The Learners' Den

Participants at the second session of the SIF Marriage in Arewa, the northern region of Nigeria, is an important cultural and religious ritual. However, like any other area, it has many concerns and obstacles.  On Sunday, February 12, 2023, some selected brilliant minds gathered in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria for the second session of the Students Intellectual Forum (SIF) and intensely explored the topic, "Marriage in Arewa: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions." At the start of the session, Sani Musa Ibrahim, the chairman, and moderator delivered a warm welcome address before journalist Aliyu Jalal gave a thought-provoking opening speech. During his remarks, Aliyu not only explored the processes of marriages in Northern Nigeria but also drew attention to rising divorce rates and marital strains in the area, giving greater context to the topic at hand. He also posed questions on the root causes, including issues with marriage views, social media, excessive wedding ...

Photo: Reedsy Blog To aspiring writers like myself… Writing is arguably one of the simplest journeys anyone can embark on in our society to convey fictional or non-fictional information. Although there is a popular belief that staunchly argued writing is a journey reserved for the very few talented people. However, after going through the journey, I found that even those who marvelously write get better at it by continuously writing every day. Although there are certain fundamental guidelines that you must follow to establish yourself as an experienced writer. This is what this article will try to elucidate.  According to experienced writers, you can be a writer regardless of your background of studies or innate ability. The point is that you simply have to have a drive — something that pushes you. As far as I know, it takes a few minutes of your commitment each day to someday wake up and genuinely say “I am a writer.” The journey can be arduous, though. However, your e...

It is very common these days for students and respected scholars to steal other people's work, ideas or arguments and publish them as their own without giving due credit to the original authors. Our desire for undue recognition or to be seen as intellectuals has also led us to copy and paste copyrighted materials. Perhaps this is happening because of our little or lack of understanding of the extent of this crime. Therefore, as you will see shortly, this article will explore what plagiarism means and how we can help tackle it in our academia. Image: VectorStock First, let's deepen our understanding of the word plagiarism. This term was derived from the Latin word "plagiarius," which means "kidnapper." As early as the first century, famous poets accused fellow poets of "kidnapping their [poem] verses." That's when the term first came into existence. According to Stanford University, it is the "use of another person's original work witho...