By Yisau Babatunde Anytime he was about to embark on a journey, he loved to sit beside a driver (front seat). Bello Imron Olalekan (not disclosing his course of study and level) felt over the moon as he was resuming back to his school, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), in February for the 2024/2025 academic…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar Students at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) are now grappling with an unexpected financial burden after the school management announced a hike in hostel fees for residents staying in the university’s halls of residence. Before this, a student was paying ₦15,000 for a hostel which accommodates eight students per room. However, with…
By Habibullah Temako The excitement of securing admission to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, was a dream come true for 100-Level Biochemistry student, Lawal Muhammad Sagir, But this excitement has been swiftly tempered by campus reality upon arrival, where he found himself sharing space with unauthorized occupants at his residents in Jubril Aminu hostel. Sagir’s encounter…
By Muhammed Akindele As protests swept across Nigeria, the academic lives of students in universities nationwide faced severe disruptions. Schools nearing resumption have had to delay their opening dates, while others have suspended ongoing academic calendars entirely—all to protect the safety of students and staff during these turbulent times. Universities such as BUK have suspended…
Muheeb Mashood reports The Election Tribunal of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Republic of Nigeria sitting at Abuja has set Wednesday, 6th 2023 as a date to grant declaration relief on the presidential election petitions. The statement was disclosed in a circular released on Monday, 4th 2023 and signed by the Chief Registrar…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports, The Ilorin Emirate Students Union Usman Danfodio University,Sokoto chapter is set to organize orientation for 100- level students. The orientation, according to the flyer released on Tuesday, 30 May, will take place at A10 lecture hall on Sunday, 4th June, at exactly 10:00am. Themed: “Balancing the four walls of the classroom and…
By Lamid Azeez Education has been a conventional part and parcel of human life. Through education, the darkened heart receives light and ignites hope in everyone who believes in the system as a background of success. Success is the end means of human effort in life. And it can only be steered if one…
THURSDAY MOTIVATION by Abdullateef Abdullahi Do you cry because you don’t have that luxurious feeling? Now, think of someone that doesn’t even have eyes to even sense how beautiful the world is. Always appreciate the little you have and develop a higher level of mental reality that you can’t have it all! Some died yesterday…
Student Leader Plays ‘Bet9ja’ With Union’s Fund in Danfodiyo VarsityBy: Bashir Turawa The president of the Modern European Languages and Linguistics Students’ Association (MELLSA) in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Akindele Abdulqoyyum has been accused of mismanaging the association’s funds. Abdulqoyyum, a final year student of English Language has allegedly invested the union’s fund in playing…
By: Amanatullahi Yusuf Yusuf Al Imam’s heart danced with joy upon learning of the convocation’s grand finale at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Envisioning the vast opportunities amidst over 22,000 graduating students– he and five other entrepreneurs eagerly boarded separate buses, each costing a substantial 18,050 naira. Their journey…
