Fire engulfs female hostel at Gashua University Story from Ibraheem El-Tafseer A devastating fire ravaged a female hostel at the Federal University Gashua, located in Yobe State, on Saturday, March 23, 2024, resulting in the destruction of an entire block comprising 29 rooms, which housed approximately 301 students. Tragically, amidst the inferno, one of the university's students, Shamsiya Murtala, a Geography Department undergraduate, lost her life. Additionally, three other students sustained injuries but were promptly treated and discharged from the Yobe State Specialist Hospital in Gashua. The incident, occurring in the afternoon, has sent...