By Abdullah Tijani, The Editor-in-chief of The News Digest Press, 2020/2021 Academic Session Just like other years before it, the era of the Abdullah-Tijani-led administration is coming to an end. The sun rotating the earth has returned to its starting point. Today, the sun will set and we will witness the beginning of…
By Raji Toheeb Day after day, week after week, and month after month, our society is plagued by a series of disunity, misunderstanding, discrimination, and hatred stemming from the misuse of our freedom of expression. Hate speech, as defined by the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, is “any form of…
By Mutalib Jibril It’s in the cozy living room at home where we share stories, laughter, and the enticing aroma of my mom’s cooking that fills the air. The familiar faces of family members provide unwavering support. When I’m away at school, I yearn for the delectable dishes my mom prepares. Her cooking isn’t just…
By Rasheedat Abidiesin As the day emerged like a forceful storm, Zainab Isiaka, a 300 level student of political science, wore a disturbing look. The reason which she will later narrate to this reporter. In her right hand was a bucket and the left? Akimbo. Zainab reminisced on how easy life at her hostel —80k…
By Habibullah Temako As the scorching sun beat down relentlessly during the fasting period, the already hot atmosphere was further exacerbated by a crippling power outage that plunged private hostels, including Benji and Shamma into darkness. The sudden loss of electricity, which occurred in the blink of an eye, has now stretched into…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports Folorunsho Faozy Aduagba, a 500-level student of the Law Faculty, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), on Friday 23rd November, emerged as the best graduating advocate of the year at the Law Students’ Society (LSS) annual symposium for 2022/2023 academic session. The symposium, which was held at the Faculty of Law Auditorium, Usmanu…
By: Alabi Maryam Life during undergraduate is awesome, and full of experiences. The best out of it is to have a good story to tell. Being one of the residents of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) hostel, and also having compared the state of those that chose private hostels to the school hostel have pushed…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports In a commendable achievement, Muheeb Moshood, a 200-level Law student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has secured recognition by winning both the Male Campus Journalist and Feature Writer of the Year awards for the 2022/2023 academic session. This announcement was made during the Annual Symposium of the National Association of Campus Journalists…
Taoheed A. Adegbite reports As it is just days left for students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto to move to the poll and elect new set of leaders to the helms of affairs of students’ union. Faruk Barade; a 400-level student of Law and one of the presidential aspirants in the forthcoming 2019 Student’s Union…
By: Muhammed Akindele As far back as the 19th century, there has been a custom feud between the feminists and the Anti-feminists. This debate has degenerated into a lot of dissension for many decades. For better assimilation, feminism precludes the advocacy for women’s rights on the basis of equality of sex. Anti-feminism on the other…
