By Ismail Amanatullah Pedophilia is considered as a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Most of the time, these culprits use force or threats. UNICEF statistics shows that abuse in all its forms is a daily reality for many…
By Yasir Aladodo In Western education, the journey of some hijab-wearing sisters takes an unexpected turn whenever they get admission into universities. Despite parental teachings on modesty, the influence of newfound friends, like Sulykha’s companion Shewa, can lead to a shift in perspective. Sulykha, hailing from a family where hijab is synonymous with dignity, embarks…
By Yusuf Habeebah A psychologist once said that “how conflict is handled is the most important predictor of whether a marriage will survive.” Marriage is a legal tool that binds man and woman to become a partner forever, but the tons and scorn of marriage has led to short term couples. What makes divorce a…
Abdullateef Abdullahi reports While voters continue to queue patiently to exercise their right, there have been disturbing reports of misconduct involving certain party agents who are allegedly resorting to unscrupulous methods to manipulate the electoral process. These individuals are purportedly using kerosene to remove the indelible ink mark on voters’ thumbs, with the intention of…
By Amanatullahi Yusuf As the sun sets on a typical Friday morning in Gidan Yaro Community School, Wanmako Local Government, Yusuf, an 11-year-old primary school student, strolls aimlessly through his village. Despite his school being mere steps away from his house, he wandered around during what was supposed to be learning time. This time, their…
By Raji Toheeb Day after day, week after week, and month after month, our society is plagued by a series of disunity, misunderstanding, discrimination, and hatred stemming from the misuse of our freedom of expression. Hate speech, as defined by the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, is “any form of…
By Abdullah Yusuf The Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science(MLS) have claimed a 1-0 victory over Team Faculty of College of Health Sciences (CLS) on Monday at the ongoing Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto’s inter-faculty football tournament in the School Stadium. The match started with a tense atmosphere where the two teams mounted pressure on each other…
Muheeb Mashood reports The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Chapter, has on Wednesday, 28th June held a salah feast for the students that are celebrating their Eidul-Adha on campus. According to Abubakar Muhammad Jamiu, an external supervisor to the program, he said the MSSN (UDUS) organized the feast to relieve…
By Rasheedat Abidiesin As the day emerged like a forceful storm, Zainab Isiaka, a 300 level student of political science, wore a disturbing look. The reason which she will later narrate to this reporter. In her right hand was a bucket and the left? Akimbo. Zainab reminisced on how easy life at her hostel —80k…
Isiaq Ibrahim reports The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has set to conduct a matriculation ceremony for the newly admitted students of the 2022/2023 academic session. According to a flier released by the school management, the rehearsal for the matriculation ceremony would take place on 18th July by 4:00 pm, while the ceremony…
