Epic Adeyemi: How Laptop Vendor Sold Substandard Laptops to UDUS Students, Insist No Refund Policy
By Yisau Babatunde When Muthmaina Agboola bought her laptop from Epic Adeyemi, in January 2026,…
Epic Adeyemi: How Laptop Vendor Sold Substandard Laptops to UDUS Students, Insist No Refund Policy
By Yisau Babatunde When Muthmaina Agboola bought her laptop from Epic Adeyemi, in January 2026, she never expected a 225,000 laptop to stop working a few days after purchase. What began as a routine purchase had quickly unraveled into a troubling pattern that, according to multiple student accounts, points to a cycle of questionable sales…
Mastering the Act of Ibadah: A Step-by-Step Guide to Perfecting Your Prayer
By Shehu Uthman Salah, the daily Islamic prayer, remains one of the most fundamental acts of worship in Islam, it embodies discipline, humility, and a direct connection between the servant and Allah. Understanding its proper performance is therefore essential for every Muslim The prayer begins with the Takbeeratul Ihram as the opening declaration, “Allahu Akbar”…
How UDUS Students Battle Heat, Sleepless Nights Amid Power Instability
By Oyelowo Khalid At about 10 p.m., when most students settle down to read or rest after lectures, Ahmad Ahmad, a 100-level student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, often sits outside his hostel room under the night sky, his silent rechargeable fan beside him and sweat running down his face. Inside his room, the…
Education at the Doorstep, Yet Out of Reach: The Struggle of Children in Villages Around UDUS Main Campus
By Maryam Muhammad For those of us living in the hostels and surrounding villages of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), the struggle for child education in nearby villages is something we witness almost every day. Villages within the university host many children who face enormous challenges in accessing education and living a life of dignity….
EDITORIAL: Protecting Our Sisters…Why Addressing Attacks by Yarinya Girls in UDUS Female Hostels Must Be Now!
Safety within the university hostels should never be negotiable. However, the recent surge in attacks attributed to Yarinya Girls in the female hostels of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) signals a disturbing development that demands urgent attention from both the university management and security authorities. The group referred to as Yarinya Girls in UDUS…
Real Madrid Humbles Manchester City 3:0 in Champions League Round-of-16 First Leg
By Muhammad Shuaibu Real Madrid delivered a memorable European night on Wednesday as they defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash at the iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The match belonged entirely to Federico Valverde, who produced a sensational first-half hat-trick to put the Spanish giants…
EDITORIAL…Ramadan in Darkness: A Call for Urgent Power Restoration in UDUS Main Campus
Ramadan is meant to be a period of peace, reflection, and spiritual devotion. However, at UDUS, this year’s Ramadan began under a cloud of frustration. Instead of quiet nights of study and worship, students on campus have been grappling with an unexpected and prolonged power outage that began on 15th of February 2026, a day…
SPECIAL REPORT: Vendors, Students Recount The Impacts Of UDUS Managements’ Displacement Directive
By Hawa’u Malami The morning air was cool and dusty when Fa’iza Abubakar hurried out of her hostel, her mind fixed on the test that awaited her. Halfway down the path, her heart skipped, she had forgotten to buy a full-scap sheet, the answer booklet she needed for the test. The 200-level English and Literary…
OPINION: Senate Rejects Mandatory Electronic Transmission of Results — Why It Matters
By Mukaila Habeebullah Lately, the senate rejected a proposed amendment of the Electoral Act to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the bill that sought electoral transmission to mandatory. However, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said in a swift reaction that the Senate retained transmission of results as provided in the 2022 Act. The rejected provision would…