," they
said.
Finally, the communiqué praised the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) for
registering the APC in the overall interest of the nation.
The governors have expressed confidence in the interim leadership of the APC and in its
ongoing efforts to develop a healthy relationship among members.

NGF CRISIS: OBASANJO'S PEACE MOVE CRUMBLES

The efforts of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to douse the tension among the governors
elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have failed.
Obasanjo met with the governors on Tuesday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to intervene
in the crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors' Forum.
A major decision at the meeting was to persuade both Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi;
and his Plateau counterpart, Jonah Jang, to step down for a neutral person as Chairman of the
NGF.
But The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday that the two governors had refused to step down.
Amaechi and Jang are both claiming the chairmanship of the forum since its controversial
election three months ago. The NGF has since split into two with Amaechi and Jang controlling
different factions.
Before the Tuesday's meeting, which ended at a few minutes after 3am, Obasanjo had earlier met
with the governors on Monday night.
The two meetings were said to have centred on discipline in the PDP, the NGF crisis and sundry
issues among which are the crisis in Rivers State; matter of automatic tickets for political office
holders, and lack of cohesion among the governors.
On Wednesday, it was gathered that some of the governors in the Jang faction of the NGF raised
the matter of persuading both Jang and Amaechi to step down but those in the Amaechi Camp
objected, saying that the matter was beyond what could be discussed at the meeting.
Though a source at Monday's meeting said that there was hope that the issue would be resolved,
he said that the matter assumed a new dimension at the resumed meeting on Tuesday when both
parties refused to shift ground.
A source close to the two governors, on Wednesday, said, "There was nothing like that. Both of
them have agreed to stick to their mandate."
He added that though Jang was "almost ready to step down because those who voted for him
were at the meeting, Amaechi however said he needed to meet those who elected him since his
supporters cut across party lines during the election."
The source added that Obasanjo had agreed to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on the
matter.
Speaking through the Plateau State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Yiljap Abraham, Jang
said, "The meeting is still inconclusive."
The Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari,
described Amaechi as a defender of democratic principles and would not hesitate to yield to the
opinion of the governors that voted him as their chairman.
Semenitari, who spoke with one of our correspondents in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, explained
that the governors had not asked Amaechi to step down, so he remained the NGF chairman,
She said, "What I know is that Nigerians are aware of the democratic process by which the
chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum was picked. As far as I know Governor Chibuike
Amaechi, I also know that he believes that the democratic process should not in any way be one
that we will treat with levity.
"Everybody who knows Amaechi knows that he does defend democratic principles. What I am
certain of is that the Chairman of the NGF as of today is Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi.
"But if all of the governors, especially the governors who voted for Governor Amaechi, ask him to
step down, that would mean that the majority of the governors have decided that there should be
a new chairman. Naturally, he would concede to his colleagues. But today, that is not the case."
Meanwhile, one of the aggrieved northern governors, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, on
Wednesday met with the President behind closed-doors at the Villa, Abuja.
That was the first time Nyako would meet with Jonathan alone since the crises rocking the PDP
and the NGF started.
While speaking with State House correspondents at the end of his meeting with Jonathan, Nyako
insisted that Jang did not have any claim to the NGF chairmanship because he did not win the
election.
When asked specifically whether the governors resolved at their recent meeting with Obasanjo
that both Jang and Amaechi should step down as the chairman of the NGF, the governor said,
"You are saying Jang should step down, step down for what? Did he win the election? What we
are saying here is that if he is going to step down because he is second winner, then that is their
business and it is not the business of others or the winner to tell him to step down. He is
number two, he got the second highest votes and that is the way forward. Step down for what?
From number two to where? Number three or four?"
Nyako said the crisis in the NGF was unnecessary because it was clear that Amaechi won the
election.
He said one of the criteria of electing a leader for the forum was that their chairman must be
trustworthy.
He said while the governors wanted a chairman that would have a cordial relationship with the
President, they could not be comfortable with a chairman that would turn himself to the
President's "yes man."
Nyako said, "The election in the governors' forum has become an issue. It should not be an
issue. When you say 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, even someone who is in elementary school knows
which one is higher.
"If one group got 19 votes and the other got 16, in a democracy even in the eyes of the people in
elementary school, they know that 19 is higher than 16. It should not be turned into a
controversy."
When asked whether the NGF issue was discussed in the meeting with Obasanjo, he simply said,
"It was part of it but you should understand the rationale."