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…
Abubakar Babatetengi reports The Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has invited all the newly admitted students to an orientation programme ahead of the matriculation ceremony for the 2022/2023 academic session. According to a circular released by the faculty and signed by the Assistant Faculty Officer, I.A. Usman, the orientation program will be held…
By Habeeb Olokooba Water! From the black lines of the irises that define his glassy eyes. A betrayal from the sockets which he had for long stored tears that he never intended to let fall. Yusuf (last name withheld) was in Senior Secondary School (SSS2) when his old friend Wale (not real name) returned from…
By Habeeb Olokooba The hellish sun in the Seat of Caliphate was its youth that Saturday. Joshua Adejo wore a blue vintage shirt and was walking back from the hostel mini market to his room at Block D, Jubril Aminu Hall of Residence in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s main campus. The 300-level student of Mathematics…
By Abdulrasaq kamaldeen Insecurity has assumed a soft spot in Nigeria. Everyday, bandits and terrorists unleash mayhem on innocent people living in both rural and urban areas. Hundreds of thousands people have been displaced and many have lost their lives as the federal government could not tackle the issue. To wit, the lives of students…
By Abdulfatai Yunus Duke Elligton once said that Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves’. It is known in the history of humanity and psychology that not all selfishness is necessarily bad and not all altruism is good. The…
By: Amanatullah Yusuf It’s no longer news that Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, recently concluded its combined 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st convocation ceremony. These events, which celebrate the success and graduation of its students, were attended by dignitaries across the nation. Given that this ceremony occurs once every four years, it’s important to ensure a…
By Olayiwola Ridwan Aminu Receives Advice About Salamatu from His Friends. His friends: Aminu, how far is your intelligent girlfriend, Salamatu? Aminu: It’s actually been a while since I have heard from her. But, she must be doing fine. His friends: We know you have serious interest in that girl. Do you think you are…
By Bagidi Latifah Across the whole world, it is believed that hijab is one of the physical identities of every muslim woman of which also calls for respect in their daily life. Hijab, a beauty of Islam it is! The term “Hijabi Sister” is a broad reference to Muslim women who wear the hijab, a…
By: Muhammed Akindele In a twist of fate on the auspicious afternoon of December 9, 2023, Abdulsamad Mayowa, a cherished photographer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, found himself plummeting from jubilation to victimhood during the induction ceremony of medical students at the university’s auditorium. For him, the vibrant atmosphere filled with festive spirit, came to an…
