By Ashiat Meikudi Nigeria has the highest number of child marriage cases in West and Central Africa. A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICE) pecked the number of girls and women married before the age of 18 at 23.6million, adding that about 10.3 million married even before the age of 15. The…
Jumoke Esuola rreports The Greenline Nurture Initiative(GNI) is set to organize a 2-day vision care outreach event for women and children in Sokoto State. The programme, according to the co-founder of GNI, professor Jimoh Olaiya Amzat, will provide free testing and corrective lenses for people who have refractive eyes defects. In a flier released by…
Mutalib Jibril The ear is a complex organ responsible for the sense of hearing and the maintenance of balance in the body. It consists of three main parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. It is an indispensable organ that enables hearing, balance, communication, safety, and the appreciation of sound. Its…
By Tijani Ibrahim ‘Suffering’ and ‘smiling’ are the best words to describe James Taiwo. Struggling in sweats, though, he is contented with the little he earns as a student barber in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. After the hectic goings and comings of the academic activities in the day, Taiwo still struggles to hustle at night…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The Mathematical Association of Nigeria, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto is set to conduct a comprehensive 5-day workshop for its final year students. The workshop, according to the flier, is scheduled to run from Monday, October 16th to Friday, October 20th, taking place at the department of mathematics lab, from 10:00 AM to…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports A 300-level student of Primary Education, Faculty of Education and Extension Services (FEES), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Isiaq Ibrahim has bagged The News Digest male category of campus Journalist for the year 2022/2023 academic session. This announcement was made during the Digest Festival, held on Sunday, 5th November, at UDUS Multi-purpose…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad The PEN PRESS outfit published a report that the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has started distributing matriculation gowns to freshers for ‘free’. The report was titled ‘ Excitement as UDUS Management Distributes ‘ Free’ Matriculation Gowns to New Students.’ The Claim The report claimed that the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University,…
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen It was around 6:20 a.m on a Thursday that Shola woke up from bed to prepare for an 8:00 a.m. morning lecture. As it is very common among students to have something in their stomachs before going to morning classes, Shola had thought on what to eat before going to class….
By Fathiu Jimoh Who will take the blame when I didn’t go home? Is it my fault to stay behind after my examination? Several sorts of questions encircled Mujaheed Abdulrahman’s mind when he lost his valuable items to the hands of a thief. Over the weeks, his hostel’s electricity danced to the tune of blackout….
By Muhammed Akindele Right after confirming that being tricked, by the mysterious Hauwa. I felt a deep pain in my heart, and to sum it all, I was too shy to go back to the A10 lecture hall to read the following day. “What if she was even there when I ran out like a…
