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Reporter’s Diary: How I am Always Misidentified as Fulani Despite My Yoruba Heritage

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…

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Nine UDUS Students Selected for IEPA Scholarship Award

Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The Ilorin Emirates Professors’ Association (IEPA) has selected Nine Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) students among the 20 successful applicants for the 2023 scholarship award. The scholarship is awarded to the undergraduate students with best academic performance in their various universities across five Local Governments in Kwara State. The Local Government Areas:…

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INSIDE LAW VILLAGE: IPLC–UDUS Announces New Executives as Abdulrahman Ojo Emerges President

Muhammed Akindele reports The Intellectual Property Law Club, Usumanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (IPLC-UDUSOK) has announced the new executives who will serve a one-section tenure. It can be recalled that the club had earlier called for applications from interested students, following which shortlisted candidates were invited for interviews. In the recent announcement, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ojo, a…

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Why I Don’t Write Love Songs—Ayra Starr

By Habeeb Olokooba Mavins megastar Ayra Starr dropped a single titled “Rhythm and Blues”. The song is a departure from the past pattern of the Nigerian superstar, in that it is a love song. Throughout Ayra Starr’s musical career, despite dropping a series of shingles, cut across bangers like “Bloody Samaritan”, “Rush”, “Sability”, and many…

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The Menace of Early Drug Abuse

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Drug abuse has become a pervasive issue that afflicts individuals of all ages and genders, and it’s a global problem experienced by many countries. However, the extent and nature of this problem can vary from one region to another. The abuse of drugs, especially among adolescents aged 10 to 17, has seen…

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Female Hostel: Kwankwosiyah Residents Rejoice Over Restoration of Electricity

Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports In a moment of relief and joy, the residents of Kwankwosiyah (Kano Hall) female hostel at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), rejoiced over the restoration of electricity after enduring nearly a month of darkness. The restoration of power on Thursday, September 7th, 2023, brought smiles and comfort to the faces of the…

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The Role of Humanity in Photojournalism

By Fatima Abdulrahman Generally speaking, humanity plays a vital role in every journalistic field. It is the quality of being benevolent and conduct of being fully rational towards people. Photojournalism is a form of journalism that employs images in telling a news story. A photojournalist serves as a savior to people’s predicament. Aside from photojournalism,…

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INVESTIGATION: Inside Bad ‘Ghetto’ Pushing Students to Fear, Assault in UDUS

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…

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UDUS Campus Journalists Participate in Dubawa Week for Truth

By Muheeb Mashood   Campus journalists at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have participated in the Dubawa Week, sponsored by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID). Running from Monday, October 23 to Friday 27, the program brings together participants from various states across Nigeria to participate in intensive training from journalism experts before engaging…

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