By Isiaq Ibrahim In 2019, Badmus Soliu secured admission to study at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Ecstatic with the thought of being addressed as a Danfodite, he quickly rushed to pay his tuition fees, where an item for the school Identity card was included at the sum of N1,000. However, his dream to always move…
By Habeeb Olokooba UDUS will prudently decide the Messiah who will pilot their affairs for the next session was the smoke that smogged every atmosphere in my dearest varsity. “Thank God, It’s high time we pushed out an unceremonious president; a union without government,” said students who have been thirsting for ‘government’ in SU. Unbelievably,…
By Abdullah Yusuf Nigeria, a country otherwise known as the Giant of Africa having mental health issues is quite saddening but not surprising. The rate of it has slowly but steadily grown over the decade and should be approached sensitively to avoid the spread of it wider than it already is. With a view to…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Students’ Union Electoral Committee(ELCOM) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has released the names of eligible contestants ahead of the SU elections on Thursday, 8th June 2023. This was contained in a circular released on Monday, 5th June and signed by the Chairman of Elcom, Bashir Muhammad Achida. The candidates are…
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, living in Benji hostel have spent over four months_and still counting_ without a trace of electricity supply and water, The News Digest Press can report. Benji, a private hostel located in the heart of the university, has over 400 rooms with over 1000 students. One of…
By Mutalib Jibril Examinations mark the end of a semester or session as the case may be. Students rush back to their respective homes after the last papers and this time is always full of merriments , the hustle and bustle that accompanies it is usually exciting. Ahmad and Musa met each other in the…
By Amanatullah Yusuf Over the years, there has been an evolution of modern age parenting which new parents tend to gravitate towards. Controversy trailed over which is better_modern parenting and traditional parenting _with some laying down the argument, postulating that the opportunity and picture perfect parenting mirrored by modern parenting has blinded new parents to…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The Entrepreneurship Club(EC) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Sunday, 4th June held its first general assembly. The program, which took place at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development, was aimed at presenting the plans and activities of the club for the 2022/2023 academic session. The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Entrepreneurship Club…
By Alqasim Gbemisola Nigeria has the highest rate of suicide and depression in Africa. The current rate of suicide in Nigeria is 9.50% out of 100, 000 people. Most suicides occur impulsively in times of crisis due to a breakdown in coping mechanisms in life, such as chronic pain and illness, financial difficulties, and relationship…
By Lamid Azeez In today’s world, it is no more a hearsay that ‘ health is wealth and cleanliness holds all forms of diseases’, but the reverse is the case at UDUS. The state or condition in which the students live is nothing to write home about. What deteriorates the condition is the inability and…
