By Isiaq Ibrahim Abdullahi Ayub’s lifestyle toward education before he was admitted to study Agriculture in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto was skunked by unseriousness. He was one of the most notorious truants among his mates, by academic performance and like gushy blood, red inks would flourish all over his results. F9’s was an ally to…
By Lamid Azeez In 2018, Abdulkadir Yunus Olarewaju was admitted to study Political Science at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. His joy knew no bounds as he was grinning from ear to ear. He can’t wait to be a university student. Series of thoughts filled his mind. He can’t help but imagine the unchecked liberty…
Muheeb Mashood reports The end of semester is a cloud-nine period for the students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The time elation had engulfed their hearts; envisioned their fantasy break as the busy brains began heartening. Honaorlapo Jamiu is one of the students who chose to enjoy days with his relatives after the long-term stress…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen It was Saturday, 26th August. Around 3:50 pm, everywhere was calm, the atmosphere resplendent like a new moon that appeared in the daylight. Babaita Muhammad Bello, a 100-level student of Physics and resident of Block D (Room 4) of the Jubril Aminu hostel prepared to meet his friends at Block C to…
By Taofeeq Imam In 2017, Yusuf Taiye secured admission to Economics at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Right from the day he stepped foot in the Seat of Caliphate, the hope of bagging first-class honors settled in his mind. Taiye, a native of Ikotun Ile in Oyun local government area of Kwara State, gained irrecondite among…
By Hussain Wahab Moshood Muraina, a recent graduate from Usmanu Danfodiyo University and an indigene of Saki, Oyo, has been confirmed as the best and only first-class graduate in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Life Science for the 2020/2021 academic session. Moshood, 28, who bagged the feat with Cumulative Grade Point…
Habeeb Olokooba reports It was an unbearably hot Monday afternoon, when the hellish sun in the seat of Caliphate was at its apex. Jamiu Abdulrahman [pseudonym], a 400 level student of law, was returning back to his hostel after a very busy and exhausting day. The concurrent result of both a hectic day and the…
By Isiaq Ibrahim Ismail Aliyu, 27, was among the students offered admission to study Political Science at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 2017. To him, the intention of graduating with first class in his department never crossed his mind, owing that no students has ever clinched the feat since the establishment of the department in…
By Isiaq Ibrahim Soliu Ridwanullahi, a newly admitted student of department of History and International Studies was very happy when he saw the circular released by the management that the matriculation ceremony would held on Wednesday. This has been the dream of Ridwan ever since his secondary school—to wear a matriculation gown. According to the…
Akaje Maimunat reports Academic Mosque “Many a time, we have no money to buy pure water; we have to trek to the Biochemistry department before we could perform ablution and it’s very stressful,” Said Aishat, a 300 level Education Biology student, in her interview while narrating her ordeal over lack of availability of water in…
