By Muheeb Mashood The campus Journalists at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have exchanged traditional lecture hours for a transformative four-day intensive training program offered by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development. The program, held in the boardroom of the Faculty of Social Sciences from October 16 to 19, 2023, brought together over 50 beneficiaries…
By Jumoke Esuola Driven by the passion to be the voice of the weak, Blessing Agatha Ejeh had always fantasized about becoming a lawyer. But her dream hit a roadblock when she decided to undertake her undergraduate studies at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). Her initial step dettered as her O-level didn’t feature the…
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 Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen In 2016, Sambo Yahaya secured admission in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) to study Radiography (B.Rad). From the onset, Yahaya wanted to study computer science. He had registered for the 2016 Unitary Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and did a one-year matriculation program before he secured admission. Yahaya, a native of Tambuwal in…
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…
