By Yasir Aladodo The fate of Mubarak Alaran sticks to him on his skull as a flesh on human being. He had never thought he could be a victim of phone theft despite being regarded as “Mr Wise” among his colleagues. In 2020, Alaran aspired to study Islamic Studies at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS),…
By Abdulsalam Abdulmujeeb It is essential to consider the factors that contribute to intelligence. According to Wikipedia, intelligence encompasses attributes such as abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. In essence, it denotes the capacity to learn, comprehend, and effectively navigate new or challenging situations. To assess the…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The Chairman Caretaker Committee (CTC) for Students’ Union, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS),Muhammad Shamsudeen said students who had already paid their school fees may end up losing their money. It was gathered that students have been seeing updates of the amount of tuition fees on their portal with roughly 50% increment…
By Mutalib Jibril Studying medicine can be very challenging anywhere in the world due to the nature of the field. However, it is more challenging studying medicine in Nigeria. Should we talk about the limited number of slots to a large number of applicants that are accepted into medical school? Or is it the rigorous…
Abdullateef Abdullahi reports A bus conveying students from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto to Zaria, has been reported attacked by bandits in Zamfara on Friday, 17th February. The report revealed that before the attack, the bus had earlier developed a fault at Tureta, around five O’ clock in the evening before reaching…
By Habeebah Yusuf The English language is an important language which can be used as a tool to effective learning. It is a West Germanic language that originated in England and is now the most widely spoken language in the World today. With over 1.5billion speakers, it is an official language of 53 countries, as…
By Habibu Temako It was a breezy time of the day when Saliman AbdulBasit, a 200-level student of Agriculture at Usman Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) got a drink of messages on his WhatsApp departmental group. Without a second blink, he swung to decode the content, surprisingly enough, it was a PDF delving into the grudge…
By Habeeb Olokooba In life, everyone has that act they perpetrated and regretted after. It suffices to say that everyone has compunction; a past that pricks one’s conscience, causing remorsefulness. While some will regret at the instance of the act, forget and move on; it will rue some till the very end of their lives….
Isiaq Ibrahim reports Idris Yusuf Ayab, a 28-year-old graduate from the department of Forestry and Environment at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto clinched first-class honors with a cumulative grade point average(CGPA) of 4.59. Speaking with the NEWS DIGEST PRESS, Ayab said he is the only person who achieved the feat in the 2021/2022 graduating students….
By Ashiat Meikudi Nigeria has the highest number of child marriage cases in West and Central Africa. A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICE) pecked the number of girls and women married before the age of 18 at 23.6million, adding that about 10.3 million married even before the age of 15. The…
