Hussain Wahab reports Abraham Abraham, a 400level chemistry student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto who was earlier exposed by the News Digest Press as the man behind the inscription of the strange red signs on campus. The signs bended cross and four arrowheads which were drawn on walls and boards around the campus, especially…
Ismail Amanatullah Among the school-owned female hostels are Zamfara and Kwankwasiya (Kano Hall). These are also the only female hostels that are storey buildings with railings. Many of these iron railings have become weak and frail from rust – continuous wetting and drying. It poses more danger to occupants of the first…
By: Habeeb Olokooba Hamza Diyaulhaq Imogbemi Tiamiyu Let’s talk about the Faculty of Law election, 2023. Earlier on Wednesday, Hamza Diyaulhaq Barade, one of the presidential candidates for the LAWSAN election 2023, was seen campaigning for the UG2 law students. He, in his words, stressed, by assuring that the learning wigs as to his plan…
By: Habeeb Olokooba In With love in my heart, I dare not defy the law. Whether in gain or loss, let equilibrium be restored. Without prejudice to laid protocols and commanding words being spoken, I am once again out to pen destiny. Indeed, I shaped destiny, but many desire more than just that. As a…
By Alqasim Gbemisola Raheenah Jimoh had never ventured beyond the borders of her hometown, Shaki, in Oyo State. For as long as she could remember, the southwestern landscape of Nigeria, with its familiar climate, was all she knew. Tales of the harsh, unforgiving weather of the northwestern region were just that – tales. But in…
By: Abdullateef Abdullahi As Nigeria eagerly anticipates the unfolding political drama, the prospect of Bola Ahmed Tinubu securing a second term is a topic rife with speculation and debate. While Tinubu has been a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, the path to a successful reelection bid is far from certain, with the key determinant being…
By Habeeb Olokooba I think it’s time for us to make clear the fine distinction between the popular public relations, which currently pervades our journalism, and the true journalism we initially promised to hold. Perhaps there is a fundamental need to school ourselves on what journalism is and what it is not – and ought…
By: Adamu Mubarak In the pursuit of academia, dreams often tangle with unforeseen events and in a chase for a brilliant career, the tale of how I suffered from the delusions of JAMB is very worthy of narrative. Achieving a dream of studying your desired course with a degree, and realizing a successful career starts…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad On 4th December, a Facebook user, Nweke Makojo Global claimed that there’s an ongoing construction of skyscraper in Onueke, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The post has an image of a tall building with scaffold. “The ongoing construction of skyscraper in Onueke Ebonyi state,” the caption reads. As of 6th December, the post has…
Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen reports The Centre for Journalists Innovation and Development (CJID) has shortlisted Abdullateef Abdullahi, Editor-In-Chief of The News Digest Press and Hussain Wahab, The president of the National Association of Campus journalism (NACJ) of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto for the 2024 UDEME U-Monitors cohort. UDEME is an accountability project established by the Centre of…
