By Shehu Uthman Wajud Modibbo (real name withheld), a 400-Level student of Agriculture, instantly became dreaded with disbelief upon coming back from Jumu’ah prayer to see that his two laptops were not in sight of where he left it charging in his hostel. His face started drizzling with sweat as he noticed that it was…
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 Shamsudeen Abubakar On Thursday, August 22 at the ETF 3 hall – one of the largest lecture halls in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Dr B.B Kwashabawa, a lecturer from Faculty of Education and Extension Services (FEES) implored students to be a good planner, and take their future decision seriously. While presenting a lecture…
By Habeeb Olokooba My first trip from Ilorin, Kwara State to the Seat of Caliphate wasn’t that promising. Though I didn’t know the length of where we were traveling, we spent the minimum of twelve hours in the vehicle. What I learned to be one of the fastest trips of that range. “if it’s…
By Isiaq Ibrahim In 2019, Badmus Soliu secured admission to study at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Ecstatic with the thought of being addressed as a Danfodite, he quickly rushed to pay his tuition fees, where an item for the school Identity card was included at the sum of N1,000. However, his dream to always move…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has on Friday, 1st September, released the names of the new Students’ Union Caretaker Committee, after dissolving the elected executives and the Students’ Representative Assembly, SRA. Recall that school management, in a circular dated 28th August announced the dissolution of the SU Executives and SRA…
By Shehu Uthman For months, the residents of Shama and Binji hostel in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) have been experiencing a prolonged power outage which is affecting their daily and academic activities. Saka Maimunat, a student of Physiotherapy, said the blackout has had both academic and economic consequences for her. According to her, the…
By Mutalib Jibril As a pharmacy student, my days are a whirlwind of early morning lectures, demanding practical sessions, and struggling to complete and submit daily practical reports as early as the following day. Each day is a marathon, beginning with the sunrise and ending well past the twilight hours. It isn’t just a journey…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Northern institutions like UDUS where temperature regularly climbs above 40 degrees Celsius, face challenges due to climate change—impacting students’ daily routines. For this, the members of Junior Chamber International-UDUS, along with other dedicated students took matters into their own hands in July morning, launching green initiatives to maintain a cool environment and…
Habeeb Olokooba reports The Education Foundation Department (EFD), Faculty of Education and Extension Services (FEES), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, UDUS, has directed recent graduating students to submit their project research to their various supervisors. The department consists of four unit courses, which includes, education Hausa, education English, education Islamic and education History. The information,…
