Water Scarcity Threatens Welfarism of Students in Danfodiyo Varsity
“To be frank, searching for water is a herculean task but it has now become a daily routine for all students dwelling in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) halls of…
2024 Combined Convocation: UDUS Should do Better
The 2024 combined convocation of 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st sets at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) spanned from Monday, April 15 to Saturday, April 20, 2024 with a variety…
UDUS: Three Ibadan-Indigenes Break Record, Emerge Best-graduating Students of Entire Faculty
At the end of the 2022/2023 academic session, three indigenes of Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state have emerged as the best-graduating students of the three major departments in…
FACT-CHECK: Screenshot of Davido Tweet Threatening to Unleash ‘Inner Portable’ Fake!
On the eve of April 1, 2024, a Facebook user, African King, posted a screenshot of a day-old post, allegedly made by Nigerian Afrobeat sensation, Davido. From the screenshot, it…
Sokoto residents bear brunt of environmental pollution, diseases as PHCs resort to burning and burying of waste owing to absence of government waste bins
By Abdulrasheed Hammad Primary health care was established in Nigeria to provide essential health services that are accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate to the local population. However, PHCs in Sokoto…
FACT-CHECK: Viral reports of Abuja residents invading NEMA warehouse misleading
IN SHORT: Viral news reports have claimed that, in response to the economic hardship in Nigeria, Abuja residents have invaded a warehouse belonging to the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
FACT-CHECK: Are Nollywood Stars, Saidi, Faithia Balogun set to remarry?
Claim: Nollywood Stars, Saheed Balogun and Fathia Balogun set to remarry Verdict: Misleading! The original claim emerged from a clickbait headline in 2022 and has been in circulation since then…
Mitigating the Impacts of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Living Costs in Nigeria: A Forward-Thinking Approach
Abdullahi Zakariya, a 40-year-old motorcyclist working in Kwara, has one wife and three children. The firstborn is Salami Abdullahi, a 400-level student in the English department at Usmanu Danfodiyo University,…
Thoughts on Stabilizing and Re-engineering Nigeria’s Economy (1)
Ibrahim Bala writes; Persistent soaring prices of commodities and services this past years especially this current year has put pressures on disposable incomes of households and businesses. For example,…
FACT-CHECK: Photos of Davido at Beyoncé’s ‘Inglewood Mansion’ Photoshopped!
A Facebook page belonging to a self-acclaimed public figure, Tinashe Eugene Mushanguri, shared a screenshot of a post supposedly made by American singer and songwriter, Beyoncé, capturing herself and Nigerian…