By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen On Sunday, 28th, under the scorching blunt of the sun at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, students from the faculty of management science were seen moving around cleaning and sanitising the dirties littering the faculty vicinity. The sanitation exercise which had the participation of both students and the executives of the faculty of…
By Iorgboko Michael General Studies (GST) courses, as the name suggests, are courses set out for the general students irrespective of their course of study. These courses are special courses designed for special purposes. They are of different subjects, and are aimed at introducing some peculiar areas of study to the students. Therefore, a…
By Meikudi Ashiat In 1960 when Nigeria was redeemed from the jaws of British gaol, we danced that the son of our father would right the wrong, we jubilated that our entitlement would bequeath to us, and we rejoiced that prosperity, the safety of self, freedom, empowerment to all and sundry would become flourished. The…
By: Amidat Ahmad As old as human communication itself, backbiting lurks in the shadows of conversations, often unnoticed yet immensely destructive. Although strongly satisfying, I mean, the joy that comes with talking about people behind their back, is extremely comforting. What’s better than dissecting a person’s flaws just to make yourself seem like an olive…
Mind Your Grammar is a column with Olayiwola Ridwan Adetunji, a 300-level Law student and General Secretary of the News Digest Press. The column exposes proper grammatical usages and corrections to some common mistakes, and by extension common mistakes associated with some idiomatic expressions. By following the series of the column, you can become well…
HOT WORDS By: Adeyemi Ibrahim The Word and shall end with it. In the begining the Bible says was the Word. So many people utter words, but only very few of them know the usage and the abusage of words. Word is metaphorically what our people call ‘opalamba’ the bottle of the white…
By Lamid Azeez Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto is an institution with little eye on social life and brunt weather but it primed and nurtured students in character and knowledge. The level of happiness for being admitted into the university lay beyond what mouth can spew. It is a feeling of ecstasy and excitement. Luckily, I…
Habeeb Olokooba reports It was an unbearably hot Monday afternoon, when the hellish sun in the seat of Caliphate was at its apex. Jamiu Abdulrahman [pseudonym], a 400 level student of law, was returning back to his hostel after a very busy and exhausting day. The concurrent result of both a hectic day and the…
By: Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen The Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) lauded the legacy of Professor Lawal Sulaiman Bilbis as he concluded his tenure as the university’s Vice-Chancellor. Professor Bilbis’s leadership has been a song of celebration and honor among Danfodiyo students— reacting to his contribution to the university community. Recalling, that on Monday, July…
Rasheedat Abidiesin reports The Student Union Caretaker Committee, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has sympathized with students on the unfortunate fire incident that occurred during the course of their journey to school from Ibadan. Recall that The News Digest Press earlier reported the unfortunate fire outbreak which happened around Ogbomosho, Oyo State. The motor conveyed UDUS…
