By Amanatullah Ismail Rape has become a persistent plague disrupting the peace and emotional stability of some Nigerians. But before divulging the details of this abomination, let’s look at the meaning of rape. Rape is an unlawful sexual activity, often involving sexual intercourse, against the will of the victim through force or with a young…
By Amanatullah Yusuf It was early Monday morning. Mrs Titiloye Gloria Oluwapelumi hurriedly prepared the breakfast and dressed up her one-year-old baby as she rushed to catch up her 8: 00 am class. The Higher National Diploma(HND) 1 student of Mass Communication at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin wished to concentrate on the lecture — perhaps…
DID YOU KNOW: CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE By: Muhydeen Yaqub Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, born 15 September 1977 is a Nigerian writer of novels, short stories, and nonfiction. In 2008 she was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. She was described in the Times Literary Supplement as “the most prominent” of a “procession of…
Muhammed Akindele Reports Shereefdeen Ahmad, the editor-in-chief of The News Digest Press has trained members on the elements of fact-checking and information disorder. The training, falling as part of his activities of the Countering Misinformation and Promoting Media Literacy Fellowship, was held on Monday, 30th October at the LC2 Hall. The fellowship, sponsored by the…
By Muheeb Mashood Under the outshine of the sun at Tasha Aliu market, one of the motor parks situated in Sokoto, North West Nigeria, four students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto were parading the marketers’ stores campaigning and conversing exclusively with them about their basic rights to them. “Protecting Civic Space” is a program organized…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen At the break of dawn, Oloruntoyin Fatimah, a 300-level student of English and Literary Studies, sprang from her bed with purpose. She meticulously thought of preparing her morning meal, determined to face the day and ensure she wouldn’t miss a moment of her lecture. Thinking of how to get pepper, she went…
By Abdullateef Abdullahi Ah, the classic tale of hostel bed space wars! Picture this: a battleground where legal and illegal occupants clash over who reigns supreme in the realm of room ownership. It’s a comedy of errors when an illegal squatter confidently wrestles for bed space with a legal resident. Why does this academic tango…
By Iorgboko Michael e Western education was introduced during the colonial era by the British to liberate us from our traditional mindset. Initially, it was met with disdain and considered irrelevant in our society. In many African households, sending a child to school was viewed as akin to enslaving them, with no one to advocate…
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…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Department of Educational Foundation under the Faculty of Education and Extension Service, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has directed all undergraduate students (UG I, UG II, UG III, and UG IV) of the department to update their yellow files by December 15, to facilitate the completion of their registration process. The directive,…
