By Habeeb Olokooba Dear friends, I know it’s been a tough task. Passing through the gory adventures of both tension and sleepless nights. From passing the JAMB examination to the thousands of times you were checking your caps down to the elated and unforgettable moment you were finally given admission. What about how you traveled…
Abdullahi Selim For a nation to progress, it demands an active leader who possesses the intellectual capacity to drive the nation’s vessel to a promised land. President Muhammadu Buhari, who once stood there so Jonathan could step down, stood there again for a second term. Now, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Jagaban, absorbs the moment….
By Isiaq Ibrahim Soliu Ridwanullahi, a newly admitted student of department of History and International Studies was very happy when he saw the circular released by the management that the matriculation ceremony would held on Wednesday. This has been the dream of Ridwan ever since his secondary school—to wear a matriculation gown. According to the…
By: Abubakar Shamsudeen In a moment of presumed safety, Abdulraheem Ibrahim, a 300-Level Agriculture student, entrusted his belongings to his bag while diving into his studies at the library. However, his peace shattered when he discovered a cunning thief had managed to pilfer his phone and a prized power bank, despite their secure placement within…
Shereefdeen Ahmad reports Three journalists of the News Digest Press, Abdulwasiu Olookoba, a 400-level law student, Abdulwaheed Sofiullah, a 400-level student of English Education and Abdulwasiu Mujeeb, a graduate of law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have won the Next-Gen Campus Reporter Awards. Recall that the News Digest Press reported how the student-journalists…
By Muhammed Akindele It was a not-too-breezy night of the year. When the Caliphate sun had just dropped its final retirement for the day. Just a few minutes after the Isha Prayer, as a Danfodite, I was getting ready for night class. However, I could sense that hunger bites, the soft grumble within my stomach…
Habeeb Olokooba reports The Students’ Union Government of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has set to organize workout sessions. The sessions, in partnership with the UDUS Fitness Team and the Director of Sports, will be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the first semester break. According to a memo released on Sunday, 27th August through the…
By Habeeb Olokooba Water! From the black lines of the irises that define his glassy eyes. A betrayal from the sockets which he had for long stored tears that he never intended to let fall. Yusuf (last name withheld) was in Senior Secondary School (SSS2) when his old friend Wale (not real name) returned from…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Faculty of Education and Extension Services (FEES), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has invited all departments under the faculty to participate in the Inter-departmental football competition. According to the circular released on 25 May, and signed by Mubarak Aliyu Kaffe, the Nigerian Universities Education Students Association’s president, the football league competition will…
BY AMANATULLAH ISMAIL Usmanu danfodiyo University Sokoto with its gargantuan buildings has failed in the aspect of maintaining proper and hygienic toilets for its students. For one to make use of these toilets, unwilling ordeal must be overcome. In a nutshell, the toilets in the school are too dirty that it makes stomachs vomit and…
