Investigations

By: Muheeb Mashood   Following a careful observation of BRGIE operations online, Muheeb Mashood spends months to investigate how several X accounts push hoax narratives, organise online meetings to promote Biafra freedom, and uncover the untold hardships suffer by the residents living in the Southeastern Nigeria as a result of the online campaigns.   From…

By Habeeb Olokooba It was a breezy June morning. The previous day’s downpour refreshed the air. Abdulwasiu Dada, a bike man in his late forties, pedaled through the refreshing breeze as his sole source of income, reliant on his trusty Bajaj bike. Once a small-scale farmer, Dada reminisced about his past life. He recalled the…

By: Hussain Wahab  At 16-year-old, Maryam Abdullateef became one of the best female football players in Nurudeen Grammar School Ogbomoso, a dream she hoped to nurture into becoming like the professional Nigerian footballer and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala. Upon her admission into Usmanu Danfodiyo University for a  5 year’s course in 2019, the 24-year-old thought…

By Abdulganiyu Azeez In this story, The News Digest Press’ reporter, Abdulganiyu Azeez exposes how a gang of men(ghetto) is subjecting students to fear and assault in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. It was a breezy evening on Sunday when students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto(UDUS) were preparing for the second-semester examination of the 2020/2021 academic…

Despite warnings from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) about the impending floods, the Kebbi State government failed to take adequate measures to prevent or mitigate the impact of the disaster. This negligence resulted in widespread flooding, which caused significant loss of life, property, and livelihoods. SHEREEFDEEN AHMAD reports….

By Hussain Wahab It is May, and, in a community somewhere in the world, the sun is shining brightly, and the temperature is hot. The skins of residents are very dry as if they do not have access to the life-saving substance known as water. This is Mugadi Gari in Koko Besse/Maiyama Federal Constituency of…

By Habeeb Olokooba    Anyone who looked into Shola’s eyes could decipher that he is unhappy with the cancelled lecture for the day. The day was simultaneously bright and scorching. The sun shone brightly on the earth’s surface as there was no sign of rain. The premises of the Kwara State College of Arabic and…

Staff and students of Usmanu Dangodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Sokoto State, last December, woke up to see strange signs drawn in strategic locations within the campus, sparking fear of impending attacks by suspected cultists. The red sign inscribed on the floor     The signs, which have bent cross and four arrowheads painted with red…

By Taoheed Adegbite On Thursday, 18th May which marked the second day of the 2018 Ramadan period, the sun was severely scorching in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, a homogeneous learning community situated in Dundaye, Sokoto state. Qomariyah, a 200 level student from the Department of Modern European Languages and Linguistics had an unwholesome day, after a…