EXAMINATION BLUES: How GST Mass Failure Hits UDUS Students Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports While many students would consider a Computer Based Test (CBT) for the General Studies (GST) exam and see it as a technological advancement, students of the Faculty of Arts and Education, respectively, have no good impression about it. They have, unscrupulously, been ‘endowed’…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar Despite the intervention made towards the end of the second semester of the last session, the resident of Zamfara hostel, at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), was gripped by another water crisis, which subjected many of them to using dirty and unclean water for their daily needs. This sparked many concerns among…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Ehsan Sehgal once said, “The judiciary is such a coin that has justice and injustice at its two sides. Accordingly, one, who wins, feels justice; whereas, one, who loses, feels injustice…” Lending credence to this: It’s a redundant and trepidation belief that the judiciary is full of corrupt minds because one’s wishes…
By: Nawwas Adam For years, the quote ‘ if you think education is too expensive, try ignorance’, has been serving as a powerful motivation, underscoring the profound significance of education. As individuals ailing from modest backgrounds, we deeply acknowledge that education stands as our paramount hope and the pivotal key to overcoming the myriad…
By Olayiwola Ridwan Now at Morocco Ground: Aminu takes courage, subtly approaches Salamatu. Aminu: Good evening, Hajia Salamatu. How have you been? Salamatu: Evening. I have been good. Aminu: You are looking so dazzling this evening. I had always thought darkness would not do justice to your looks. But here you are! Your beauty alone…
By Abdulrahman Yayha It is no longer news that the phenomenon of insecurities has become a Nigerian pandemic. In order to arrest the unhappy situation with a befitting solution, experts and security personnels opinions have been sought. As part of her responsibility to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians, several measures have been taken…
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF BROKEN HOMES By: Abdulwasiu Mujeeb Sons and daughters of broken homes are those that are either born or nurtured in divorced homes, they are those under the tent of two broken hearts, those whose parents had outrightly divorced themselves, therefore leaving them under the canopy of confusion as to who has…
By Alqasim Gbemisola Nigeria has the highest rate of suicide and depression in Africa. The current rate of suicide in Nigeria is 9.50% out of 100, 000 people. Most suicides occur impulsively in times of crisis due to a breakdown in coping mechanisms in life, such as chronic pain and illness, financial difficulties, and relationship…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Let’s decide the outcome of an egg laid down before its hatches. The clog of the devil, perhaps,it’s in the devil itself. The devil can poison someone’s mind and can’t kill. Everyone on earth derives their enjoyment from different sources: a man enjoys it because he chooses it and acts on it….
By Bashirat Durojaye A four-day journalism training program was planned by the Center for Journalism Innovation Development (CJID) for mass communication students and campus journalists at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto. As part of the registration procedures, prospective applicants were required to prepare and submit a 100-word piece on the subject of “The importance of…
