By OLOKOOBA ABDULWASIU Truth. When law and morality contradict each other, the citizenry has the the cruel alternative of either losing moral sense or respect for the law. In a bid to corroborate this proposition, the social contract theory regards the ultimate essence of law to be an instrument for turning a state of nature,…
ONE MAN’S POISON By: Muneer Yaqub An adage says: if you haven’t been to another man’s farm, you’d think your father’s farm is the biggest. There you are, confined within the jurisdiction of your birthplace. You’ve come of age, but the stimulant to make you leave your hometown for somewhere else has not. You…
By Isiaq Ibrahim Ismail Aliyu, 27, was among the students offered admission to study Political Science at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 2017. To him, the intention of graduating with first class in his department never crossed his mind, owing that no students has ever clinched the feat since the establishment of the department in…
By Hussain Wahab It is a scorching July afternoon, around 2 p.m., at Government Girls Science Comprehensive Secondary School in Argungu, Kebbi State. The school’s teachers and students are fully engrossed in their daily activities. Among them is Happiness Olamide, a 14-year-old student in Senior Secondary 1C. She is comfortably seated alongside her fellow students…
By Mutalib Jibril Recently, I came across a post listing the ten most useless courses to study in Nigeria and the ten best courses to study. While this perspective might hold some truth due to the limited employment opportunities for certain courses in Nigeria, I disagree with labeling any course as useless. As long as…
By Hauwa’u Malami As the morning sun peeks out from behind the clouds, Mahmud Mudi, a resident of “80k” Hostel in Shama, puts on a worried look. The reason for this is obvious: the 200-level veterinary medicine student, every morning, carries with him some of his empty jerrycans and goes ahead to queue together with…
Yasir Aladodo reports In order to mitigate the hardship that the subsidy removal might have caused Kwarans, the Kwara State Government has made a scheme which includes registration, verification as well as distribution of subsidy’s palliative worth of 10,000 naira to Kwara State students across the Country. It can be recalled that on Monday 29…
By Mutalib Jibril Studying medicine can be very challenging anywhere in the world due to the nature of the field. However, it is more challenging studying medicine in Nigeria. Should we talk about the limited number of slots to a large number of applicants that are accepted into medical school? Or is it the rigorous…
By Adamu Abubakar In the midst of conflict, natural disasters, and other humanitarian crises, women and children are among the most vulnerable populations, facing a myriad of challenges when forced to seek refuge in Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. These individuals endure hardships that often exacerbate existing inequalities and put their safety, health, and well-being…
Extra: Sokoto Varsity Student, Abdullahi, Aminu Breaks ‘Jinx’, Set First Class Record in UDUS’ Geology Dept. Taoheed Adegbite reports… An Abdullahi, Aminu Alameen has become the first graduate to get First Class honour degree in Geology at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). The twenty-three years old from Aleiro local government of Kebbi state graduated…
