Some hours after its official Facebook page was verified, A Nigerian university, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, on Thursday, 3rd of February, 202, posted a viral post which claimed that the university is the third Nigerian university to be verified by Facebook after American University of Nigeria A viral post made by UDUSOK’s Facebook page The…
Jumoke Esuola rreports The Greenline Nurture Initiative(GNI) is set to organize a 2-day vision care outreach event for women and children in Sokoto State. The programme, according to the co-founder of GNI, professor Jimoh Olaiya Amzat, will provide free testing and corrective lenses for people who have refractive eyes defects. In a flier released by…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The office of the Dean of Students’ Affairs, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokotoas has given its official approval for a two-day training program organized by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR). Dated November 30, the official letter of approval was signed by the Secretary to the Dean of Students’ Affairs, Isah A….
The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto has released some notification of results for the 2020/2021 graduates students. According to a circular released through the Office of Registrar, Academic Division, 24 programmes have their notification of results ready for collection. “This is to inform 2020/2021 graduates that notification of results for the underlisted programmes are…
By Muheeb Mashood “ The journey was a bad experience for me. Our bus had earlier developed a fault before we were attacked by bandits,” Shwawanatu Salihu, a 300 level Education Biology student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University recounted her bad trip as it happened to her like a nightmare. Shawanatu had left Sokoto in the…
A Nigerian political analyst, Goerge Udom, on Saturday, 19 March, 2022, posted on his Facebook page three claims regarding minimum wage, fuel price, and house rent in Ghana and Nigeria. Mr Udom made these claims while comparing the living situations between these two West-African countries. He said, “Comparing Apples to…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports Abdulwasiu Olokooba, the president of National Association of Campus Journalists (NACJ) in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and Abdulrasheed Hammad, the vice president of the association have won a grant of $1500 (USD) to pursue stories on religious extremism for International Center For Journalists(ICFJ). ICFJ in collaboration with Code For Africa, an…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The Law Students’ Society (LSS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) chapter has on Friday 23rd November awarded Habeeb Ibikunle Olokooba as the Journalist of the year for the 2022/2023 academic session. Olokooba received the award at the LSS annual symposium held on Friday 23rd November, 2023 at Faculty of Law Auditorium, Usmanu…
Abdulrahman Yahyah reports The Students Union Caretaker Committee at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, led by Comrade Abdullahi Sanusi, has gifted a motorcycle to Mal. Nasir Muhammad, a hostel electrician, in recognition of his efforts. Mallam Nasir Muhammad, widely known among students for his tireless work repairing electrical issues both in Jubril Aminu and Bakassi hostels,…
By: Amanatullahi Yusuf The curtain of my harassment rises at a very young age. I can’t recall my exact age at the time but I was between the range of six (6) – seven (7) years. At the time, I knew not what it meant but I felt it was wrong seeing the fact he…
