ÌJOBA ALÁGBÁDÁ: Civilian Governance
By Abdulmalik Abdulwahab Nigeria as a nation grapples with the complexities of civilian governance amidst a backdrop of historical challenges and contemporary dynamics. From the ashes of military rule emerged a fledgling democracy, promising hope and progress for its people. However, the reality of governance in Nigeria today is a tapestry woven with threads of…
ELSSA Election: Transparency Marks Milestone for English and Literary Studies Department
Yasir Aladodo and Akaje Meimunat report The English and Literary Studies Students’ Association under the faculty of Art, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has conducted a peaceful election on Thursday, 9th November, at the departmental garden. It can be recalled that the Association had earlier conducted election debates at the A20 lecture hall, providing aspirants with…
Unsilenced Suffering: A Call to End the Scourge of Rape
By Amidat Ahmad In the dimly lit corners of society, where silence and darkness reign, there exists a deeply troubling and pervasive epidemic that has plagued humanity for centuries. It is an affliction that transcends borders, cultures, and backgrounds, leaving a trail of victims who bear the heavy burden of unspeakable trauma. This is the…
UDUS LSS Judiciary Calls New Students to Caliphate Bar
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The Law Students Society (LSS) Judiciary of Faculty of law in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has called the newly admitted students of the faculty to the Caliphate bar. The program, coupled with orientation ceremony conducted in collaboration with the Caliphate Law Clinic, National Association of Muslim Law Students(NAMLAS) and the Executive arm…
SU Caretaker Committee Has Done it All. Isn’t It?
By Hussain Wahab Kudos to Caretaker committee of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto for the great achievements in less than 6 months. The five naira satchet water is everywhere in the school — both main and city campuses. In fact, school of Matric is not excluded. Not only that the sachets are available but also…
Digest Editor Selected for 6-months Journalism for Liberty Fellowship
By Abubakar Shamsudeen The managing editor of The News Digest Press, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), Isiaq Ibrahim has been selected for 6-months Journalism for Liberty Fellowship (The Liberarist), cohort 3. Isiaq Ibrahim is a 400-level student of Primary Education, Department of Adult Education and Extension Services, Faculty of Education and Extension Services, UDUS. The…
How Lack of Electricity Tormented Students, Increases Charging Business in UDUS
By Habeeb Olokooba The hellish sun in the Seat of Caliphate was its youth that Saturday. Joshua Adejo wore a blue vintage shirt and was walking back from the hostel mini market to his room at Block D, Jubril Aminu Hall of Residence in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s main campus. The 300-level student of Mathematics…
SU Welfare Director: UDUS Students Express Concerns, Urge Management to Resolve Inconclusiveness
By Asiat Meikudi It’s exactly 30 days since Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto conducted her Students’ Union elections for the 2022/2023 academic session. After the elections on 8th June 2023, all the newly elected executive members were subsequently inaugurated on the 9th June. However, up till now, the result of the office of the Welfare Director…
SOZECOM Puts Smile On Jemimah’s Face, Gets Her New Wheelchair Mustapha Abdullateef reports The Sokoto State Zakat and Waqf Endowment Commission (SOZECOM) has on Saturday, 20th of April 2019 presented a new Wheelchair to Miss Jemima Dauda, at the state headquarters of the commission – as a way of aiding the determination to actualise her…