By: Alabi Maryam “I linked my National Identity Number (NIN) with my over 5-year MTN SIM card, but yet it was barred,” Muhammad Hawua, a 500-level student of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), lamented over her telephone line barred by MTN through Nigerian Telecommunication Companies. Unlike many other 40 million users whose SIM cards…
By: Abubakar Shamsudeen As Nigeria grapples with the challenges of development, it’s easy to overlook the most critical factor in its future success: its young people. With over 60% of the population under the age of 25, Nigeria’s youth are not just the future – they’re the present. However, this demographic dividend is often seen…
By: Alabi Maryam Life during undergraduate is awesome, and full of experiences. The best out of it is to have a good story to tell. Being one of the residents of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) hostel, and also having compared the state of those that chose private hostels to the school hostel have pushed…
By Muhammed Akindele I saw this beautiful girl in the A40 Lecture Hall. Her beauty was so alluring that I felt a sense of low self-esteem. I didn’t know what to do and started shaking. In my mind, I decided that if I didn’t approach this girl, “God would not forgive me”. I rehearsed what…
By Mutalib Jibril Medical Students’ Syndrome is also known as Medical Students’ Disease or Second Year Syndrome. This is a psychological condition among medical students who often experience the symptoms of the disease or diseases they are studying. They feel they have developed and often have symptoms of the conditions they have been studying. For…
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…
By: Amanatullah Yusuf From the last abuse till the next harassment was just a series of unwanted remarks/advances and invasion of personal space from older persons and younger ones alike. The major harassment that happened next was in my senior secondary school years. It was night and everyone was in the dining hall for dinner….
By Habeeb Olokooba Silence is a virtue, yet the same silence could mean danger. It saddens my heart to watch Nigeria go into ashes as protesters set ablaze different investments across the country, both public and privately owned. Yet our steerer, President Tinubu, remains sullen. He has always been. He was quiet during gubernatorial tussles…
By Mutalib Jibril Among students in Nigeria, Garri is popularly known as student power (SP) due to the variety of dimensions it serves them. Traced back years ago, Grocery, another name craved for Garri, was regarded as a food only consumed by the average people in the country. However, the downturn of Nigeria’s economy has…
Aisha Sulaiman reports On Wednesday, 24th July, 2024, a Nigerian Muslim and Niqobite, Maryam Hanbali signed a petition titled “Mockery and Defaming of Muslim Women” where she dragged Nancy Isime’s movie to Change.org. The petition was signed to take down the yet-to-be-released Nollywood movie directed by Nancy Isime titled “Life Lately/Life of an Actor” where…
