COLOURLESS WATER, COBWEBBED TANKS (1): ”I was with teary eyes when I saw what its inside contains“ By : Olokooba Abdulwasiu While many students either born with silver spoon in their mouth or not,for healthy purpose subscribe not to the waters from the hostel water-tanks , mayhaps due to its atimes tastefulness and colourless or…
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Isiaq Ibrahim Wins Digest Journalist of the Month
Abdulkadir Sofiullahi reports Isiaq Ibrahim, a 300-level student of Primary Education at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has emerged the winner of NEWS DIGEST’s journalist for the month of May 2023. News Digest Journalist of the Month is an encouragement honor given to a member of the press outfit who has performed excellently in the…
UDUS Swearing-in Saga: Yari, Shaggy Still on Air
By Hussain Wahab Like fire in a mountain, the man mounted a stage as the student body waited patiently but curious to know what would happen to the pregnancy-hen. Although, everybody is clapping as the waves of aluta are breathing and birthing lives on the roof of MH3. The articulated anchor possesses some spirit of…
Importance of Having a ‘Kunya’ as a Muslim
By Mutalib Jibril A kunya is a title that begins with “Abu” (father of) or “umm” (mother of ) which is used to honor and praise an individual. Unlike nicknames, a kunya serves as a respectful designation, avoiding the derogatory connotations that nicknames can carry sometimes. A kunyah fulfils the same function as a name…
My Stay Under Sydney Talker’s label—Khaid
By Habeeb Olokooba In recent times, a lot of happenings have been said about how evil and toxic a place the music industry can be, how devilish record label owners and the lengths they go in frustrating and killing the talents of the young, gullible people they sign. Amidst this crunch, fast rising Sulaiman Shekoni…
No Installment of School Fees Payment for Newly Admitted and Returning Students– MIS Director Clarifies
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Mallam Ahmed Isah Chafe, the Director of the Management and Information System (MIS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), has dispelled rumor circulating that newly admitted and returning students can pay their school fees in installments. The News Digest gathered that there has been a rumor circulating within the students that the school…
BACK STORY: Words From The Campus Journalist Of The Year
BACK STORY: Words From The Campus Journalist Of The Year By Maryam Abdullahi What if days didn’t run as fast as the winds? What if happenings didn’t come and go like life and death — bumping into nothing that could distract the swiftness of time? Maybe, l would be too sobered to be in a…
Jambito Diary: Jambito Must Dance: The Story of Bilal
By Habeeb Olokooba It was the early hours of my matriculation day. The sun had risen, but the morning was concurrently breezy and serene_a typical condition of weather in the Seat of Caliphate. As early as 7:30 am, I was already decked up in one of my best outfits matching it with my expensive…
THE SRA SITTING AND ITS PALAVER
The Students Representatives Assembly UDUS, had her first sitting of the new semester on the sixth day of May 2018, and it was a plenary full of drama. As it was expected by many, it was a sitting where tough resolutions were made. The ‘press release’ by the house committee on media and publicity few…
Born to Suffer: The Menace of Child Abuse in Nigeria
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen It’s bitterly cold outside at Dundaye; a town in Sokoto State; the time was 11 pm on Thursday. While other children stayed at home to enjoy the warmth of their beds with their parents, Umar Kabir, a 10-year-old boy whose parents had neglected him three years ago, had no place for shelter,…