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 Hauwa’u Malami As the morning sun peeks out from behind the clouds, Mahmud Mudi, a resident of “80k” Hostel in Shama, puts on a worried look. The reason for this is obvious: the 200-level veterinary medicine student, every morning, carries with him some of his empty jerrycans and goes ahead to queue together with…
By Muheeb Mashood Manchester City sets to host frustrating Arsenal on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium for a decisive showdown in the Premier league title race. The defending champions took a dreadful move in the beginning of the season after signing poacher striker Erling Haaland. Thus, everyone ticked Guordiala’s side as the favorites to lift…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Faculty of Education and Extension Services (FEES), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has invited all departments under the faculty to participate in the Inter-departmental football competition. According to the circular released on 25 May, and signed by Mubarak Aliyu Kaffe, the Nigerian Universities Education Students Association’s president, the football league competition will…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The postgraduate School at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, under the leadership of Professor L.S Bilbiss, has scheduled a date for its upcoming combined postgraduate convocation ceremony, According to the flier signed by Mrs Z.B Ibrahim, Secretary of Postgraduate Schools, the convocation is scheduled to commence on Saturday 20th, April 2024 at the…
By Asiat Meikudi There has been a claim circulating on social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter that the University of Ilorin(UNILORIN) in Kwara state is the largest university in terms of landmass in Nigeria. UNILORIN is located in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, at latitude 8.4799° N and longitude 4.5418° E. The…
By Abdulganiyu Azeez Every culture is built on the foundation of belief, by extension, culture is the total way of life of people. A place recognized as Ilorin is religiously known for being predominated by Islamic lineage and exhibits a glittering and glamor cultural practice. However, five basic requirements must be adhered to before…
Shamsudeen Abubakar reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) is set to matriculate the newly admitted Postgraduate (PG) students for the 2023/2024 academic session. This was contained in a memo released from the postgraduate office of secretary and signed by PG Administrative officer, Jazuli Abdullahi Muhammad. According to the memo, the ceremony will…
By Rasheedat Abidiesin On a fateful Wednesday afternoon in July 2025, the droplets of water are still descending on the earth. Zainu Abiden’s patience was pushed to the brink after a heavy downpour saw him and his other colleagues sheltered in one of the classes at the Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Science (FEES), in…
Habeeb Olokooba reports The News Digest Press has on Sunday, 21 May, organized a training for its members on the Art of News reporting. The Digest Academy event which was held at A33 lecture hall, was aimed at breeding members into becoming good reporters. According to Shereefdeen Ahmad, the Editor-In-Chief of the board, no good…
