It was reported recently that about 4000 new babies are born with sickle cell disease in Anambra State annually and the situation has become more worrisome due to the fact that many would –be couples do not carry out tests before marriage to determine their blood groups so as to avoid bearing babies with the incurable disease. It was also reported that two percent of children born in West and Central Africa have the disease that has no cure.

BENIN CITY—THERE was tension yesterday at the Oredo Secretariat and Ring Road, Benin City, Edo State following a bloody clash between two revenue collecting groups in the Local Government, leaving over 20 persons wounded.

THE Dein of Agbor Kingdom, Delta State, HRM Ikechuku Keagborekuzi I, has expressed his willingness to reestablish the relationship between Agbor and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in the state.

One of Africa’s leading communications services and data centre providers, Mainone Company recently announced the completion of the upgrade of its submarine cable network between Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal to a 100G wavelength system.

The Democratic People’s Congress, DPC has called on the new Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to ensure that November 21 governorship polls in Kogi and that of Bayelsa on December 5 are credible.