By Hussain Wahab Kudos to Caretaker committee of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto for the great achievements in less than 6 months. The five naira satchet water is everywhere in the school — both main and city campuses. In fact, school of Matric is not excluded. Not only that the sachets are available but also…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad In 2016, when Bashir Turawa was offered admission to study Literature-in-English in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, he was among the disciples of the philosophy that everything cannot be learnt within the four walls of the classroom. He made up his mind to study beyond what he would be taught in the lecture…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad On October 8, 2005 at El Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman in Sudan, Ivory Coast dreamed of qualifying for their first ever World Cup. To bring this to life, the Elephants of the Ivory Coast subjected Sudan to a 3-1 defeat. However, their hope and fate to book a spot in the biggest…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad Born on 10th April 1992 in Sedhiou Senegal, Sadio Mane grew up in a small village of Bambali in South Senegal. Coming from a family of many children and parents’ inability to cater for them all due to financial hardship, Sadio Mane had to live with one of his uncles where he…
By Hussain Wahab Boko or Morocco, are you a fan of any? Have you ever been to Morocco before? Of course, not the arabian countryside, I mean the only ‘holy land for sinful lovers.’ Yes, I mean UDUS Morocco grounds. What comes to your mind when you reminisce the blissful moon…
Hussain Wahab Reports The students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have lamented the poor telecommunication service in the main campus. According to the students, the network connection of MTN, 9mobile, AIRTEL and Glo have been operating poorly in the last few weeks. Speaking with THE NEWS DIGEST PRESS, Muhammad Adeyemi, a class representative of…
Nigerian University Lecture Room. Source: Technext.ng Mustapha Usman was in 200 level at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State when he lost his father to a sudden accident in 2018. Since his father was his sole sponsor, he thought his death would be an end to his educational pursuit. His mother, a petty…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad The PEN PRESS outfit published a report that the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has started distributing matriculation gowns to freshers for ‘free’. The report was titled ‘ Excitement as UDUS Management Distributes ‘ Free’ Matriculation Gowns to New Students.’ The Claim The report claimed that the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University,…
Staff and students of Usmanu Dangodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Sokoto State, last December, woke up to see strange signs drawn in strategic locations within the campus, sparking fear of impending attacks by suspected cultists. The red sign inscribed on the floor The signs, which have bent cross and four arrowheads painted with red…
Amanatullah Ismail writes When Salama started menstruating, she enjoyed using the sanitary pad given to her by an organistion who had visited their school for a menstrual sensitisation. Unfortunately, after the pack given to her finished, her parents then introduced the usage of rag. “I was introduced to rags as my parents couldn’t afford…
