EXPLAINER: 10 Types of Students You’re Likely to Have as Neighbors in UDUS Hostels (1) By: OLOKOOBA ABDULWASIU Living in one of UDUS’ eight Halls demands some ineffable formalities. They are rituals all hostelites— who wish to enjoy a peaceful stay in the hostel— must pay. Ironically, however, nowhere in the infamous Students’ Handbook can…
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Jambito Diary: Aminu’s Story
By Habeeb Olokooba My arrival on the soil of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto carved a new way of living as a student. The first thing that drew out my intestine out of my anus is the story of how someone’s course can be changed from law to Islamic Studies and from Medicine and…
SOKOTO VARSITY RECORDS FIRST FEMALE GRADUATE OF GEOLOGY Abdulrahman Yahaya reports Jamila Adamu, a native of Birnin Kebbi, in Kebbi state has graduated from the Department Of Geology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto; becoming the first ever female to graduate from the Department. The department which was inaugurated at the beginning of the 2012/2013 academic session has…
Fact-Check: Did Ikorodu Boys Set Naira Marley’s House on Fire Following Mohbad’s Death?
By Hussain Wahab CLAIM: NairaMarley, Azeez Fashola house was said to be attacked and set on fire by Ikorodu boys following Mohbad’s death. The death of the street stardom musician, Ilerioluwa Adedimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad which was confirmed by his manager on Tuesday September 12, 2023 has generated a lot of misinformation and disinformation online . Many media,…
Breaking: UDUS Management Dissolves SU Executives, SRA , Appoints Caretaker Committee
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has on Friday, 1st September, released the names of the new Students’ Union Caretaker Committee, after dissolving the elected executives and the Students’ Representative Assembly, SRA. Recall that school management, in a circular dated 28th August announced the dissolution of the SU Executives and SRA…
How Danfodiyo Varsity Students Struggle in Hottest Sokoto Sun
By Jumoke Esuola That night, after visiting the bathroom three times to cool the heat that had been boiling her body, Joy Enoch buried herself in a mosquito net to avoid going to the school clinic with a malaria complaint the following morning. The occupant of IA Hall of Residence applied all her strength to…
GWALSA-UDUS Sets to Hold Orientation Program for 100-Level Students
Shamsudeen Abubakar Reports Gwandu Local Government Students Association, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Chapter, is set to organise an orientation program for 100-Level students. According to the flier, the program is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 5th, 2024, starting from 10:00 am at the Convocation Theatre. Speaking with Abdulrahman Umar, the protocol director, the…
Three Digest Reporters, Three Other UDUS Journalists Win Campus Reporter Awards
Shereefdeen Ahmad reports Three journalists of the News Digest Press, Abdulwasiu Olookoba, a 400-level law student, Abdulwaheed Sofiullah, a 400-level student of English Education and Abdulwasiu Mujeeb, a graduate of law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have won the Next-Gen Campus Reporter Awards. Recall that the News Digest Press reported how the student-journalists…
ONE MAN’S POISON By: Muneer Yaqub
ONE MAN’S POISON By: Muneer Yaqub An adage says: if you haven’t been to another man’s farm, you’d think your father’s farm is the biggest. There you are, confined within the jurisdiction of your birthplace. You’ve come of age, but the stimulant to make you leave your hometown for somewhere else has not. You…
Five Foods to Avoid in the Morning
By Mutalib Jibril Have you ever heard the phrase ‘you are what you eat’? Nowhere is this more applicable than in the realm of breakfast. The foods we choose in the morning can either power us through the day or leave us feeling like we’re running on empty. It’s breakfast, the meal that lays the…