By Abu Shuraim Carryover is not the end of the road, but rather it is part of the academic experiences. Nevertheless, I had noticed that lots of students discouraged themselves in chasing their dream of making Papa proud with first class honor or any high grades when they had carryover in their courses. Sometimes, they…
By: Muneer Yaqub Moved, so seconded; the motion of action. Charged, the “Orubebes” of the House quickly went to work. They flew into a rage. Things fell apart, apologies to Achebe. Chants of “Greatest Nigerian students!” rented the air, with ardor. Aluta Sabotage, so it seemed. But, fortunately, there was…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad In 2016, when Bashir Turawa was offered admission to study Literature-in-English in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, he was among the disciples of the philosophy that everything cannot be learnt within the four walls of the classroom. He made up his mind to study beyond what he would be taught in the lecture…
Taofeeq Imam reports The Greenline Nurture Initiative (GNI), Sokoto under the founding realm of Professor Jimoh Oaiya Amzat and Dr. Kazeem Aremu has on the 18th of March 2024 released its application procedures for the 2024 cohort 3 academic mentorship program for final year students in a degree awarding institutions or recent graduates in Sokoto…
By Yisau Babatunde In a small corner of Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria, a teenage girl once stood barefoot on a dusty pitch, her hands covered in sand instead of gloves. Each time the ball slipped past her, her friends laughed, but she never stopped. Every failed dive encouraged her to try again. That girl…
By Lamid Azeez Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto is an institution with little eye on social life and brunt weather but it primed and nurtured students in character and knowledge. The level of happiness for being admitted into the university lay beyond what mouth can spew. It is a feeling of ecstasy and excitement. Luckily, I…
By Hussain Wahab As Abdulaziz Shafiu, a 300-level student of Agricultural science and resident of Torabora, tried to pass through the road that leads to the Faculty of Law from his hostel, he looked beyond the dry land he was standing on and saw a field of waterlogged swamp. How has…
By Hussain Wahab CLAIM A circulating press release on WhatsApp has claimed that male genitalia(penises) are disappearing on and off Campus of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The press was titled: Urgent Notice: “Incident of Mysterious Penis Disappearance on and off Campus.” The press was not dated and its status has caused a lot of controversies….
SPECIAL REPORT: SECURITY FORLORN AT SOKOTO VARSITY Taoheed A. Adegbite reports Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have expressed displeasure over the security blues in the school. Most of the students sleep with their eyes widely open in their various halls of residence. In fact, many students have little or no confidence in the school’s…
By Isiaq Ibrahim In 2019, Badmus Soliu secured admission to study at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Ecstatic with the thought of being addressed as a Danfodite, he quickly rushed to pay his tuition fees, where an item for the school Identity card was included at the sum of N1,000. However, his dream to always move…
