By Mutalib Jibril Brown envelope journalism is an unethical practice where journalists accept bribes or financial incentives, often concealed in envelopes to publish favorable stories or manipulate the news in favor of specific individuals, organizations, or businesses. The term “brown envelope” is used to represent the secretive nature of these bribes, as the money is…
By Habeeb Olokooba In the midst of financial challenges, the Shege, and the sapa promax struggles that students in the seat of the Caliphate endure, you might wonder why most of us are still standing strong. To truly understand what keeps us going, visit Denkeli De Awara, the haven of potato chips and soya cheese,…
Dear readers, it has been brought to our notice that female medical students no longer stay in Prof. L.S Bilbis Hostel as claimed by our recent publication, titled: “Bilbis Hostel UDUTH: The Luxury of a Kind.” The writer relied on the fact that female students were previously living in the block before it was opened…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The department of public administration, Faculty of Management Science at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has appointed M.M Lawal as new examination officer. This was contained in a letter dated 22nd September 2023 and signed by the Head of the department, Dr. Nura Abubakar Allumi. According to the letter, M.M Lawal has been…
By Abdulkadir Sofiullahi When the new fish found its way into the new pond, we thought our problems had ceased, so we danced to the wave of the hand and sang a new song of overcoming. Following the subsidy removal on fuel which raised uproar in every channel, UDUS bus service has drastically risen the…
By Habeeb Olokooba Mavins megastar Ayra Starr dropped a single titled “Rhythm and Blues”. The song is a departure from the past pattern of the Nigerian superstar, in that it is a love song. Throughout Ayra Starr’s musical career, despite dropping a series of shingles, cut across bangers like “Bloody Samaritan”, “Rush”, “Sability”, and many…
By Habeeb Olokooba In recent times, a lot of happenings have been said about how evil and toxic a place the music industry can be, how devilish record label owners and the lengths they go in frustrating and killing the talents of the young, gullible people they sign. Amidst this crunch, fast rising Sulaiman Shekoni…
By Muheeb Mashood Since the resumption of the second semester, student occupants at Jubril Aminu hostel in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have been clamoring over intermittent water supply, The News Digest Press can report. It was in the early hours on Sunday, 24th September. The sun smiled brightly but the atmosphere depicted a nightmare as…
By Habeeb Olokooba Concealed or obvious, there is a price for everything. But who would have conceived that I would procure dearly for choosing Jubril Aminu hostel? Here is a bitter account of how I lost almost everything I had to daylight burglars. Sequel to all the ‘shege’ last semester, I went to the hostel…
By Habeeb Olokooba It is very easy to kill a man, by merely saying he did what he did not do. It is even funny, the upsurge of the human’s hypocrisy when negative things happen to people they don’t like or really agree with. I guess that’s just our nature as human beings. Beyond doubt,…
