SPECIAL REPORT: How Week Oversight Left UDUS Private Hostels Drowning in Unmanaged Water
By Hauwa’u Malami Every morning, before Sadiq Dahiru Kanoma, a 200-level Law student of Usmanu…
SPECIAL REPORT: How Week Oversight Left UDUS Private Hostels Drowning in Unmanaged Water
By Hauwa’u Malami Every morning, before Sadiq Dahiru Kanoma, a 200-level Law student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), steps out for lectures, he is confronted by the stench of decomposing refuse rising from piles of waste near his hostel. Sadiq lives in a private hostel behind Benji Mosque in the Shama area, a location…
Chronic Water Supply Crisis Turns Daily Life Into Struggle for UDUS Students at Shama Hostels
By Hauwa’u Malami As the morning sun peeks out from behind the clouds, Mahmud Mudi, a resident of “80k” Hostel in Shama, puts on a worried look. The reason for this is obvious: the 200-level veterinary medicine student, every morning, carries with him some of his empty jerrycans and goes ahead to queue together with…
Sports Facilities Suffer Neglect in UDUS as Students Throw Millions Down the Drain
By Yisau Babatunde On a calm harmattan morning, the Taekwondo court in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) felt empty and cold, with the cemented floor dusty and tattered. A single training bag lay on the floor, looking forgotten in the quiet morning. Jamiu (surname withheld over fear of victimization), a Taekwondo athlete, described the situation…
Prolonged Power Outage Disrupts Academic Life at Shama, Benji Hostels
By Shehu Uthman For months, the residents of Shama and Binji hostel in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) have been experiencing a prolonged power outage which is affecting their daily and academic activities. Saka Maimunat, a student of Physiotherapy, said the blackout has had both academic and economic consequences for her. According to her, the…
When Dreams Become Trapped: the Campus Hustle Draining Nigerian Students of Hope, Time, Tuition
By Yisau Babatunde At 22, Zakariya, not his real name, believed his life was finally changing. In a crowded hostel minimart inside Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), his struggle for survival met what sounded like an answer to prayer. For a full year, he endured scorching heat, sleepless nights, hunger, humiliation and relentless pressure, all…
How Dankeli de Awara Became ‘Local Shawarma’ Among UDUS Students
By Fathiu Jimoh As the sun slowly creeps over the sandy soil of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), a familiar smell fills the air around Jubril Aminu Hostel. It is the scent of hot oil, fried potatoes, and fresh awara. For many students, it signals more than breakfast. It signals survival. For Muheeb Au Talib,…
“Failed by the System?” Inside the Frustrating GST 214 Failure at UDUS
By Fathiu jimoh When Abdulganiyu Halimat received a message from a friend that the GST 214 results had been released, she felt no fear. Calm and confident, she opened her student portal that afternoon, expecting relief. Instead, she froze. An “F” stared back at her beside GST 214 (Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution), the course…
Reactions Trail New Law Faculty Monument as Students Call for More Facilities
Sulaiman Saheed reports, As Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) resumes for a new academic session, the Faculty of Law has unveiled a newly constructed monument to replace the former law scale symbol The newly completed structure, in courtesy of professor Ibrahim Abdullahi, SAN, is located outside the Faculty of Law complex gate, and has departed…
Fear Grips Sokoto Residents Amid Trump’s Gun-a-Blazing Operation
By Oyelowo Khalid At about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, as most residents of Jabo village in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State prepared for sleep, a loud explosion shattered the calm. Within minutes, fear spread across the community. Families grabbed what they could and fled their homes, uncertain of what might come next. Saddiq…
Special Report: Inside UDUS Where Comfort Becomes Luxury to students as Hostel Facilities Rot
By Yisau Babatunde Despite an increment in accommodation fees from N15,090 to N24,000 students living in hostels under the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), say their living conditions remains poor, unsafe, and largely unchanged. Digest Press findings across multiple halls of residence have exposed persistent water scarcity, undrinkable water, poor sanitation, broken facilities,…