By Muheeb Mashood “ The journey was a bad experience for me. Our bus had earlier developed a fault before we were attacked by bandits,” Shwawanatu Salihu, a 300 level Education Biology student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University recounted her bad trip as it happened to her like a nightmare. Shawanatu had left Sokoto in the…
By: Adamu Mubarak In the pursuit of academia, dreams often tangle with unforeseen events and in a chase for a brilliant career, the tale of how I suffered from the delusions of JAMB is very worthy of narrative. Achieving a dream of studying your desired course with a degree, and realizing a successful career starts…
BY Shereefdeen Ahmad Audu Abdullahi wore a weary face as he stood at the Bus Stop close to the Convocation Theater, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. One could tell that the 300-level student of Economics had a stressful lecture day, and when the sun set, his hope of enjoying the cool breezy night on his bed…
By Ibrahim Adeyemi As if we’ve not attended one before, everything at the sitting was strange in range, no orderliness in the hearts of those that man the earth of our dear university. No legislation on the side of our legislators; no execution on the other side of the executives. Who is fooling whom? The…
[REVIEW] Sacrifice and Sacrilege: Taming An Uncultured Culture of MutilationBy : Ameenah Gambari Mutilation and tribal incision — as a traditional means of beauty or identification — is what has been recently gaining attention and rejection. The act is therefore termed as being barbaric, especially in the 21st century. Those who objected to this act make…
By: Abdullateef Abdullahi Unemployment in Nigeria poses a myriad of negative effects that permeate through various aspects of the society, impacting individuals, families, and the nation as a whole. The economic, social, and psychological repercussions create a complex web that hampers development and stability. Economically, the high unemployment rate in Nigeria stifles economic growth and…
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…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Thursday 9th May, announced the registration deadline for the returning students for 2023/2024 academic session. This was contained in a circular released by the Director of Registration and Examination, Prof. Abubakar Abdullahi, stating that the registration exercise will be closed on Friday…
By Muheeb Mashood Manchester United have yet again bowed to another Premier league defeat after Brighton claimed a 3-1 victory over the Red Devils on Saturday at their home ground, Old Trafford. Saturday’s loss means that Eric Ten Hag’s men have now tasted three defeats in five games in the ongoing Premier league campaign, leaving…
Established in 1995, Digest Press, formally known as The News Digest Press, is a campus press outlet based at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. It covers both issues on the campus and beyond. The board has been known for its consistency and true practice of journalism. On campus, Digest has won the Press Board of the…
