By Tijani Ibrahim ‘Suffering’ and ‘smiling’ are the best words to describe James Taiwo. Struggling in sweats, though, he is contented with the little he earns as a student barber in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. After the hectic goings and comings of the academic activities in the day, Taiwo still struggles to hustle at night…
Abdulrazaq Kamaldeen reports Road to Bakassi hostel at night The residents of Bakassi hostel, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have been grappling with the distressing absence of functional street lights along the road stretching from the Faculty of Law to the Faculty of Agriculture. The persistent darkness in this area has left people in fear,…
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…
Muhammed Akindele reports The National Association of Oyo Students, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, under the leadership of AbdulAzeez Uthman has successfully hosted its first inaugural day. The event which was anchored by a 300-Level student of Political Science, Comrade Okedele Alaba, held on Saturday, November 25, at the A133 Lecture Hall of the university main…
By: Ibroheem Ridwanullahi Have you ever contemplated the looming challenges that our nation and society will face in the coming weeks, months, and years? It appears that these challenges will be more severe and extreme than anything we’ve encountered before. The future seems clouded, with little brightness or color in our streets. Our society stands…
Abdulkadir Sofiullahi reports The Students’ Union Electoral Committee(Elcom) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has Tuesday, 30th May released the eligibility criteria for the 2022/2023 academic session Students’ Union elections. This was contained in a circular signed by the Chairman of the Elcom, Bashir Muhammad Achida. According to the circular, every member of the union…
FUTURE MEDITATION By: Ayuba Muhydeen Under a cool wandering flowery tree with many branches of hands that shaded across a pole behind a popularity known school teacher’s house throughout the community of With Love We Stand, sat Blessing after her arrival an hour ago from school. It was uncommon habit of her….
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Students’ Union Electoral Committee (ELCOM), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has met with various stakeholders of unions, associations and clubs on the campus over SU elections for the 2022/2023 academic session. The meeting, which was on Sunday, 28th May at the PTF lecture hall, had in attendance the chairman of the…
By Amanatullah Yusuf Zakariyau Afisu looked on with awe as donkeys and camels strode by heading to farms. This happens everyday. What even leaves him most surprised is that irrigation is the source of their water and the product of their farms differ from what is produced in his hometown. The 100-level student of Education…
By Fathiu Jimoh When Muhammad Nurudeen felt a sharp pain in his stomach, he never knew it would later land him at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) clinic. Around 6 p.m. the next day, the pain returned, and this time, it didn’t leave. Realizing it wasn’t going away, he cried out to his hostel…
