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Photo credit : Shutter stock By Shuaibu Sharifiah It was almost 2 a.m. on April 21, 2026, when Isa Zakariyau Kehinde, a first-year Law student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), thought he was going to die on the way home. Armed men had stopped the vehicle he was traveling in somewhere along the dark […]
By Maryam Umar Claim: An X user shared a video claiming to show personnel of the Nigerian Army destroying people’s farms after residents allegedly confronted Fulani herders whose cattle had destroyed their crops, suggesting soldiers are now protectors of “Fulani terrorists.” Verdict: False. The video dates back to 2021 and was debunked by the Nigerian […]
Shuaibu Sharifah reports, Amana Ride has reduced the fare for its female-only campus shuttle service back to ₦200, the company announced on its official Facebook page, tagging the post “breaking news.” The reduction follows weeks of criticism after the service raised its fare from ₦200 to ₦300 in July, a change Pen Press UDUS reported […]
By Shuaibu Sharifat It is a familiar wait for Adeshina Saheedat Adeola most mornings: standing at the bus stop, watching the Amana Ride bus fill, one passenger at a time, toward its full complement of eighteen, before it can move. Not long ago, she says, she wouldn’t have had to wait this long. “Obviously, before […]
Editorial Viewpoint He who struggles must reap the fruit of his labour. Yet, in some Nigerian universities, this principle seems to be fading into a story for another day. Recognizing the outstanding students in their respective fields, it’s more than motivating the students. But, to bring recognition to the entire university herself, reflecting the dedication […]
By Isiaka Qudus From the street of struggle to the University of Electronic Science and Technology, China. Akinteye Hammed Yusuf’s journey has begun at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, where he is now pursuing master’s degree with a major research focus on Digital and Globalization Governance under School of Public Administration […]
By Maryam Umar Women make up 42 per cent of the total of Nigeria’s two million university students. But step into a student union office, a faculty executive meeting, or a campus press association, and the story changes entirely. In thirty years, only nine women across 170 universities in the country have ever held the […]
By Maryam Umar The CBT centre at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) was crowded and humid when Fatimah Umar(Pseudonym), a 400 level student of the university arrived for her examination. She clutched her stomach trying to stand up straight, despite the sharp, persistent pain radiating through her lower abdomen–the kind that announces itself every month […]
By Shero Abbas Claim A social media user claimed that Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has seured the release of students kidnapped in Oyo State. Verdict False. Available evidence from both the Oyo State Police Command and the Oorelope Local Government Council shows that the kidnapped victims had not been rescued as of […]
By Luqman Kamaldeen Oladayo Across Nigeria, thousands of university students resume lectures each year carrying not just foodstuffs and lecture notes, but grief. In these institutions, students are taught how to think, how to argue, and how to prepare for examinations. No one teaches them how to survive loss. This is the reality of some […]
