By Babatentegi Abubakar One thing you need to know first is that Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) is used to measure the overall academic performance of a student. Now let’s begin with what a grade is. Grade in education is an attempt to apply standardized measurements of varying levels of achievement in a course. Grades can…
PRISONERS ON STRIKE By: Muneer Yaqub I never really got the wisdom entrenched in that Asa’s Song, “Jailer.” She’s one Nigerian singer whose discerning insight I pretty much adore. With her music, adorned by a beautiful voice, she addresses issues of social concern, much uncommon within the musical firmament. Studded in her music are riddles;…
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 Who could have predicted that the Belgian forward, Eden Hazard would retire as a professional footballer after 16-years of trial at the age of 32? The superstar was expected to enjoy a culmination of his career in Madrid with his thrilling performance, prior to his move to the Spanish side. Instead, the…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen writes It’s quite unreasonable to take a chance on the lives of students as a result of personal gains. It is a customary practice that most state associations on the soil of UDUS, in a bid to cater to the welfare of its citizens, organize vehicles that will convey them home. Surprisingly, all…
THURSDAY MOTIVATION by Abdullateef Abdullahi Price progress and you will be offered success. Everywhere you go, be low-key. Always aim to win and never fail in taking pieces of life advice but not all time. If truly you want that world’s most glamorous woman who smells heavenly as a wife, price her mental power by…
By Habeeb Olokooba There are personalities like who can pull a crowd with charisma to pass as a motivation or rather stand a chance in stand-up comedy and move the masses to tears by assuring hope with what I call “emotional propaganda.” Such a joke is related to the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter…
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…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has set to conduct a matriculation ceremony for the newly admitted students of the 2022/2023 academic session. According to a flier released by the school management, the rehearsal for the matriculation ceremony would take place on 18th July by 4:00 pm, while the ceremony…
By Muheeb Mashood Every Arsenal player is unplayable in the ongoing English Premier League campaign. Without doubt, 30-year-old Swiss international, Granit Xhaka is one of the frontiers holding Arteta’s men to maintain their position at top with eight points ahead of their this season’s bitterest rivals, Manchester City who have a game at hand. …
