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GNI to Hold Vision Care Outreach Programme

Jumoke Esuola rreports  The Greenline Nurture Initiative(GNI) is set to organize a 2-day vision care outreach event for women and children in Sokoto State. The programme, according to the co-founder of GNI, professor Jimoh Olaiya Amzat, will provide free testing and corrective lenses for people who have refractive eyes defects. In a flier released by…

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EDITORIAL: Protecting Our Sisters…Why Addressing Attacks by Yarinya Girls in UDUS Female Hostels Must Be Now!

  Safety within the university hostels should never be negotiable. However, the recent surge in attacks attributed to Yarinya Girls in the female hostels of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) signals a disturbing development that demands urgent attention from both the university management and security authorities. The group referred to as Yarinya Girls in UDUS…

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Why We Declared SU Welfare Director Result Inconclusive_ Elcom Chairman

  The Chairman of Students’ Union Electoral Committee of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Muhammad Bashir Achida has broken silence over the inconclusiveness of the election result of the Welfare Director. Recall that the Electoral Committee has on Thursday declared the result of the Welfare Director inconclusive, which has sparked different reactions from the students after…

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Mind Your Grammar

By Olayiwola Ridwan  Aminu meets Salamatu again on her way back to the hostel after lectures.    Aminu: Assalamu ‘Alaykum, Hajia Salamatu (says Aminu in his loud voice)   Salamatu : Looks  around for the caller.   Aminu: (Quickly appears before her) It is me, Aminu Bala Tanimu. Hope you can still remember me.  …

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The Wisdom Of Our Journalism

By Muhammad Akindele Journalism to some people may seem to be annoying, because they think it focuses on negativity. Not only that, some people think that their privacy is being interrupted during interviews with journalists. However, others perceived it as an integral part of our democracy Journalism has been defined by Wikipedia “as the production…

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A Reflection of Ramadan Departure

By Nawwas Adam Funny, how quickly time flies! Ramadan; The Special Guest we eagerly waited for long, is gradually waving us goodbye. It is evident that “everything associated with one’s life has a humble and unassuming beginning and is destined to have an unsung end”. Thus, seizing and making the best use of our time-bounded…

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Special Report: Inside UDUS Where Comfort Becomes Luxury to students as Hostel Facilities Rot

By Yisau Babatunde Despite an increment in accommodation fees from N15,090 to N24,000 students living in hostels under the management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), say their living conditions remains poor, unsafe, and largely unchanged.  Digest Press findings across multiple halls of residence have exposed persistent water scarcity, undrinkable water, poor sanitation, broken facilities,…

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