TOP NEWS It is a bleak Barka da Sallah today The meat from the sacrificed animal is usually divided into three parts. The family retains-one-third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbours; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy. Tope Templer Olaiya
Ahead of Eid-el-Kabir, don admonishes Muslims against taking loan to buy animals for sacrifice Editor
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