Isiaq Ibrahim reports The students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have reacted to the reviewed second semester’s academic calendar released by the management on Friday, 1st September. According to the calendar signed by the Director of the Academic Planning Unit, Dr. K. G. Muhammad, the second semester’s lecture will begin on Monday, 11th September and…
Student Leader Plays ‘Bet9ja’ With Union’s Fund in Danfodiyo VarsityBy: Bashir Turawa The president of the Modern European Languages and Linguistics Students’ Association (MELLSA) in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Akindele Abdulqoyyum has been accused of mismanaging the association’s funds. Abdulqoyyum, a final year student of English Language has allegedly invested the union’s fund in playing…
Mind Your Grammar is a column with Olayiwola Ridwan Adetunji, a 300-level Law student and General Secretary of the News Digest Press. The column exposes proper grammatical usages and corrections to some common mistakes, and by extension common mistakes associated with some idiomatic expressions. By following the series of the column, you can become well…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Having considered the pressure from parents and guardians, the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), has on 9th June, 2023 extended the period of registration of returning students for a third time to Friday, 16th June 2023. It can be recalled that the management released a circular on Monday, 1st June,…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The Freshwater Biological Association of Nigeria (FBAN) in the department of Biological Sciences of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has set to stage its 4th annual conference. According to a circular released on Thursday, 6th July and signed by the Secretary Conference Organizing, Dr I.M. Magami, the conference will be held on…
Habeeb Olokooba reports The News Digest Press has on Sunday, 21 May, organized a training for its members on the Art of News reporting. The Digest Academy event which was held at A33 lecture hall, was aimed at breeding members into becoming good reporters. According to Shereefdeen Ahmad, the Editor-In-Chief of the board, no good…
In Celebration of Adegbite, My Elegance Editor By Abdullah Tijani This may be coming late, but believe me it is long coming. Not all people we know really know us since not all those who know us, we know. But among those whom I know and really know me, Adegbite (as I am used to…
By Muheeb Mashood On Sunday, 5th January, 2025, an X (formerly Twitter) user, @Unabombaa shared a video showing a celebration by some people in a remote location while partly covered with leaves. Accompanying the post is a caption that the people captured in the video are Yoruba from Ogun, one of the states in Southwestern…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Female Support Association (FSA), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has invited the general public to the launching ceremony of her event tagged ‘Day Care’. According to a flier released by the association, the ceremony will be held on Monday, 17th July 2023 at Early Child Care Development Education (ECCDE) Center, UDUS permanent…
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…
