By: Muneer Yaqub In all honesty, nothing gladdens my heart than finding myself an agent of positive change. Bringing joy and smiles to faces of sorrow, and agony. Alterating the mischief of the less privileged and the underdogs in the environment. Lending my voice to the voiceless oppressed, victims of a negligent…
By Bagidi Latifah Across the whole world, it is believed that hijab is one of the physical identities of every muslim woman of which also calls for respect in their daily life. Hijab, a beauty of Islam it is! The term “Hijabi Sister” is a broad reference to Muslim women who wear the hijab, a…
By Muneer Yaqub Nigeria is a multi-cultural nation, with well over three hundred ethnic groups and two hundred languages. The quest for unification of these groups, despite their diversity, has made it adopt English Language as its lingua franca. And by implication, the language of instruction, and communication, in the Nigerian academia is…
By: Muhammed Akindele Nigeria is a country known for its rich diversity of ethnic groups, with Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo being the major ones. Despite my clear Yoruba heritage, I’ve frequently encountered the misperception that I belong to the Fulani ethnic group. This confusion isn’t entirely unexpected, given certain physical attributes that I possess, such…
Aisha Sulaiman reports On Wednesday, 24th July, 2024, a Nigerian Muslim and Niqobite, Maryam Hanbali signed a petition titled “Mockery and Defaming of Muslim Women” where she dragged Nancy Isime’s movie to Change.org. The petition was signed to take down the yet-to-be-released Nollywood movie directed by Nancy Isime titled “Life Lately/Life of an Actor” where…
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen It has been the custom of Nigerians to vote for a candidate into political office based on the person’s personality, achievement and fame. But the 2023 presidential election is one that has taken another dimension in the system. On Saturday, 25th February 2023, Nigerians flung out massively and voted for their respective…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The faculty of law, Usmanu Danfodiyo University,Sokoto has constituted the Electoral Committee for the conduct of the Law Students Association of Nigeria election. The information was contained in a memo released from the office of the law faculty Dean, Professor ASR Mattazu on Monday,19th June, through the faculty officer, Mr M.M Tawali….
By Usman Adam In 2017, When Ismail Aliyu was offered admission to study Political Science at Usmanu Dandiyo University, Sokoto, the thought of graduating with first class honor never crossed him—perhaps after coming in contact with the story that no one has ever bagged first class honor from the department. Two years after the establishment…
Muhammed Akindele Reports Shereefdeen Ahmad, the editor-in-chief of The News Digest Press has trained members on the elements of fact-checking and information disorder. The training, falling as part of his activities of the Countering Misinformation and Promoting Media Literacy Fellowship, was held on Monday, 30th October at the LC2 Hall. The fellowship, sponsored by the…
By Safwan Abubakar From men to women competition, racism has been a recurring issue in European football, with several players, officials, and fans being subjected to abuse due to their colour, nationality, or ethnicity. While many victims have been targeted because of their partnership with an opposing team, there have been instances of individuals being…
