By Shamsudeen Abubakar Despite the intervention made towards the end of the second semester of the last session, the resident of Zamfara hostel, at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), was gripped by another water crisis, which subjected many of them to using dirty and unclean water for their daily needs. This sparked many concerns among…
By Habibullah Temako As the scorching sun beat down relentlessly during the fasting period, the already hot atmosphere was further exacerbated by a crippling power outage that plunged private hostels, including Benji and Shamma into darkness. The sudden loss of electricity, which occurred in the blink of an eye, has now stretched into…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar As the evening sun’s warmth waned, casting a golden glow over the Bakasi hostel, Jabir Sani, a final year student of Educational Foundations Department, sat outside, with his eyes fixed intently on his phone. His face, once radiant with joy, now seemed drained of color, his smile replaced by a deep frown…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar Nura Sanusi, a 400-level Educational Foundations student, stepped out of a toilet near BO9 Lecture-hall, taking a deep breath of the warm air. He savored the atmosphere for a moment, but his expression soon turned somber, reflecting his concern about the toilet’s deplorable state. “I couldn’t stand the smell when I entered…
By Rasheedat Abidiesin A woman filing and scraping shoes? How can a woman show keen interest in making shoes and bags? How will you hold a hammer? Are you a boy? In her hometown, these things are weird. Why are you making shoes? Shoes are for men and bags are for women. For sofiyah,those questions…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar For students who don’t have the time to cook, fast food has changed from more than satisfaction to a life-saver. What was once just a quick fix for hunger has become a culinary delight for some students . Beyond saving hunger, many fast foods double as the Northern cultural merriments exhibition highlighting…
By Raheem Anifa It was a weekday in UDUS, when the reddish caliphate sun was at its peak. Maryam (last name withheld), was busy going around the academic activities that mounted the hem of her day when she felt the urge to ease herself. Luckily for her, she was close to the academic mosque (one…
By Shehu Uthman A report by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) revealed that Nigeria’s livestock sector plays a vital role in the economy, contributing about 17% of the agricultural GDP and 5% to the national GDP. However, cattle rearing—being a segment of the broader livestock farming industry—faces numerous challenges that threaten the stability of…
By Abdurrahim Ibrahim Since being admitted to study biology sciences at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) in 2019, Abdulsalam Aminat Omowumi has set a goal for herself to graduate with first class. The lady in her mid-twenties could not hide her joy when she graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.64 and…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar It was a hot Saturday in February. Abdulwahab Muhammad, a final year student of Arabic was decked with the excitement of returning for the final lap of his degree program at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. He was on what was supposed to be a harmless voyage from his town in the…
