By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen Morning dew has wet the dried leaf from being yield. When the school released the statement for the conduct of the 2023 Students Union elections, students were rejoicing like a minor who had a candle on his hand to lick. What came to students’ mind was that another era of new development…
By Olayiwola Ridwan Aminu visits Salamatu in her hostel. He seeks the assistance of a female student he meets outside Salamatu’s hostel to call her out for him. The girl enters and calls Salamatu for him. Aminu: Good evening, Hajia Salamatu. Salamatu: oh! It’s you. I was wondering who it could be. Because, I didn’t…
By: Abdulrazaq Kamaldeen Nigeria has become a haven for kidnappers, with security deteriorating from its strongholds. In a country where law enforcement struggles to ensure safety, life has become precarious. Tragically, killings are now a source of amusement, and kidnapping has evolved into a lucrative ransom-driven crime. Nigeria is now a country of “live here…
Abdullahi Selim For a nation to progress, it demands an active leader who possesses the intellectual capacity to drive the nation’s vessel to a promised land. President Muhammadu Buhari, who once stood there so Jonathan could step down, stood there again for a second term. Now, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Jagaban, absorbs the moment….
By Mutalib Jibril Everyone coming to UDUS should have been informed about the current season, considering the prevailing hot weather in Sokoto and temperature is now over 40°c. I can vividly recall that when I was told about the extreme weather conditions of Sokoto state, I thought it was just an overstatement of the…
Shamsudeen Abubakar Reports Gwandu Local Government Students Association, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Chapter, is set to organise an orientation program for 100-Level students. According to the flier, the program is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 5th, 2024, starting from 10:00 am at the Convocation Theatre. Speaking with Abdulrahman Umar, the protocol director, the…
By Oyelowo Khalid At about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, as most residents of Jabo village in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State prepared for sleep, a loud explosion shattered the calm. Within minutes, fear spread across the community. Families grabbed what they could and fled their homes, uncertain of what might come next. Saddiq…
Six law students of the Faculty of Law in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have sued the president and the executives of Law Students Society(LSS) at the High Court of LSS over constitutional interpretation bordering on dress code. According to the processes filled by the plaintiffs who included Abdulkareem Mubarak, Abdulrahman Ibrahim; Olayiwola Ridwan, Bakare…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar It was a hot Saturday in February. Abdulwahab Muhammad, a final year student of Arabic was decked with the excitement of returning for the final lap of his degree program at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. He was on what was supposed to be a harmless voyage from his town in the…
By Habeeb Olokooba My first trip from Ilorin, Kwara State to the Seat of Caliphate wasn’t that promising. Though I didn’t know the length of where we were traveling, we spent the minimum of twelve hours in the vehicle. What I learned to be one of the fastest trips of that range. “if it’s…
