UCL: City Thrashes Bayern Munich 3-0
By Muheeb Mashood Manchester City have a claimed a comfortable 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium in the first-leg clash of the UEFA Champions League Quarter-final. Goals delivered by Rodri, Bernardo Silva and in-form Erling Halaand handled the Pep Guordiala’s side a resounding win to strengthen their chances towards…
The Dangers of Child Marriage
By Ashiat Meikudi Nigeria has the highest number of child marriage cases in West and Central Africa. A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICE) pecked the number of girls and women married before the age of 18 at 23.6million, adding that about 10.3 million married even before the age of 15. The…
UCL Preview: Real Madrid, Chelsea Set for Rematch as City Faces Bayern Munich
By Muheeb Mashood After a pulsating contest in the last 16 which saw some big names like Liverpool, Dortmund Paris-saint Germain dropped by the roadside, the UEFA Champions League is set again to live on Tuesday for the Quarter-finals round. It’s an anticipatory stage to watch, with defending the Champions Real Madrid ready to pounce…
Africa’s Reflection on the Dilemma of Civilization
By Muheeb Mashood Africa is a continent better than many other continents when it comes to sustainable materials of life. However, this seems to be an irony, owed to the level of slow development provoking its geographical area. The standard is so poor that it is difficult to survive there. Africa was renowned…
EFD-UDUS Directs Graduating Students to Submit Research Project
Habeeb Olokooba reports The Education Foundation Department (EFD), Faculty of Education and Extension Services (FEES), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, UDUS, has directed recent graduating students to submit their project research to their various supervisors. The department consists of four unit courses, which includes, education Hausa, education English, education Islamic and education History. The information,…
Two Digest Editors, Four Other UDUS Students Selected for CJID Training
Abdulrasaq kamaldeen reports The Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has selected the Editor-in-Chief of the News Digest Press, Shereefdeen Ahmad and the Managing Editor, Hussain Wahab for its 6-week virtual capacity-building training on Data Journalism. This was disclosed to them via a congratulatory mail received on Thursday, 6th April. According to the…
A Short Letter to Newly Admitted Students(Jambitos)
By Abdulrasaq Olayinka Dear Jambitos, once again I welcome you to the campus and preemptively wish you best in your new assignments and chosen careers. I hope you’re ready for the lovely weather and friendly mosquitoes that’s capable of sending one to the grave? This is just by the way. No doubt you must have…
Chelsea to Appoint Frank Lampard as Interim Coach
Muheeb Mashood reports Chelsea called their former midfielder, Frank Lamapard back to duty. The all-time goalscorer with 211 goals was appointed as an interim coach, according to the club’s board members on Thursday. The caretaker manager will manage the team until the end of the season where he will battle the challenges of elevating the…
About Digest
Established in 1996, The News Digest Press is a campus press outlet based at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. It covers both issues on the campus and beyond. The board has been known for its consistency and true practice of journalism. On campus, Digest has won the Press Board of the Year award for three consecutive…