By: Mohammad Musa Environmental chemistry is the branch of chemistry which is concerned with the chemical phenomenon occurring in the environment. It can also be defined as the Chemistry that involves the study of the effects that chemicals have on air, water and soil and how they impact the environment and human health. To define…
By Habeeb Olokooba It was the early hours of my matriculation day. The sun had risen, but the morning was concurrently breezy and serene_a typical condition of weather in the Seat of Caliphate. As early as 7:30 am, I was already decked up in one of my best outfits matching it with my expensive…
By Mohammad Musa The name hydrogen was coined by Antoine Lavoisier. Hydrogen was discovered by Henry Cavendish in 1766 by the action of dilute H2O4 on iron. It was named inflammable air.Hydrogen occurs in free as well as in combined state. Hydrogen has one electron in its outermost shell, it can lose the valence electron…
By Jubril Mutalib Polydipsia is a medical term that refers to excessive thirst. While occasional thirst is normal, persistent and constant thirst,even after drinking a lot of fluids, polydipsia could indicate an underlying health condition such as diabetes. What is Polydipsia ? Polydipsia is a medical term that describes the abnormal urge to drink fluids…
By Olayiwola Ridwan Aminu Introduces Salamatu to His Friends Aminu: Kabiru, Haruna, Jabiru, meet Salamatu, the grammar guru. His friends: Assalamu ‘Alaikum, Hajia Salamatu. How are you? Salamatu: Wa’alaykumus Salaam. I’m quite fine. His friends: Happy to hear that. Aminu has really told us impressive things about you. He, in fact, told us how you…
By Habeeb Olokooba My arrival on the soil of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto carved a new way of living as a student. The first thing that drew out my intestine out of my anus is the story of how someone’s course can be changed from law to Islamic Studies and from Medicine and…
BY Mohammad Musa Color is the aspect of appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness and saturation. In fact, people judge fruits and vegetables by the richness of their colors. Coloring ingredients include: natural colors, derived primarily from vegetable sources and sometimes called vegetable dyes, inorganic pigment…
By Olayiwola Ridwan Now at Morocco Ground: Aminu takes courage, subtly approaches Salamatu. Aminu: Good evening, Hajia Salamatu. How have you been? Salamatu: Evening. I have been good. Aminu: You are looking so dazzling this evening. I had always thought darkness would not do justice to your looks. But here you are! Your beauty alone…
By Mutalib Jibril Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is a common medical condition in which the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries becomes too high. High blood pressure is commonly referred to as the “silent killer” due to its tendency to lack noticeable symptoms in the early stages. However,…
By Olayiwola Ridwan Aminu visits Salamatu in her hostel. He seeks the assistance of a female student he meets outside Salamatu’s hostel to call her out for him. The girl enters and calls Salamatu for him. Aminu: Good evening, Hajia Salamatu. Salamatu: oh! It’s you. I was wondering who it could be. Because, I didn’t…
