By Saifnasr Bello As the sun rises and sets over Gidanyaro, a small village that helps define the landmass of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Yet, as the sun rotates the Earth, for the children of this village, the clock seems to have stopped. Their dreams, trapped within the ruins of a forgotten school, and…
By Rasheedat Abidiesin For Musa, a 300-Level student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, who has pinned his hope on the NELFUND Loans’s monthly stipend to survive on campus, the lingering delay of July upkeep payment was a catastrophe for him amidst the soaring cost of living. As a struggling student with financial constraint, the NELFUND…
By Fathiu Jimoh After a busy lecture day, Sadudeen Ibrahim Atanda, a 200-level Islamic studies student visited Maccido Yusuf’s shop to purchase a pack of ‘Top biscuits.’ However, upon paying the money, the vendor informed him that the price had increased to N400, whereas Ibrahim was accustomed to paying N350. The disagreement quickly escalated into…
By Safwan Abubakar It was a warm evening. The silence in the Benji hostel explained that rain had just fallen in Sokoto. Issa Nanah Hauwa, a 300-level student of English and Literary Studies, sat outside her room, watching the birds as they chirped in their nest on the Neam tree. Her long hijab explained she…
By Rasheedat Abidiesin It was a Thursday Morning in September, 2025. The street of Dandima wore the busy look it’s known for on every business day. The street, being the main road that leads to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, had cars heading to and from the UDUS main campus. The horn of the cars…
By Abdulmalik Abdulwahab Aminu Maigari, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was sacked in 2014, following a strong allegation of financial misappropriation, misapplication and mal-administration. Yet, what led to the dismissal of the NFF former leader still ripples among the major problems that battled the preceding administration of Amaju Melvin Pinnick who…
By Fathiu Jimoh When Muhammad Nurudeen felt a sharp pain in his stomach, he never knew it would later land him at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) clinic. Around 6 p.m. the next day, the pain returned, and this time, it didn’t leave. Realizing it wasn’t going away, he cried out to his hostel…
By Yisau Babatunde *Suliyat lost a part of her months ago. She couldn’t really place the month, but the year was 2024. It was a random night in 2024, dusk had turned the sky into a deep pink flecked over the blue. *Suliyat, then a year one student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto was about…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar With a radiant smile, Safwan Abubakar, a 300-level student, danced effortlessly across the Makasi hostel verandah. His hands waved freely in the air as he twirled his shirt, playfully heading towards an empty bucket to get water. “An bar ku abaya ‘yan gida,” he exclaimed, meaning, “those who stayed home have missed…
By Habibullah Temako “Aliya ehen tell us why you have a deep voice and a strong face like a man!”—these are the words that are still ringing bells in the ears of Jimoh Aliyah*, a 200-level student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), after an unknown user forwarded a WhatsApp direct message which was used…
