By: Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen The primary tool that oppressed citizens use against their oppressors is protest. And to me, I believe it enables the weary-hearted to voice their pain and seek an end to their suffering. As a constitutionally protected right, protest allows citizens to publicly express their concerns to those in authority. Martin Luther King…
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…
By Shereefdeen Ahmad A Facebook user with the name Herbalist Dr. Odion Natural Medicine claimed that drinking bitter leaf juice regularly has the potential to cure prostate cancer, stomach ache instantly, memory loss and protect the body against pollutants. Dr. Odion, according to his Facebook profile, is a traditional herbalist and healer who uses natural…
By Habeeb Olokooba I wasn’t informed that I left home so I could return to reciprocate the shelter it (home) gave me. It is basic. The echoes of the reality in my abode are ebullient enough, to pass the message: loud and clear. Like myriads of other Danfodites from humble families like mine, the story…
By Ibrahim Adeyemi A car with the number plate of SAA224AA hit a tree at the mini market of smanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto as the driver of the car suddenly lost control while driving. The unnamed driver was said to have been subconscious while driving such that it found its way to the main entrance…
By : Ibrahim Adeyemi and Turawa Bashir Dead or alive? Repressed and depressed by parents or not? These are the controversial queries that filled the social media airwave after the mysterious suicide action taken by Aisha Omolola, a 300 level student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in her apartment at Samaru, Kaduna state. Omolola was…
When the law is perverted, citizens’ free will would be snatched away from them. Nigeria has been simmering under out-of-thought decisions and laws made by sets of uninformed lawmakers. As if the legislations like the Social Media Law and Water Resources Bill are not enough, a bill to prevent Nigerian doctors from seeking better life…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar Muhammad Nasiru, aged 40, has been enduring the stress of queuing at the filling station but that of April 27, is still fresh in his mind—triggering him to wear a constant expression of anger, as the scorching sun adds to the intensity of his frustration. Before Nasiru could fill his gallon with…
Muhammed Akindele reports The National Association of Oyo Students, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, under the leadership of AbdulAzeez Uthman has successfully hosted its first inaugural day. The event which was anchored by a 300-Level student of Political Science, Comrade Okedele Alaba, held on Saturday, November 25, at the A133 Lecture Hall of the university main…
By Muheeb Mashood “ The journey was a bad experience for me. Our bus had earlier developed a fault before we were attacked by bandits,” Shwawanatu Salihu, a 300 level Education Biology student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University recounted her bad trip as it happened to her like a nightmare. Shawanatu had left Sokoto in the…
