St VALENTINE’S DAY: THE CAUSE OF LOVE CELEBRATIONBy YUNUS, ABDULWAKEEL O. The approaching and celebration of St. Valentine’s day on 14th February of every year always widespread on the earth and overwhelms the living souls immediately the almanac reads 15th January of the year. Enthusiastically, everyone wishes, and thinks about what to present to someone…
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After JAMB Admission, What Next; An Open Letter to UDUS Newly Admitted Students and Aspirants
BY HUSSAIN WAHAB With utmost excitement running on my mind, I will like to congratulate the newly admitted students, and pre-emptively welcome you to the most peaceful and stringent university in Nigeria. I don’t need to explain the ‘toughness’. They say seeing is believing. With time you will understand it better. I know the most…
LINSA-UDUS Set to Hold Public Lecture, Cultural Display, Launch Website
Raji Toheeb reports The Linguistics Students’ Association (LINSA), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) chapter is set to hold its 1st public lecture, cultural day and launch of a website for the 2022/2023 academic session. According to a flier released, the event will be held on 15th November, 2023 at PTF hall by 10:00am. Focusing on…
A Reflection on the Danger of Ego
By Abdullahi Uthman A man who refuses to yield will eventually yield to his burial mat. Humility, modesty, and self-effacement are essential personality traits. Humans, reactive organisms, respond to characters thrown at them; hence, an egocentric individual may struggle to earn respect. Respect is reciprocal, they say. In bygone eras, knowledge and courage defined societal…
Inside Story of How Didier Drogba Halted Five-year-old Civil War
By Shereefdeen Ahmad On October 8, 2005 at El Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman in Sudan, Ivory Coast dreamed of qualifying for their first ever World Cup. To bring this to life, the Elephants of the Ivory Coast subjected Sudan to a 3-1 defeat. However, their hope and fate to book a spot in the biggest…
UDUS’ Students’ Union Purchases Ambulance, Sets To Assist The University Clinic Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports In view of the challenges facing the University Clinic, the Students’ Union of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto , has purchased a seperate ambulance to complement the effort of the school and the management of the university clinic in ensuring the sanctity…
Reactions Trail New Law Faculty Monument as Students Call for More Facilities
Sulaiman Saheed reports, As Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) resumes for a new academic session, the Faculty of Law has unveiled a newly constructed monument to replace the former law scale symbol The newly completed structure, in courtesy of professor Ibrahim Abdullahi, SAN, is located outside the Faculty of Law complex gate, and has departed…
Writer’s Diary: How Yaro Boys Assaulted Me
By Latifah Bagidi It was at the time when the hellish sun in the Seat of Caliphate had fully gone to bed. I decided to retire to my hostel following a stressful day of academic activities. As dark as it was around 10:00 pm, I was confidently walking through the route that links to Shama…
Societal Beliefs, Structural Failure Drives Children Out of School in Sokoto Community
By Saifnasr Bello As the sun rises and sets over Gidanyaro, a small village that helps define the landmass of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Yet, as the sun rotates the Earth, for the children of this village, the clock seems to have stopped. Their dreams, trapped within the ruins of a forgotten school, and…
Yusuf Akinteye: Through Ridges of a Single Mother, Akinteye’s Rough Voyage to First Class
By Rasheedat Abidiesin and Habibullah Temako In 2019, on the voyage of academic excellence, Hamad Yusuf Akinteye (Shaggy), a recent first class graduate from the department of Public Administration, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), has unwavering determination to graduate with a first class result since his secondary school days—rise and bright among his colleagues like…