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- There is uneasy calm in Abia state ahead of today’s judgement by the Supreme Court on the state's governorship tussle - The case was filed by Uche Ogah who is accusing Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of allegedly submitting false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) - Supporters of both Ogah and the governor are in Abuja for the judgement All eyes are on Nigeria's apex court today, May 12, as the Supreme Court delivers the final judgement on the Abia state governorship tussle. Already, supporters of the two contending parties, who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have relocated to Abuja, Daily Trust reports. Recall that on Monday, June 27, 2016, a Federal High Court in Abuja sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state for allegedly submitting false information to the PDP ahead of the party’s governorship primary election in December 2014. Supreme Court decides Abia governorship tussle today, May 12 Governor Ikpeazu...

- Twins have received a whopping 40 college acceptance letters - The colleges are spread across 15 different states - These two lucky teens have also received scholarships of over N288 million Twins take to social media to celebrate with the world after they received a staggering 40 college acceptance letters from 15 different states combined. Akhya and Akhea Mitchell went to Troup County Comprehensive High School in LaGrange, Georgia, and reportedly earned a 4.5 GPA and 3.9 GPA respectively. According to their viral Facebook post, the acceptances have also come with scholarships of over N288 million (about US$900,000). It was probably not easy choosing which university to go to, as most of the 40 colleges that want to see them in their campuses are said to be highly placed in the global league table. However, the twins have decided to go to Howard University.