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…
By Habibullah Temako Ademorayo* could talk for days about the exploitation she has faced since choosing to stay in Gida Nkiruma, one of the private hostels at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS). From her 100-level, she lived in a school hostel because it was affordable. But by 400-level, she needed something more spacious and restful,…
By Muhammed Akindele and Abdulrazaq Kamaldeen Under the scorching sun of Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Wammako Local Government of Sokoto, Hassan Nasir, 26, bore the weariness of countless haircuts etched on his face. Despite the fatigue evident in his eyes, Hassan awaited the arrival of his next customers—their pending appointments adding to his dilemma. The…
By Asiat Meikudi A decade ago, Nigeria was everything a nation could call itself. A pacific nation with abundant resources, an affluent nation attributed as the giant of Africa; a nation known as the world’s largest producer of oil. Alas, regression has halted the progre The main feature key in a democratic nation is the…
By Habeeb Olokooba Mavins megastar Ayra Starr dropped a single titled “Rhythm and Blues”. The song is a departure from the past pattern of the Nigerian superstar, in that it is a love song. Throughout Ayra Starr’s musical career, despite dropping a series of shingles, cut across bangers like “Bloody Samaritan”, “Rush”, “Sability”, and many…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The Sport Department, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has invited all students who are interested in football for a screening exercise at the school stadium. This was contained in a circular released on Saturday, 20th May and signed by the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee for Students’ Union, Mohammed Shamshudeen and the…
By Muheeb Mashood The campus Journalists at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have exchanged traditional lecture hours for a transformative four-day intensive training program offered by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development. The program, held in the boardroom of the Faculty of Social Sciences from October 16 to 19, 2023, brought together over 50 beneficiaries…
By Yisau Babatunde In a small corner of Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria, a teenage girl once stood barefoot on a dusty pitch, her hands covered in sand instead of gloves. Each time the ball slipped past her, her friends laughed, but she never stopped. Every failed dive encouraged her to try again. That girl…
By Habeeb Olokooba In a globe filled with youths who found fraud as the only way to triumph, peers with a contrary view should be greatly celebrated. Society has degenerated, and immorality has been styled. Thus, it will be kooky for you not to celebrate your little wins. Both thumbs will ask you if you…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Law Students’ Society(LSS), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto chapter, has started a mooting and mock competition for female law students. This was disclosed in a flier released by the LSS Judiciary through the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Naheem on Friday, 13th October, 2023. The competition, sponsored…
