By Shamsudeen Abubakar The Brutalist and the Conclave has emerged as the 2025 winner at the BAFTAs Film awards to celebrate the very best of the past year’s film releases among the British and international talents. The 78th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony which took place Sunday 16th, 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall at London…
By Hussain Wahab It is May, and, in a community somewhere in the world, the sun is shining brightly, and the temperature is hot. The skins of residents are very dry as if they do not have access to the life-saving substance known as water. This is Mugadi Gari in Koko Besse/Maiyama Federal Constituency of…
The leading press outlet at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, The News Digest Press is receiving entries for its 2023 writing contest. Topic: The Antidote of 21st Century: Skill or Degree? Eligibility: Participants must be a student from any higher institution in Northwestern Nigeria Modalities: Entry must be a minimum of 700 words and 1,200 words…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has on Wednesday, 13th September released the names of new programmes to be assessed and approved by the National Universities Commission(NUC). According to the circular released and signed by the school management, through its Director of Academic Planning, Dr. K.G Muhammad, the assessment is…
By Habeeb Olokooba Recently, we have been dancing to the tunes of a myriad of drums, pianos, and guitars, whether they sound peaceful or violent. In fact, we now prefer crazy sounds to any other thing as we continue chewing ‘wahala, wahala’ from Zazoo’s crooner, Portable. This is tantamount to the belief that the…
By Shehu Uthman Deep within Ilorin, Kwara State, Ilorin Waka is a popular Islamic-oriented Yoruba musical genre. It is common among regular Yoruba homosapiens who have passion in preserving their way of life through soothing captivating sounds. The stylish genre is often observed and performed during festivals like the Ilorin Durban Festival. These enchanting musical…
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…
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION : A DOUBLE HONOUR IN UDUS BY : Bamidele Lukman Nigeria is known to be diverse in nature. A country of numbers of tribes and languages living together despite cultures differ, betoken their ways of life ; a great identity which differentiate an ethnic group from other. Before I proceed, it is worthwhile…
By:Muneer Yaqub Politics on UDUS campus is getting interesting these days. The executive arm serving punishments; the legislative arm courting attentions. Name-callings everywhere. Controversies here and there. And the Press, in the middle of it all. Just to be sure, should you see what I see, you won’t but be dazed. It’s an art gallery….
By Habeeb Olokooba In the midst of financial challenges, the Shege, and the sapa promax struggles that students in the seat of the Caliphate endure, you might wonder why most of us are still standing strong. To truly understand what keeps us going, visit Denkeli De Awara, the haven of potato chips and soya cheese,…
