I've also got my January stipend (Ogun state precisely)

gingger:
Any idea wen the tabs will get to us??
can it be used for something else other dan N power??
This re questions we should ask ourselves before committing into it..
There re some tabs as a result of programming u may not b able to do anytin else aside wat it was meant for..
All d same its a welcome development.
Cheers!!!!

Seconded. Truly said.

evavista:
I sent you a pm

Replied.

sandichoco:
HPM

same

sandichoco:
anyone got recommended from public health?

We are in the same shoes. Which dept?

Beelad:

Please how was she able to help you check? Are you trying to say some are receiving recommendation already? Thanks

I don't know if some HPM candidates got recommendations. I was just fortunate to call her one fateful morning and that was the day the dept brought the list of successful candidates. I later got to know that some candidates (not HPM candidates tho) got mail for the change of course.

sexaddict08:
please is it possible to secure Msc. admission with third class?

Yes you can. MSc in Forensic science precisely.

[b]PROFESSIONAL MASTERS DEGREE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE (MFS)
(Department of Archaeology & Anthropology)
Admissions requirement
[/b]The programme is open to candidates with a minimum of Third Class First Degree in relevant courses in Arts, Social Sciences, Law, Agricultural Sciences, Education, Medicine and sciences of the University of Ibadan or other Universities recognized by the Senate. Candidates with Higher National Diploma (Lower Credit) or equivalent may also apply. In addition to the above requirements, applicants must satisfy the ‘O’ level first degree matriculation requirements of the University of Ibadan, i.e. five O’ level credit passes at one sitting or six O’ level credit passes at two sittings including English Language and any other relevant Subjects.
Special consideration may be granted to candidates who have demonstrated track record of experience in the practice of Crime Investigation and Mass Disaster Management
#copied

Nwakannaya1:

You can, go for professional masters.

Seconded

evavista:
Yes I did

Ok... The thing is there are 2 things involved. It's either u are not recommended or not qualified. If you are not recommended, it means no admission but if not qualified, you can still change to another dept (e.g Environmental Health Science, provided you still want to remain in Public Health) or any other dept of your choice. A sister of mine checked for me but fortunately I fall into the category of 'not qualified'. I'm changing to EHS plus another payment will be made.

evavista:
Have any applicant of health policy and mgt received recommendation letter?

I also applied for HPM. Did u come for the screening exercise which took place last month?

Have any applicant of health policy and mgt received recommendation letter?

I also applied for HPM. Did u come for the screening exercise which took place last month?

A construction supervisor from the 16th floor of a building was calling a worker on the ground floor.

But because of the noise, the worker did not hear his Call.

To draw the attention of the worker, the supervisor threw a N200 note in front of the worker.

The worker picked up the note, kept it in his pocket and continued to work.

Again to draw the attention of d worker, the supervisor threw N1000 note and the worker this time quickly picked it and kept it in his pocket.

Now the supervisor picked a small stone and threw it at the worker.

The stone hit the worker.

This time the worker looked up and the supervisor was now able to communicate with him.

Now think for a second...

Allah wants to communicate with us, but we are too busy doing our worldly jobs.

Then, He gives us small gifts and big gifts...

We just keep them...

We keep on enjoying the gifts without thanking Him.

At most, we just say: We are LUCKY.

But, when we are hit with a small stone which, we call PROBLEM(S), then we remember Allah.

That's when we look up to pray and communicate with Him.

Allah gives, gives and forgives and we get, get and forget.

Let's change our attitude.

So, don't wait for stones to be thrown before you know what to do or expected of you.

Always, always and always remember Allah.

Make it a point to always say

"Alhamdulillah!!!"

When I was a kid, Mum liked to make food for dinner & I remember one night in particular when she had made dinner after a long, hard day at work. On that evening, Mum placed a plate of bread, jam and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet, all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smiled at my Mum and asked me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember hearing my Mum apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits." Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your mum had a long hard day at work
today and she's really tired. And besides... A burnt biscuit never hurt anyone but harsh words do!" You know, life is full of imperfect things...and imperfect people. I'm not the best. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults and choosing to celebrate each others differences, is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship. So...please pass me a biscuit. And yes, the burnt one will do just fine! Life is too short to always regrets... Love the people who treat you right and have compassion for the ones who don't. ENJOY LIFE NOW!!

WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE SAID... If Patrick Sawyer was a MUSLIM? If Ebola had originated in SUDAN, MALI, SAUDI ARABIA or LIBYA? If those being quarantined were to be MUSLIMS? If the new cases were recorded in the NORTHERN PART? If EBOLA were to be spread among the group of people sharing water for ablution? If Ebola was to be transmitted by rams and sheep muslims slaughter for Eid and namings? We give thanks to Allah for everything. Muslims are not enjoined to eat bats, monkeys or chimps. Our mosques are not empty despite the warning to avoid groups. We still assemble toes to toes, shoulders to shoulders, five times everyday. Our Jum'at centres are not empty on Fridays. We still pay visits to our families and friends and we do not avoid relatives. Let us give thanks to Allah for His grace and protection over us.

UMMAH OF THE PROPHET

Standing in the presence of Almighty Allah,
Feet swollen,
Beard drenched with tears,
Crying and Begging,
Ya Allah! My Ummah! My Ummah!

His worry,
His concern,
His most often Du'a was, "Ya Allah..... My Ummah! My Ummah!

You and I
What type of lives do we lead?
Bellies filled till capacity,
Yet our prophet suffered from hunger
However His cry remains the same
Ya Allah.... My Ummah! My Ummah!

We claim to say we are lovers of Rasulullah
We gather and sing His praises,
Yet His sunnah we have abandoned
His lifestyle we have rejected,
His Love & Sacrifices made for us we've forgotten.
My Nabi, Your Nabi Our beloved Master and Prophet, The Chosen One. Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Oh Allah! Fill my heart with His love, let my actions be a replica of His.....
Oh Allah! Let my prophet be proud of me aa His Ummati, let Him not turn His face away due to his embarrassment of me. AMEEN!!!

From Ibn 'Abbas (RA), that the Prophet (SAW) said:
"O 'Abbas! O my uncle! Shall i not give you, shall i not bestow upon you, shall i not donate to you? Shall i not produce in you ten things, if you do that, Allah(SWT) will forgive your sins, first and last, old & new mistakes and deliberate errors, small & great, hidden & open? Ten things. You should pray four rakahs, reciting in each rak'ah the Opening of the Book (Al-Fatihah) and a surah (of your choice). When you have finished reciting this in the first rak'ah, say this supplication while standing 15 times: 'SUBHANALLAH, AL-HAMDULILLAH, LA ILAHA ILLALLAH, ALLAHU AKBAR'. When you go on rukoo', say it 10 times, raise from rukoo' and say it 10 times. Prostrate and say it while in prostration (10 times), raise from prostration and say it 10 times. (Remember sujood is done twice). These add up to 75 times in every rak'ah, which you do in four rak'ahs (300 times).
So if your sins were like the foam of the sea or like heaped sand, Almighty Allah would forgive you. If you are able to pray it once everyday, do so. If not, once in every year. If not, once in one's lifetime."
May Almighty Allah assist us. Ameen...

Why do we read Qur’an even if we can’t understand a single Arabic word This is a beautiful story. An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading this Qur’an. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the Qur’an just like you but I don’t understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Qur’an do?” the Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, you’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, “I don’t want a bucket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough, “and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, “see grandpa, it’s useless!” “So you think it is useless?” the old man said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal and was now clean, inside and out. “Son, that’s what happens when you read the Qur’an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be CHANGED, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives”.
DEAR SISTERS IN ISLAM, LET’S TRY TO READ THE QUR’AN; MEMORIZE QUR’AN AND ACT UPON THE QUR’AN! MAY ALMIGHTY ALLAH ASSIST US ALL.

If you fear Allah at Allah and if you believe in the hereafter, then I believe you can take one or two lessons from this story…..
At the time of Bani Israel, there was a man in a small village called Barsisa. He was what you call a monk. But he was true Christian. He believed in Tawheed and believed Isa (Peace be upon him) was a messenger of Allah.
One day, three brothers decided to go for Jihad but they had a sister and they did not want to leave her alone. So they went looking for someone to take care of her. The town people suggested leaving her with Barsisa, because of his piety. So they went to him and when they asked him, he said, “I seek refuge from the cursed shaytan” and said No! This was because he was scared of falling into sins (due to the potential fitnah it might cause). Then Shaytan came to Barsisa in the form of Waswasah (Whisperings). Shaytan is very smart and knew Barsisa had a soft heat. So he told Barsisa, “What if they can’t find someone good and leave her with someone bad, wouldn’t be your fault?” Now Barsisa did not realize this was Shaytan whispering in his heart, and because of his compassion for others, he decided to accept their request and help the lady.
He let her stay in a house opposite the church. He did this so that it would be easy for him to leave her food outside the church and she could get it herself. After sometime, Shaytan returned. This time, he told Barsisa. “Why don’t you leave the food closer for her, so that people don’t see her moving back and forth alone?” Barsisa agreed and started leaving the food outside the house. But Shaytan was not happy with this either, so sometime later, he returned and asked Barsisa, “Why don’t you go in and leave it on the table, so that no one sees her coming out and going all alone all the time?” Again, barsisa agreed and he started leaving the food on the table.
Then as time went by, Shaytan returned and said to him, “Why don’t you talk to her, she is all alone and no one to talk to?” Barsisa agreed and started talking to her from behind a door (so as to screen himself). But this would lead to them almost shouting to each other to hear themselves. Shaytan asked Barsisa to just go in and talk to her, and finally, he (Shaytan) had got them all alone in the room. Barsisa and the lady committed fornication and to make things worse, she also became pregnant. “What have you done? Look at the result of your evil (i.e. the child), get rid of the evidence otherwise the brothers will kill you!” Barsisa killed the baby and buried it in the same room the lady was in. shaytan then told Barsisa, “Do you think you can kill the child of a woman and expect her not to tell anyone?” And so Barsisa killed her and buried her alongside the baby. He then made a fake grave outside and when her brothers returned, he informed them that she died of illness. After seeing the grave and made Du’a for her, they returned home and accepted Allah’s decree.
Later that night, Shaytan came to them (the three brothers) in their dreams and informed them about what Barsisa had done and where the child and their sister could be found. The brother got up upset and confused, and informed his brothers of the dream and they both said they had the same dream. So they believed it must be true and went and dug up the fake grave and found it empty. They then dug the place Shaytan showed them in the dream and found the child and lady.
Furious, the brothers took Barsisa to the leader to get hid punishment. Barsisa knew that he would be given the death penalty. Shaytan came to Barsisa again, for the final time. This time, he revealed himself and told him he was the one whispering the thoughts to him. And he said that he could save Barsisa and as long as Barsisa makes sujood to him! Barsisa, out of desperation made sujood to him, this confirmed his kufr (disbelief) and Shaytan said to him “I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of the Alamiin (Mankind, Jinns and all that exists) and left. Barsisa was stoned to death and on the day of judgement, he will be resurrected making sujood to Shaytan.
So look at how Shaytan tricked him. He came to him as a friend but was in fact his biggest enemy.
(Their allies deceived them) like them Shaitan (Satan), when he says to man: Disbelieve in Allah. But when man disbelieves in Allah, Shaitan says: I am free of you, I fear Allah, the lord of Alamin! (Q59:16).
Shaytan will never make you sin directly, he will always trick you with Waswasah and he is more patient than any of us. So we should always seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan. Never think you have enough knowledge or strong enough to take on Shaytan. This is why the scholars of Islam are the ones with the most Taqwa, the fear of Allah. So reflect on this story, if Shaytan told Barsisa to make sujood in the beginning, Barsisa would have said no straight away, but Shaytan has a plan in hand, it was a step by step policy that made Barsisa finally breakdown and commit kufr.
SOURCE: STORIES IN THE QURAN – IBN KATHIR

Do U know when i tell U Good morning or Good evening, I'm wishing U good limited by a specific time: Morning/Evening but the Islamic greeting is suitable for every time because I tell U "As-salam 'alaykum warahmotullahi wabarakatuh" (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon U). When U're stressed for example, it means that I'm makin Du'a for U that Allah grants U peace & tranquility. The Islamic greeting is a Du'a which we say in the morning, evening, night, It's a Du'a for U to have peace. By saying the Islamic greeting, i'm spreading peace, the Islamic teachings and values to everyone I meet.
On this note, I say As-salam 'alaykum warahmotullahi wabarakatuh.

"Dear Sister,
Why do u hate me?
Why are u rejecting me?
Don't u know?
I'm your protector from evil glances of stranger,
I'm your defender against eager eyes of men,
I'm here in this Dunya to protect U.
Why are u treating me as if I'm a burden for U?
Your Lord honoured U with me,
He raised your status through me,
I'm your chastity, I'm your modesty.
Listen to me carefully....
U'll remember my words when u'll be standing in front of Allah on Judgement Day.
And u'll wish to return to Dunya to find me
But u won't because it will be too late".
From Hijab...

As-salam 'alaykum. It could have happened or not so don't take this story as real-life occurrence. Just take the moral of the story In shaa Allah.

There was only 15 minutes left before Salat-ul Isha. He quickly made Wudhu and performed Salat-ul Maghrib. While making Tasbih, he again remembered his grandmother and was embarrassed by how he had prayed. His grandmother prayed with such tranquility and peace. He began making Dua and went down to make Sajdah and stayed like that for awhile. He had been at work all day and was tired, so tired.

He awoke abruptly to the sound of noise and shouting. He was sweating profusely. He looked around. It was very crowded. Every direction he looked in was filled with people. Some stood frozen looking around, some were running left and right and some were on their knees with their heads in their hands just waiting. Pure fear and apprehension filled him as he realized where he was .

His heart was about to burst. It was the Day of Judgment. When he was alive, he had heard many things about the questioning on the Day of Judgment, but that seemed so long ago. Could this be something his mind made up? No, the wait and the fear were so great that he could not have imagined this. The interrogation was still going on. He began moving frantically from people to people to ask if his name had been called.

No one could answer him. All of a sudden his name was called and the crowd split into two and made a passageway for him. Two angels grabbed his arms and led him forward. He walked with unknowing eyes through the crowd. The angels brought him to the centre and left him there. With his head down his whole life was passing in front of his eyes like a movie. He opened his eyes but saw only another world.

People were helping others. He saw his father running from one lecture to the other, spending his wealth in the way of Islam. His mother invited guests to their house and one table was being set while the other was being cleared. He pleaded his case; ‘I too was always on this path. I helped others and spread the word of Allah. I performed my Salah. I fasted in the month of Ramadhan.

Whatever Allah ordered us to do, I did. Whatever he ordered us not to do, I did not.’ He began to cry and thought about how much he loved Allah. He knew whatever he had done in life would be less than what Allah deserved and his only protector was Allah (SWT).

He was sweating like never before and was shaking all over. His eyes were fixed on the scale, waiting for the final decision. At last, the decision was made. The two angels with sheets of paper in their hands turned to the crowd. His legs felt like they were going to collapse. He closed his eyes as they began to read the names of those people who were to enter Jahannam (ALLAHU AKBAR!!!).

His name was read first. He fell on his knees and yelled that this couldn’t be, ‘How could I go to Jahannam? I served others all my life, I spread the word of Allah to others’. His eyes had become blurry and he was shaking with sweat. The two angels took him by the arms. As his feet dragged, they went through the crowd and advanced toward the blazing flames of Jahannam (ALLAHU AKBAR!!!).

He was yelling and wondered if there was any person who was going to help him. He was yelling of all the good deeds he had done, how he had helped his father, his fasts, prayers, the Noble Qur’an that he read, he was asking if none of them would help him. The Jahannam angels continued to drag him. They had gotten closer to the Hellfire. He looked back and these were his last pleas.

Had not Rasulullah [SAW] said, ‘How clean would a person be who bathes in a river five times a day, so too does the Salah performed five times cleanse someone of their sins’ He began yelling, ‘MY PRAYERS? MY PRAYERS? MY PRAYERS?’ The two angels did not stop, and they came to the edge of the abyss of Jahannam. The flames of the fire were burning his face. He looked back one last time, but his eyes were dry of hope and he had nothing left in him. One of the angels pushed him in.

He found himself in the air and falling towards the flames. He had just fallen five or six feet when a hand grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back. He lifted his head and saw an old man with a long white beard. He wiped some dust off himself and asked him, ‘Who are you?’ The old man replied, ‘I AM YOUR PRAYERS’ (ALLAHU AKBAR!!!). ‘Why are you so late? I was almost in the Fire! You rescued me at the last minute before I fell in’. The old man smiled, shook his head and replied, ‘You always performed me at the last minute, did you forget?’ (And what of those who perform no prayers at all?) At that instant, he blinked and lifted his head from Sajdah.

He was in a sweat. He listened to the voices coming from outside. He heard the Adhan for Salat-ul Isha and got up quickly and went to perform Wudhu.


Salat is a type of worship consisting of specific statements and actions, began by pronouncing the greateness of Allah (SWT) and concluded with salutation of peace. The Prophet (PBUH) said “The pact between us (Muslims) and them (Kaafirs) is Salat, whoever abandons it is a disbelievevr and whoever guides & observes his prayer, it’ll be a light and a proof and a savior for him on the Day of Resurrection”.

MORALS: LET’S TRY TO PRAY OUR SALAWAT AT ITS APPROPRIATE TIME.
HOPE THIS HELPS OPEN OUR EYES IN SHAA ALLAH….

Dear brothers & sisters! Before u speak, let your words pass through 3 gates.
At first gate, ask yourself, 'Is it true?'
At the second gate, ask 'Is it necessary?'
At the third, ask 'Will these words be for me or against me on Yaum-l-Qiyamah?'
May Almighty Allah grant us understanding.
Salam alaykum.

Dear brothers & sisters! Before u speak, let your words pass through 3 gates.
At first gate, ask yourself, 'Is it true?'
At the second gate, ask 'Is it necessary?'
At the third, ask 'Will these words be for me or against me on Yaum-l-Qiyamah?'
May Almighty Allah grant us understanding.
Salam alaykum.

...Verily, it is We who have sent down the Dhikr (Qur'an) and surely, we will guard it (Q15vs9)

I'm partially new in this forum in that it's been long i logged into Nairaland and it took me time to re-activate my account, Alhamdulillah!. Abdusalam Hikmah Kehinde is my name, a 400L student of Zoology, University Of Ibadan. My aim on this page is to propagate the teachings of Islam in sha Allah. Salam alaykum.

Did U ever stop for a while and asked yourself, what is going to happen to me the first night in my grave?

Think about the moment your body is being washed and prepared to your grave.

Think about the day people will be carrying you to your grave.

And your family & friends crying...

Think about the moment you're put in your grave. Just imagine.... Yourself in your grave

Down there in that dark hole alone,

It's too dark you cry for help.

BUT,

It is too narrow your bones are squashed.

You regret missing 5 salawats, You regret ignoring Allah's orders

But no ESCAPE...

You alone with your deeds, No Money, No Jewellries, Only your DEEDS.

I am tireding of laughin jare. It is very unpossible 2 spoke ds.

My fellow Nairalanders,can i putten mouth?

how will it be?

Could this be true?