Eid-il-Adha also known as the festival of sacrifice is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhuj Hijja, the Islamic month world over. The festival is celebrated in the remembrance of prophet Abraham’s readiness to forfeit Ishmael, his son for God.

Utuama family in Otu-Jeremi, headquarters of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, said they would not abandon the burial of their late son, Mr. Oliver Utuama, to a third party.

FEAR of the unknown has gripped top officials of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, MAPOLY, as two panels of visitation set up by Governor Ibikunle Amosun on the two institutions submitted their reports and allegedly indicting them.

RETREATS occur when combatants pull back to re-strategise for future confrontation with formidable opponents. For President Goodluck Jonathan and his transformation team now faced with the daunting economic, security and infrastructure challenges of the country, the 13th and 14th of October were two days for their own retreat ahead of battle.

No fewer than 1,700 staff of Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON, in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, have protested against what they described as prolonged and insufferable injustice and discrimination against Nigerians in the company by the Russian management.