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Chris Brown is stuck in a hotel room in Manila and spending his time posting for help on Instagram … from anyone, even from Obama!!! Chris Brown begs Obama to rescue him from Manila (Getty) Chris Brown had no idea that the Filipino government will be on his case for a 2014 debt while he was making fun of the recent Meek Mill/Drake Twitter drama. Now, he needs President Barack Obama - more than most blacks in USA - rescue him from Manila!

Today, NASA announced that scientists have found an Earth-like planet, Kepler-452b about 1,400 light years away from us. This new Earth-twin exists at such a distance from a star Kepler 452, where water could exist. This discovery (and more) is a result of about analysis of four years’ data from the Kepler Space Telescope which has been looking for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars similar to our Sun.

Release from the Office of the President, World Bank I am pleased to announce the appointment of Arunma Oteh as VP and Treasurer of the World Bank. Arunma, a Nigerian national, was most recently the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria. Appointed to a five-year term by the President of Nigeria in 2010, she led the transformation of the country’s capital markets industry into a major global presence.

Karim Benzema’s agent, Karim Djaziri, has insisted that the player is not leaving Real Madrid this summer. The French striker has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal and it is understood that Arsene Wenger will wait until late in the window to launch a bid for the 27-year-old. However, Djaziri says his client will not leave the Santiago Bernabeu this year.

Wenger Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, said the thought of retirement makes him “panic”. Wenger is gearing up for his 20th year at the helm in London, following his arrival from Nagoya Grampus, and the 65-year-old Frenchman has showed no signs of slowing down. Long-time rival, Alex Ferguson, walked away from Manchester United in 2013, after 27 successful years at Old Trafford.

Nigeria's 36 state governors have denied asking for a federal bailout to help bankrupt states clear salary backlog. The governors, who met on Wednesday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, said the money recently shared to states was from the dividends paid by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have confirmed that Vincent Enyeama has been pardoned and will continue as the captain of the Super Eagles. There were initials thoughts that the NFF chiefs had planned to strip Enyeama of his role as captain of the Super Eagles after he was queried for making unguarded comments about the choice of Kaduna for last month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad which the former African champions won 2-0.

President Obama covered a wide range of issues in his interview with the BBC's Jon Sopel Barack Obama spoke with the BBC ahead of his trip to East Africa. Here is the full transcript of North America Editor Jon Sopel's conversation with the US president. Going to Kenya

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) would soon present a new minimum wage proposal to the Federal Government, President of the congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba said yesterday. The proposal is hinged on the elapse of the circle of the N18,000 minimum wage this year following the promulgation of the Act by the National Assembly in 2011.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said that online degrees are not accepted in the country as of the moment but may change after the commission has fine-tuned its grading parameters. Spokesperson of the commission, Ibrahim Usman Yakasai on Thursday said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja following a report published by Daily Trust titled: 'Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, NUC square up over degrees.'

Nigeria and Chelsea winger, Victor Moses, looks set to remain with the reigning English Premier League champions after impressing Blues’ manager, Jose Mourinho, in Thursday’s 4-2 loss to New York Red Bulls. Moses has spent the last two Premier League campaigns on loan at Liverpool and Stoke City respectively and has been linked with a return to the Britannia Stadium for the 2015/16 campaign,

The other day, Majek Fashek claimed he couldn’t go to rehab because it scares and depresses him. This week he’s saying rehab affected his “manhood”. See excerpts from his Encomium interview:

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has called for patience from fans as he begins preparation for Nigeria’s next Gabon 2017 Africa Cup of Nations game. Nigeria travel to Tanzania on September 5 to face the Taifa Stars – and confront Burkina Faso over two legs in October for the Africa Nations Championship qualifiers.

There is a crack in the camp of Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila in the House of Representatives. This is as some of his loyalists yesterday denied being part of a memo to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on the zoning of principal offices. Speaker, Yakubu Dogara had last Thursday replied Oyegun that he could not carry out the party’s order because it was against equity and fairness which the federal character principle preaches.

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, explained why President Buhari took his son, Yusuf Buhari, on his recent official trip to the United States. “There is absolutely nothing wrong with the president traveling with one of his sons. It is an acceptable and standard practice. He could go with up to four members of his family. Don’t forget that when former President Bill Clinton visited Nigeria while he was in office, he came with his daughter, Chelsea.