“The calendar has been stopped immediately ASUU embarked on strike”_- DEAN, Students’ Affairs  Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports As there seems to be a tentative agreement between the Federal government and the academic staff union of universities on the lingering industrial action embarked upon by the union in November last year.Many students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto…

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Updated: UDUS Releases Notification of Results for Graduates

The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto has released some notification of results for the 2020/2021 graduates students. According to a circular released through the Office of Registrar, Academic Division, 24 programmes have their notification of results ready for collection. “This is to inform 2020/2021 graduates that notification of results for the underlisted programmes are…

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The Forgotten Rural Schools

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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Breaking: Court strikes out Kwara Poly, Police’s case against Informant247 journalists

The Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has struck out the criminal conspiracy and defamation case brought against The Informant247 journalists by Kwara State Polytechnic and the Nigerian Police after 11 months of legal battle. Magistrate Adebayo Qudus dismissed the case due to abuse of court process and lack of diligent prosecution. The journalists were arraigned…

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Special Report: In UDUS, Commercial Banks Violate Central Bank’s Directives, Still Dispensing Old Naira Notes Week To Deadline

  By Habeeb Olokooba   It was on a Wednesday morning. Imran, a 100-level student of Political Science rushed to Guarantee Trust Bank to withdraw some money at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s branch. The undergraduate who doubles as a Point of Sale(POS) attendant, needed to attend to his customers. However, Imran was taken aback…

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