Muhammed Akindele reports The Examination Monitoring Committee(EMC) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has instructed all class representatives to present their classmates’ identity and examination cards. This is said to serve as a precondition for the first semester examination for the 2022/2023 session. According to the internal memorandum dated November 24, and signed by the chairman…
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DEATH AND HUMAN OPTIMISM
DEATH AND HUMAN OPTIMISM By: Tijani Abdullahi Many people have been living, struggling despite the fact that they had known before hand, that there is inevitability in death. But then, is it not surprising that people live as if they will not leave the world again? There are so many things…
UDUS-CB Begins Moot Court Competition
Muhammad Akindele reports The Caliphate Bookstore(CB) at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Monday, 16th October commenced the Caliphate moot court competition. The competition, The News Digest Press gathered, is aimed strengthening the capacity of the students in the practical aspect of the law. According to a statement released by the judiciary of the Law…
FCLS-UDUS Seeks Part-Funded Postgraduate Position
Lameez Azeez reports The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemical and Life Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has called for potential candidates to enroll for a Ph.D. for the 2023/2024 academic session. According to a memo released by the department and signed by the research team, the sponsorship is a part-funded privilege,…
Hult Prize Appoints UDUS Student as Campus Director
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports A 300-level law student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Akinsola Abdulganiyu Alao, has been appointed as the new Hult Prize campus director for 2024. His appointment, according to a congratulatory mail received by Abdulganiu on Monday, 21st August, involves facilitating training and inspiring youth how to overcome world’s biggest challenges both within…
JCI-UDUS Sets to Hold Public Speaking Session
Toheeb Ayinde reports The Junior Chamber International(JCI) Nigeria, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto chapter has set to bring forth a session on public speaking for its fifth General Assembly. According to a flier released by the association, the training session will be facilitated by Hussein Abdulbasit, a 400-level Political Science student and former President of…
How Love for Football Drives Fans to Depression, Fight, Kill for Clubs
By Shereefdeen Ahmad Chuckwu Raphael, an ardent Chelsea football club fan, hoped his team could stage a dramatic comeback in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on 13th April 2022, after the former already suffered three against one defeat in the first-leg tie of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League quarter-final. On this…
Fact-Check: Is UDUSOK the third Nigerian University verified by Facebook?
Some hours after its official Facebook page was verified, A Nigerian university, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, on Thursday, 3rd of February, 202, posted a viral post which claimed that the university is the third Nigerian university to be verified by Facebook after American University of Nigeria A viral post made by UDUSOK’s Facebook page The…
SOKOTO VARSITY RECORDS FIRST FEMALE GRADUATE OF GEOLOGY Abdulrahman Yahaya reports Jamila Adamu, a native of Birnin Kebbi, in Kebbi state has graduated from the Department Of Geology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto; becoming the first ever female to graduate from the Department. The department which was inaugurated at the beginning of the 2012/2013 academic session has…
SPECIAL REPORT: SECURITY FORLORN AT SOKOTO VARSITY Taoheed A. Adegbite reports Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have expressed displeasure over the security blues in the school. Most of the students sleep with their eyes widely open in their various halls of residence. In fact, many students have little or no confidence in the school’s…