By Mutalib Jibril As a pharmacy student, my days are a whirlwind of early morning lectures, demanding practical sessions, and struggling to complete and submit daily practical reports as early as the following day. Each day is a marathon, beginning with the sunrise and ending well past the twilight hours. It isn’t just a journey…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Students’ Unions Electoral Committee (ELCOM) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has released guidelines for the conduct of the Students’ Union Elections for the 2022/2023 academic session. This was contained in a circular released on Monday, 22nd May, 2023 and signed by the Elcom Chairman, Bashir Muhammad Achida. According to the…
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…
By: Aisha Jimoh In contemporary society, women grapple with ingrained notions of inferiority, contending with societal expectations that confine them to predetermined roles. This struggle is particularly pronounced among women journalists in Africa, who not only face heightened risks compared to their male counterparts but also navigate the delicate balance between career aspirations and societal…
By: Habeeb Olokooba Hamza Diyaulhaq Imogbemi Tiamiyu Let’s talk about the Faculty of Law election, 2023. Earlier on Wednesday, Hamza Diyaulhaq Barade, one of the presidential candidates for the LAWSAN election 2023, was seen campaigning for the UG2 law students. He, in his words, stressed, by assuring that the learning wigs as to his plan…
By Muhammed Akindele and Abdulrazaq Kamaldeen Under the scorching sun of Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Wammako Local Government of Sokoto, Hassan Nasir, 26, bore the weariness of countless haircuts etched on his face. Despite the fatigue evident in his eyes, Hassan awaited the arrival of his next customers—their pending appointments adding to his dilemma. The…
Muhammad Akindele reports The Caliphate Bookstore(CB) at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Monday, 16th October commenced the Caliphate moot court competition. The competition, The News Digest Press gathered, is aimed strengthening the capacity of the students in the practical aspect of the law. According to a statement released by the judiciary of the Law…
By : Ibrahim Adeyemi and Turawa Bashir Dead or alive? Repressed and depressed by parents or not? These are the controversial queries that filled the social media airwave after the mysterious suicide action taken by Aisha Omolola, a 300 level student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in her apartment at Samaru, Kaduna state. Omolola was…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Offa Students’ Union (OSU), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) chapter, under the leadership of Comrade AbdulQodir Onawola has on Sunday, 26th November celebrated its annual cultural day for the 2022/2023 academic session. The event, hosted at the ETF1 lecture hall on the main campus, saw indigenous students of the union coming…
By: Amanatullahi Yusuf The curtain of my harassment rises at a very young age. I can’t recall my exact age at the time but I was between the range of six (6) – seven (7) years. At the time, I knew not what it meant but I felt it was wrong seeing the fact he…
