By Shereefdeen Ahmad It was 1:15 pm on Monday. Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto reading inside Abdullahi Fodio Library(the school main library) rushed out and headed to perform ablution at the back of the building, where a mosque is located. Due to the limited number of plastic kettles, Musa Hakim (not a real…
Shereefdeen Ahmad reports Three journalists of the News Digest Press, Abdulwasiu Olookoba, a 400-level law student, Abdulwaheed Sofiullah, a 400-level student of English Education and Abdulwasiu Mujeeb, a graduate of law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have been shortlisted for the Next-Gen Campus Reporter Awards. Named in honor of professor Alfred Opubor for…
By Adeleke Adedayo After three days of total blackouts at the Jubril Aminu and the neighbouring halls of residence, electricity supply has been restored for the residents. The electricity was restored around 11pm on Thursday night. The News Digest Press gathered that there was an electricity blackout since Tuesday night at Jubril Aminu hostel,…
By Hussain Wahab In recent days, worldwide inflation has roused many Nigerians from their slumber as to how to deal with the unexpected circumstances that have befallen them. Many of them began troubleshooting in a variety of methods in an attempt to find reliable answers or alternatives to overcome the’sapa’ caused by the enormous inflation….
By Shereefdeen Ahmad The weather was frosty when Oladosu Nafiysah, a 200-level student of Agricultural Science arrived in Sokoto by 1:00am. Exhausted and starving after the 14-hours journey from Ilorin, Kwara State, she hoped to get a good rest in her hostel at Shama. But little did she know that reaching her apartment would be…
By: Ismail Amanatullahi Domestic violence is prominent in Nigeria as it is widespread across Africa. There is a deep cultural belief that it is acceptable to hit a woman to discipline her. The cases of domestic violence are high and show no sign of reduction. Domestic violence takes many forms including physical, sexual,…
By Hussain Wahab Kudos to Caretaker committee of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto for the great achievements in less than 6 months. The five naira satchet water is everywhere in the school — both main and city campuses. In fact, school of Matric is not excluded. Not only that the sachets are available but also…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad In 2016, when Bashir Turawa was offered admission to study Literature-in-English in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, he was among the disciples of the philosophy that everything cannot be learnt within the four walls of the classroom. He made up his mind to study beyond what he would be taught in the lecture…
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…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad Born on 10th April 1992 in Sedhiou Senegal, Sadio Mane grew up in a small village of Bambali in South Senegal. Coming from a family of many children and parents’ inability to cater for them all due to financial hardship, Sadio Mane had to live with one of his uncles where he…
