By A.M Kolawole Kathy sat with her legs dangling over the edge of the side of the hood. The band of her earphones held strands of straight copper hair that had come loose from two thick braids that hung down her back. She swayed with the music that only she could hear. Her shoulders raised,…
By Maryam Abdullahi I laid down in my wooden bed, all dressed, as it was only ten more minutes before sheshi would arrive, as usual he comes at exactly 12 noon, while I had my eyes fixed on the sluggish wall clock, I heard footsteps followed by a collective thumping guffaw, heavily, a slender voice…
By Asiat Meikudi 6th January 2018 was a colorful and happiest day for Abdulrasheed Abdulquadri as he stepped his foot in the Seat of Caliphate to begin his disciplinary of Adult Education— a four-year bachelor degree programme at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. As a young and enthusiastic undergraduate, he had envisioned a glittering and enjoyable…
Muheeb Mashood reports The Election Tribunal of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Republic of Nigeria sitting at Abuja has set Wednesday, 6th 2023 as a date to grant declaration relief on the presidential election petitions. The statement was disclosed in a circular released on Monday, 4th 2023 and signed by the Chief Registrar…
Abdulganiyu Azeez reports The department of public administration, Faculty of Management Science at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has appointed M.M Lawal as new examination officer. This was contained in a letter dated 22nd September 2023 and signed by the Head of the department, Dr. Nura Abubakar Allumi. According to the letter, M.M Lawal has been…
By Abubakar Shamsudeen Before the emergence of feminist thoughts in Europe, women who experienced stumbling stress in their marriages took matters into their own hands and took drastic measures, including suicide or seeking revenge. Over the years, misconceptions have prevailed about women’s rights in Islam due to a lack of proper religious knowledge and lack…
By: Ahmad Amidat Hans Selye once argued that to reduce the negative effects of everyday stressors, we need to do good for others. No religion has ever discriminated against kindness or hinder acts of kindness, it is intrinsic in both the rich and the indigent. Exhibiting kindness toward living and non living things is the…
By Alqasim Gbemisola Ella and Maria were best friends during their childhood, and they both attended Primer Scholar School, Abuja. Maria was the top student in their class, and was usually the school representative in different competitions. Things took another turn when Precious joined the class, and suddenly began to outsmart Maria in the academic…
By: Abdullateef Abdullahi Is it because I don’t engage in “Morocco”, or perhaps because I’m too ugly to attract a campus lover? I’ve witnessed, but never experienced, the humiliation of two lovebirds making out under the canopy of campus trees, only to be embarrassed when security chases them away. Don’t these lovers ever get tired?…
By Asiat Meikudi Maryam Bello is one of the many young girls in Sokoto South, Nigeria who has been subjected to sexual abuse as a result of the prevailed gender based violence in Northern part of the country. The vulnerability of most Victims like Maryam is a common norm which has declined the immorality in…
