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,…
The Muslims Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto chapter has lambasted the Students’ Union of the university following a circular the union issued on the just concluded Eid-ul Adha fest. In a statement signed by the Ameer of MSSN, Mustaqeem Bin Malik and published on Adda-leel pressboard on Monday, 10th July,…
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…
Muheeb Mashood reports The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has on Wednesday, 20th September, 2023 dismissed Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and declared Nasiru Ganuwa of All Progressive Congress (APC) as the valid winner of March 18 Kano State Governorship election. Recall that Ganuwa congratulated Yusuf, following the declaration of…
By Habeeb Olokooba Some days ago, I saw a viral tweet from the controversial Daniel Regha trending on Facebook where he was lashing out at one time Grammy winning artist , Temilade Openiyi, making reference to her being a promising upcomer who had no hit singles to her name. In his words: “Tems only gets…
Muheeb Mashood reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has directed returning students who could not complete their registration for the 2022/2023 academic session to visit the Management of Information Systems(MIS) to carry out the exercise. This was contained in a circular released by the management on Monday, 26th June and signed by the…
By Habeeb Olokooba It is very easy to kill a man, by merely saying he did what he did not do. It is even funny, the upsurge of the human’s hypocrisy when negative things happen to people they don’t like or really agree with. I guess that’s just our nature as human beings. Beyond doubt,…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports Mallam AhmadIsah Chafe, the Director of the Management and Information System (MIS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, has urged students to prioritize this last chance for registration as failure to do so will lead to deferment of session. It can be recalled that Mallam Ahmad Isah Chafe made it known on Sunday, 2nd…
By Habeeb Olokooba As a kid, my mom’s daily motivation has always been, Òógbémi lo ìlú Òyìnbó “You will take me overseas”. I grew up with this daily phrase of motivation from my mom, she believes in the perpetuity ahead and this always prompts my efficacy in the phrase ‘hard work pays’. Grace pays better…
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen Morning dew has wet the dried leaf from being yield. When the school released the statement for the conduct of the 2023 Students Union elections, students were rejoicing like a minor who had a candle on his hand to lick. What came to students’ mind was that another era of new development…
