By Habeeb Olokooba In recent times, a lot of happenings have been said about how evil and toxic a place the music industry can be, how devilish record label owners and the lengths they go in frustrating and killing the talents of the young, gullible people they sign. Amidst this crunch, fast rising Sulaiman Shekoni…
Aladodo Yasir reports Some night class addicts at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have opened up on why they prioritize going to class at night to cast their eyes over their books. These particular category of students are hardly seen with “morroco” partners—as their concern is always built on the foundation of having grade “ A’s”…
Shehu Uthman It’ll not be fair to the Nollywood industries to blame them for not embracing multifarious story telling. In fact, every industry or business seeks to major on what makes them thrive more—same applicable to the Nollywood industries—they seek not to embrace multifarious ideas probably because they feel like the audience like seeing the…
By Mashood Muheeb English Premier League contender, Arsenal is in the bit of losing the title race after a huge shocking defeat to Brighton as Ilkay Gundogan’s duo and Haaland’s goal handled Pep Guordiala’s men a stunning victory at Goodison Park on Sunday The defending champions Manchester City are now a game away from…
Ibraheem Ridwanullah reports The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, under the leadership of Mustaqeem bin Malik has invited the general public to Faruk Naik lecture. According to the flier, the program is scheduled to come up on Nov 1, at convocation theatre, main campus, starting precisely at 4:00 pm….
Isiaq Ibrahim reports Idris Yusuf Ayab, a 28-year-old graduate from the department of Forestry and Environment at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto clinched first-class honors with a cumulative grade point average(CGPA) of 4.59. Speaking with the NEWS DIGEST PRESS, Ayab said he is the only person who achieved the feat in the 2021/2022 graduating students….
By Shamsudeen Abubakar With a radiant smile, Safwan Abubakar, a 300-level student, danced effortlessly across the Makasi hostel verandah. His hands waved freely in the air as he twirled his shirt, playfully heading towards an empty bucket to get water. “An bar ku abaya ‘yan gida,” he exclaimed, meaning, “those who stayed home have missed…
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen At the break of dawn, Oloruntoyin Fatimah, a 300-level student of English and Literary Studies, sprang from her bed with purpose. She meticulously thought of preparing her morning meal, determined to face the day and ensure she wouldn’t miss a moment of her lecture. Thinking of how to get pepper, she went…
By Oyelowo Khalid Universities across Nigeria are gradually deviating from purely academic gatherings to become engines of innovation, research, commercialisation and economic growth in Nigeria, where the knowledge economy is seen as a pathway to aid Nigeria from its sole dependency on oil. For this innovation to be productive, universities need the help of intellectual…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Department of Educational Foundation under the Faculty of Education and Extension Service, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has directed all undergraduate students (UG I, UG II, UG III, and UG IV) of the department to update their yellow files by December 15, to facilitate the completion of their registration process. The directive,…
