By Shamsudeen Abubakar It was a hot Saturday in February. Abdulwahab Muhammad, a final year student of Arabic was decked with the excitement of returning for the final lap of his degree program at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. He was on what was supposed to be a harmless voyage from his town in the…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad In 2017, Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi secured admission to study English Education at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. As a young undergraduate, he had the vision to become a famous poet, not only on campus but also in Nigeria. Enveloped in this vision and thought, Sofiullahi started composing poems. However, the popular cliché that poets…
By Mukaila Habeebullah Lately, the senate rejected a proposed amendment of the Electoral Act to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the bill that sought electoral transmission to mandatory. However, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said in a swift reaction that the Senate retained transmission of results as provided in the 2022 Act. The rejected provision would…
Habibullah Temako reports The University Scholars’ Forum (USF) at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) has invited the students within the university community to apply for its membership. The application, according to the flyer released by the association, will be opened on 27th January to 6th February, 2025. Accordingly, aspiring members who are interested must be…
By: Amanatullahi Yusuf The curtain of my harassment rises at a very young age. I can’t recall my exact age at the time but I was between the range of six (6) – seven (7) years. At the time, I knew not what it meant but I felt it was wrong seeing the fact he…
By: Abubakar Shamsudeen Examinations are like planted Measles; if you step on the wrong path, you will blast. Today, many Danfodites are faced with an unfavorable result after all the sleepless nights of reading, mosquitoes welcome address, scorching sun, hunger ‘Mama G’, taking Cassava flakes (Gari), walking through the Nile and Nyanza of the great…
By Abdulmalik Abdulwahab and Yaseer Aladodo “Denkeli de awara” has graduated into a daily meal for students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. The relationship between cheese and fried potatoes is not a new phenomenon as it serves as a modest meal for over 60% of Danfodites. Lost in thought, Abdullah Mahmud who prefers to use…
Habeeb Olokooba reports It was an unbearably hot Monday afternoon, when the hellish sun in the seat of Caliphate was at its apex. Jamiu Abdulrahman [pseudonym], a 400 level student of law, was returning back to his hostel after a very busy and exhausting day. The concurrent result of both a hectic day and the…
By Abu Shuraim Carryover is not the end of the road, but rather it is part of the academic experiences. Nevertheless, I had noticed that lots of students discouraged themselves in chasing their dream of making Papa proud with first class honor or any high grades when they had carryover in their courses. Sometimes, they…
Muhammed Akindele reports The Kano and Jigawa Law Students’ Association, (KAJILSA) has emerged winner at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) Law Students Society (LSS) Judiciary Inter-state competition for the 2023/2024 academic session. This came after their tremendous performance at the competition which made them knocked Niger State Law Students’ Association (NASLSA) in the final…
