By Adamu Abubakar In the midst of conflict, natural disasters, and other humanitarian crises, women and children are among the most vulnerable populations, facing a myriad of challenges when forced to seek refuge in Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. These individuals endure hardships that often exacerbate existing inequalities and put their safety, health, and well-being…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Bakasssi Hostel On one Monday, Abdulrahman Abdulrahim, faced a challenging morning as he prepared to attend his lecture at A’ classes—situated a kilometer away from Bakassi hostel. Despite a rejuvenating rest, fatigue marked his expression as he stood at the crossroads, eagerly awaiting a motorcycle to transport him to class. However, after…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has on Wednesday, 13th September released the names of new programmes to be assessed and approved by the National Universities Commission(NUC). According to the circular released and signed by the school management, through its Director of Academic Planning, Dr. K.G Muhammad, the assessment is…
Some hours after its official Facebook page was verified, A Nigerian university, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, on Thursday, 3rd of February, 202, posted a viral post which claimed that the university is the third Nigerian university to be verified by Facebook after American University of Nigeria A viral post made by UDUSOK’s Facebook page The…
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 Muheeb Mashood Manchester City sets to host frustrating Arsenal on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium for a decisive showdown in the Premier league title race. The defending champions took a dreadful move in the beginning of the season after signing poacher striker Erling Haaland. Thus, everyone ticked Guordiala’s side as the favorites to lift…
Shamsudeen Abubakar reports The Nigerian Universities Engineering Student Association (NUESA), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Chapter has invited the general public to the inter-level football competition. According to the flyer, the football match is scheduled for Friday, 3rd May at the school stadium, with 400 level facing against 500 level, kicking off at 4:30 pm. In…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad The PEN PRESS outfit published a report that the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has started distributing matriculation gowns to freshers for ‘free’. The report was titled ‘ Excitement as UDUS Management Distributes ‘ Free’ Matriculation Gowns to New Students.’ The Claim The report claimed that the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University,…
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 Muheeb Mashood Soberness gripped the capital of Spain like a nightfall in Soweto as Madrid depicted a graveyard in a mournful mood, following the departure of its heroic players, Christiano Ronaldo in 2018, Sergio Ramos in 2021, and Karim Benzema in 2023. When the future of Real Madrid became undecided, a 20-years old lad…
