Abdulmajid Mutunji reports The Sokoto State Students Association(SOSSA), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s chapter has appointed a committee for the scholarship verification exercise of the 2022/2023 academic session. This was contained in a circular released by the association and signed by its staff advisers, Comrade Achida M.B and Comrade Tambari I.W. The committee, according to the…
By Amanatullah Yusuf It was early Monday morning. Mrs Titiloye Gloria Oluwapelumi hurriedly prepared the breakfast and dressed up her one-year-old baby as she rushed to catch up her 8: 00 am class. The Higher National Diploma(HND) 1 student of Mass Communication at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin wished to concentrate on the lecture — perhaps…
We face a significant challenge within our hostels, and I firmly believe that a sense of responsibility and literacy should be ingrained in every educated student. However, the behavior of some male students at school hostels disappoints me greatly. We all know that Usmanu Danfodiyo University halls of residence possess impressive structures since their…
By Alqosim Gbemisola At just 10, Fatimah Muhammad is among ‘Yarinya’ girls at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto campus, doing ‘Aiki’—Hausa for menial jobs in female hostels. Hailing from Wurno local government in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Fatimah’s journey diverges from her peers as she embarks on ‘Aiki’ duties instead of stepping into a primary school…
By Yasir Aladodo In Western education, the journey of some hijab-wearing sisters takes an unexpected turn whenever they get admission into universities. Despite parental teachings on modesty, the influence of newfound friends, like Sulykha’s companion Shewa, can lead to a shift in perspective. Sulykha, hailing from a family where hijab is synonymous with dignity, embarks…
THE PREDATORS AND VULTURES OF NIGERIAN EDUCATION By : Abdulwakeel Olawale The concurrence and reoccurrence of Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) indefinite, total and comprehensive strike bamboozle one; thereby leaves one’s state of mind unsettled. Nigeria, however, is a nation blessed with countless resources worthy enough to make it an advanced and a developed country…
In Nigeria, election periods have become a market for thugs to wield their trade for the highest bidders. With the 2023 general election making a headway, desperate politicians would do everything possible to catapult themselves into power. Thereby fuelling the dastardly act of electoral violence. The merchants of the violence serve as an incubus…
By A.M Kolawole Kathy sat with her legs dangling over the edge of the side of the hood. The band of her earphones held strands of straight copper hair that had come loose from two thick braids that hung down her back. She swayed with the music that only she could hear. Her shoulders raised,…
By Alqasim Gbemisola 1 A scholar once said that a woman is the full circle, within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. History has it that women are the strongest creatures on Earth. Although men rule the land, women give life to them and are always stronger than them. Women across different…
Abdulrazaq Kamaldeen reports The law student society judiciary (LSSJ), in collaboration with the council of principal partners, is set to organize a call to bar tutorials for the newly admitted law students. According to the flyer released on Tuesday, 30 of May and signed by Yazid Ahmad Imani, the chief registrar, the program will be…
