“The calendar has been stopped immediately ASUU embarked on strike”_- DEAN, Students’ Affairs Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports As there seems to be a tentative agreement between the Federal government and the academic staff union of universities on the lingering industrial action embarked upon by the union in November last year.Many students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto…
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Cleopatra’s Story of Harassment on UDUS Campus: Part One(1)
Hi friends, this is my story and I would be going by the name Cleopatra because I am strong and I am a Queen for going through such a traumatizing experience and reliving it just to tell my story. I want to create awareness and change. I am not embarrassed about it because it…
SPECIAL REPORT: SECURITY FORLORN AT SOKOTO VARSITY Taoheed A. Adegbite reports Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have expressed displeasure over the security blues in the school. Most of the students sleep with their eyes widely open in their various halls of residence. In fact, many students have little or no confidence in the school’s…
It Widened My Horizons,” UDUS Graduates Hail Extracurricular Activities for Capacity Building
By Shereefdeen Ahmad In 2016, when Bashir Turawa was offered admission to study Literature-in-English in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, he was among the disciples of the philosophy that everything cannot be learnt within the four walls of the classroom. He made up his mind to study beyond what he would be taught in the lecture…
Pregnancy as a Transformational Phase for Women
By: Amidat Ahmad Pregnancy is an extraordinary and transformative journey that heralds the beginning of new life. It’s a phase that intertwines the physical, emotional, and psychological facets of a woman’s life, encompassing a spectrum of experiences and changes. From the initial confirmation of conception to the miraculous moment of birth, the journey of pregnancy…
Writer’s Diary: How GB-Whatsapp Made Me Lose Journalism Training Opportunity
By Bashirat Durojaye A four-day journalism training program was planned by the Center for Journalism Innovation Development (CJID) for mass communication students and campus journalists at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto. As part of the registration procedures, prospective applicants were required to prepare and submit a 100-word piece on the subject of “The importance of…
Story of UDUS Graduate who Emerged Winner of Erasmus Scholarship
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…
Beyond the Storyline: Why Nollywood Need to Embrace Different Storylines
Shehu Uthman It’ll not be fair to the Nollywood industries to blame them for not embracing multifarious story telling. In fact, every industry or business seeks to major on what makes them thrive more—same applicable to the Nollywood industries—they seek not to embrace multifarious ideas probably because they feel like the audience like seeing the…
A Short Letter to Newly Admitted Students(Jambitos)
By Abdulrasaq Olayinka Dear Jambitos, once again I welcome you to the campus and preemptively wish you best in your new assignments and chosen careers. I hope you’re ready for the lovely weather and friendly mosquitoes that’s capable of sending one to the grave? This is just by the way. No doubt you must have…
UDUS Commences Verification Exercise, Promises Commitment to Students
Muheeb Mashood reports The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has on Monday, 11th September, 2023 commenced a verification exercise with the Faculty of Agriculture, the Faculty of Arts, and the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies taking the lead. The exercise is scheduled to certified the bonafide students of the University Recall that the school…