By: Abdulmalik Abdulwahab Bayern Munich sets to host Real Madrid on Tuesday at the Allianz Arena for a decisive showdown in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League race. The two teams will roar in front of spectators, battling for a crossover in the competition. Real Madrid commenced the 2023/2024 UCL with a thrilling form,…
By Yisau Babatunde In a small corner of Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria, a teenage girl once stood barefoot on a dusty pitch, her hands covered in sand instead of gloves. Each time the ball slipped past her, her friends laughed, but she never stopped. Every failed dive encouraged her to try again. That girl…
By: Mutalib Jibril The belief that turning off data grants its longevity has been a prevailing notion among many in the contemporary world. While belief can be a good thing, it can be dangerous too, mounting research as another pedestal is mighty. Though I’ve for once held on to this erroneous belief, I unveiled the…
Shamsudeen Abubakar reports The Final year students of the two units, Primary and Adult Education under the Department of Adult Education and Extension Services (AEES), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto have set to organise a friendly football match. According to the flier released by the units, the match will kick-off on Saturday, 27th April, 2024 at…
INSECURITY : MANAGEMENT INSTALLS ‘STREETLIGHTS’ AT HOSTEL ENVIRONS Olokooba Abdulwasiu reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has begun the installation of more streetlights at students’ hall of residence and its environs as a way of improving strategies against persistent insecurities on UDUS campus. Speaking with our correspondent, Umar Abukakar explained what he believed…
By Latifah Bagidi In the bustling campus life, Usman Yakubu Usman, a 400-level English and literary studies student from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), felt over the moon like someone who won the jackpot when he heard that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 31st July 2023, endorsed the provision of free buses for students in…
By Fathiu Jimoh Who will take the blame when I didn’t go home? Is it my fault to stay behind after my examination? Several sorts of questions encircled Mujaheed Abdulrahman’s mind when he lost his valuable items to the hands of a thief. Over the weeks, his hostel’s electricity danced to the tune of blackout….
By: Alabi Maryam “I linked my National Identity Number (NIN) with my over 5-year MTN SIM card, but yet it was barred,” Muhammad Hawua, a 500-level student of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), lamented over her telephone line barred by MTN through Nigerian Telecommunication Companies. Unlike many other 40 million users whose SIM cards…
By Asiat Meikudi It’s exactly 30 days since Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto conducted her Students’ Union elections for the 2022/2023 academic session. After the elections on 8th June 2023, all the newly elected executive members were subsequently inaugurated on the 9th June. However, up till now, the result of the office of the Welfare Director…
By Ismail Amanatullahi This year, Africa has been assailed with numerous attempted coups, making it 10 attempts from the year 2020 till date; and they are mostly in west and central Africa— a rapid undoing of democratic systems in the region. It is a fact that the military protects the country from external aggressions, internal…
