By Muheeb Mashood In the gripping tales of struggling to survive, students recounted how they were compelled to purchase sachet water as a result of inadequate flow of water, despite financial hardship in the country. It was a Thursday evening around 8:00 pm, the atmosphere was busy as the environment of Jubril Aminu, one of…
Muhammed Akindele Reports Shereefdeen Ahmad, the editor-in-chief of The News Digest Press has trained members on the elements of fact-checking and information disorder. The training, falling as part of his activities of the Countering Misinformation and Promoting Media Literacy Fellowship, was held on Monday, 30th October at the LC2 Hall. The fellowship, sponsored by the…
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…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad A Facebook user with the name Herbalist Dr. Odion Natural Medicine claimed that drinking bitter leaf juice regularly has the potential to cure prostate cancer, stomach ache instantly, memory loss and protect the body against pollutants. Dr. Odion, according to his Facebook profile, is a traditional herbalist and healer who uses natural…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad Chuckwu Raphael, an ardent Chelsea football club fan, hoped his team could stage a dramatic comeback in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on 13th April 2022, after the former already suffered three against one defeat in the first-leg tie of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League quarter-final. On this…
By Latifah Bagidi It was the middle of October, the change in weather had taken a toll on me that I ended up spending all of my time on drugs. I was about to die the death of the night when I heard a voice. It was my coursemate chanting my name just at the…
Yahaya Abdulrahman reports The National Association of Muslim Law Students, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has set to constitute a Shura Committee responsible for selecting new executive members to pilot the affairs of the association. This was disclosed during a congress meeting held on Friday, 27th October and presided over by the Deputy Ameer on Administration,…
By Amidat Ahmad In the dimly lit corners of society, where silence and darkness reign, there exists a deeply troubling and pervasive epidemic that has plagued humanity for centuries. It is an affliction that transcends borders, cultures, and backgrounds, leaving a trail of victims who bear the heavy burden of unspeakable trauma. This is the…
Akaje Maimunat reports The English and Literary Studies Students Association(ELSSA), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has set to launch its first magazine on Wednesday, 15th November, 2023 at School Auditorium by 10:00am. The event, according to a flier released by the association, will have in attendance the vice-chancellor of the university, Prof. L.S. Bilbis as the…
By Muheeb Mashood On the 30th October 2023, seven-times record winner Lionel Messi and Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland are on the driver’s seat to drag the 2023 Ballon d’Or during the grand celebration of the laureate award at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. Players during the 2022/23 campaign have made it to…
