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The News Digest Press is a campus press outlet based at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. It covers both issues on the campus and beyond. On campus, Digest has won the Press Board of the Year award for three consecutive times_2018, 2019 and 2020. At national level, the press board has emerged as the winner of the Pen Club of the Year award at the 2019 annual campus journalism awards organized by the Youth Digest in Nigeria.

Who Should Meet Playboy? (1) By: Abduwaheed Sofiullahi. When the two friends enter the bar, surprisingly, they saw Playboy in his highest admiring cute stature, “wow, yeah, this is the guy,” the escorted friend felt great for his friend. Within a second of a clear vision like a just-awaken man, the atmosphere changed, felt unsaved…

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LANGUAGE ACQUISITION : A DOUBLE HONOUR IN UDUS  BY : Bamidele Lukman Nigeria is known to  be diverse in nature. A country of numbers of tribes and languages living together despite cultures differ, betoken their ways of life ; a great identity which differentiate an ethnic group  from other. Before I proceed, it is worthwhile…

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SATIRE: The Tales Of The ‘Bellos’ By : Abdulrahman Yahaya Like every other avaracious man, he must have thought it is his time to shine — the time to call the shots from the comfort of his palour and time for people to know that Kogi State is not only meant for those men from…

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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF BROKEN HOMES  By: Abdulwasiu Mujeeb Sons and daughters of broken homes are those that are either born or nurtured in divorced homes, they are those under the tent of two broken hearts, those whose parents had outrightly divorced themselves, therefore leaving them under the canopy of confusion as to who has…

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UDUS’ Students’ Union Purchases Ambulance, Sets To Assist The University Clinic Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports In view of the challenges facing the University Clinic, the Students’ Union of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto , has purchased a seperate ambulance to complement the effort of the school and the management of the university clinic in ensuring the sanctity…

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St VALENTINE’S DAY: THE CAUSE OF LOVE CELEBRATIONBy YUNUS, ABDULWAKEEL O. The approaching and celebration of St. Valentine’s day  on 14th February of every year always widespread on the earth and overwhelms the living souls immediately the almanac reads 15th January of the year. Enthusiastically, everyone wishes, and thinks about what to present to someone…

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THE PREDATORS AND VULTURES OF NIGERIAN EDUCATION By : Abdulwakeel Olawale The concurrence and reoccurrence of Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) indefinite, total and comprehensive strike bamboozle one; thereby leaves one’s state of mind unsettled. Nigeria, however, is a nation blessed with countless resources worthy enough to make it an advanced and a developed country…

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Despite ‘Poor Chemistry Background’ , Student Clinches First Class in UDUS’ Applied Chem. Dept. Aransiola Oluwakemi reports… Despite a very poor background in chemistry, twenty-four years old former coordinator for the University Christian Chapel; Adebisi Quazim Enoch has clinched a First Class honour degree in Applied Chemistry from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Enoch, who hails…

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INSECURITY : MANAGEMENT INSTALLS ‘STREETLIGHTS’ AT HOSTEL ENVIRONS Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has begun the installation of more streetlights at students’ hall of residence and its environs as a way of improving strategies against persistent insecurities on UDUS campus. Speaking with our correspondent, Umar Abukakar explained what he believed…

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COLOURLESS WATER, COBWEBBED TANKS (1): ”I was with teary eyes when I saw what its inside contains“ By : Olokooba Abdulwasiu  While many students either born with silver spoon in their mouth or not,for healthy purpose subscribe not to the waters from the hostel water-tanks , mayhaps due to its atimes tastefulness and colourless or…

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