By Sulaiman Aisha Image shows how charcoal has taken a centre stage on UDUS campus In the bustling campus life of Danfodiyo University, the struggle of punctuality is intertwined with the challenge of preparing a morning meal. Abubakar Fatima, a 200-level Microbiology student, has become synonymous with habitual late arrivals to her 8:a.m lectures. However,…
By Rofiat Abdulkadir As often echoed in our community, particularly by today’s teenagers, the sentiment persists that “school is a scam.” However, my response to this common saying is a resounding “No.” I can provide numerous reasons to support this perspective. Let me briefly highlight a few of them: First and foremost, school serves…
By Yasir Aladodo In recent years, Nigeria has been plagued by numerous challenges, both internal and external that have left the nation bleeding. The African giant, endowed with vast natural resources and a diverse population, has struggled to overcome the hurdles blocking its path to stability and development. This voodoo facing the country is unconnected…
Adamu mubarak reports The Law Student Association of Nigeria( LAWSAN), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has held its first inter-chamber mooting competition on Monday, April 1st, for the 2023/2024 academic session. This annual event showcased the legal prowess of various chambers within the faculty, including the K.T.T Chamber, ECOWAS Chamber, Prof. M.L Ahmadu Chamber, and Justice…
Jumoke Esuola reports The Greenline Nurture Initiative(GNI) in collaboration with Joy for Needy Women and Girls Foundation, Dot Glasses, IBWU Foundation, and TAPE Empowerment Foundation has organized a 2-day vision care outreach event for people in Sokoto State. The program, which lasted for 2 days, from the 6th and 7th of July, took place at…
By Yisau Babatunde In a small corner of Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria, a teenage girl once stood barefoot on a dusty pitch, her hands covered in sand instead of gloves. Each time the ball slipped past her, her friends laughed, but she never stopped. Every failed dive encouraged her to try again. That girl…
Dear readers, it has been brought to our notice that female medical students no longer stay in Prof. L.S Bilbis Hostel as claimed by our recent publication, titled: “Bilbis Hostel UDUTH: The Luxury of a Kind.” The writer relied on the fact that female students were previously living in the block before it was opened…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Law Students’ Society(LSS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto chapter, has started a mooting and mock competition for female law students. This was disclosed in a flier released by the LSS Judiciary through the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Naheem on Friday, 13th October, 2023. The competition, sponsored…
Abdullateef Abdullahi reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has closed all the registrations for the returning students for the 2022/2023 academic session. This was contained in a message sent by Mallam Ahmad Chafe, the director of Management Information System(MIS), on Saturday, 17th June, to a WhatsApp platform named: Blended Learning. This is…
By Muneer Yaqub Nigeria is a multi-cultural nation, with well over three hundred ethnic groups and two hundred languages. The quest for unification of these groups, despite their diversity, has made it adopt English Language as its lingua franca. And by implication, the language of instruction, and communication, in the Nigerian academia is…
