The Forgotten Rural Schools Muhyideen Kolawole Irreversible though, the memory of the mid 19s, opposition rivalry between the Action Group and NCNC; consequence of a tumor expanding in my mother’s brain. The poor woman could not forgive her mother who denied her western education even though, the gone grandma’s mind was polluted by the agencies…
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As the scorching sun beats down on our school, the question arises: are our solar panels truly serving their purpose? Should we label them as non-functional, or perhaps acknowledge that they are unable to sufficiently power our needs during daylight hours? Living in a state known for its sunshine, we expect our solar panels…
BY HUSSAIN WAHAB With utmost excitement running on my mind, I will like to congratulate the newly admitted students, and pre-emptively welcome you to the most peaceful and stringent university in Nigeria. I don’t need to explain the ‘toughness’. They say seeing is believing. With time you will understand it better. I know the most…
Amanatullah Ismail writes When Salama started menstruating, she enjoyed using the sanitary pad given to her by an organistion who had visited their school for a menstrual sensitisation. Unfortunately, after the pack given to her finished, her parents then introduced the usage of rag. “I was introduced to rags as my parents couldn’t afford…
By Abdulmalik Abdulwahab Olutimin Ilenre, a young graduate of History and International studies from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo state, set all his academic records on fire due to the formidable challenges posed by unemployment. This was contained in a video surface on the social media where Ilenre set his degree testimony, National Youth Service Corp…
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 Hussain Wahab It is a scorching July afternoon, around 2 p.m., at Government Girls Science Comprehensive Secondary School in Argungu, Kebbi State. The school’s teachers and students are fully engrossed in their daily activities. Among them is Happiness Olamide, a 14-year-old student in Senior Secondary 1C. She is comfortably seated alongside her fellow students…
By Meikudi Ashiat Mahmud Boni Toure, a Botany graduate from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, soared through his school days like a bird in flight, his allowance bringing a sparkle to his phone as he savored a life of luxury and extravagance. When Mahmud graduated in 2021, his life took a sharp turn; the financial support…
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…
