UNILORIN NAMLAS WEEK’22: Random Splash of Events [Full Report]

The Nigeria Association of Muslim Law Students of University of Ilorin (NAMLAS, Unilorin Chapter) held a week long programme with series of events.

The programme began on Friday, 11th February, 2020 and ended on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022.

NAMLAS UNILORIN CHAPTER is an association of Muslim students who are studying Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

The NAMLAS annual programme dubbed “Namlas Week ’22” commenced with NAMLAS congress and medical checkup which was held on Friday, 11th February, 2022.

NAMLAS WEEK DAY 1

The congress/medical checkup was anchored by the Organizing Secretary Tunji-Lawal Lawal. The congress preceded a medical checkup.

Different questions/answers, suggestions and recommendations, as affecting the corporate existence of Unilorin NAMLAS were tabled, discussed and settled.

Opinions were also exhaustibly aired and more, others were adjourned so as to allow the medical practitioners in attendance do their work.

During the medical checkup, the medical practitioner advised that every person should be conscious of his mental health which may be jeopardized by unhealthy relationships, poor grades in school, bad company, family issues, inter alia.

The medical practitioner attributes hallucinational hearing of one’s name to mental dementias and schizophrenia. He equally notes that the best way to defeat any mental stress is to go back to Allâh (SubhanaLla wata’allah) as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was also trialed when revelation ceased to come to him and that is the circumstantial reason behind the revelation of Suratul Ad-dhuaa.

After the admonition, blood pressure (BP) of different NAMLAS members were checked and different diagnoses were made by the medical practitioners.

NAMLAS WEEK DAY 2

Saturday, 12th February, 2022 was the day specially and specifically allotted to the NAMLAS sisters in which different issues as affecting ladies outside and within matrimonial homes are discussed.

The programme is titled “Sisters’ Circle”.

The 300l Level Adviser, a Law Lecturer, in person of Dr (Mrs) Raji Barakat was the invited guest. The lecturer gave a motherly as well as sisterly (being Ameerah herself during her student’s days) to the sisters.

Sister Shakirah, a first-class graduate of law from Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, is also an invited guest and she honoured the invitation by showing and admonishing the younger sisters that day.

NAMLAS WEEK DAY 3

Qur’an Competition Finals took place on Monday, 14th February, 2022. The programme was anchored by Barrister Dan, Mufti 1 of the Unilorin NAMLAS.

Before the Competition, Fawas Aberuagba had read verses from the Glorious Qur’an. The competition was sponsored by Prof. Abikan.

The sponsor, who doubled as learned and lecturer father was also in attendance.

A scintillating and stimulating lecture was delivered by Dr Kamaldeen Ajijolakewu after Ustauz Jalal Akintola (SAU) read the welcoming poem.

NAMLAS WEEK DAY 4

Tuesday 15 February, 2022 for the NAMLAS Mock Final. Final round was held between 200l Advocates and 300l Advocates who displayed a great deal of evidence knowledge and advocacy to persuade the mind of the the Qãdi (Judge).

The decision was in favour of the Appellants, the 200l advocates, however, the Judge declared the 300l advocates winner of the Mock Competition defeating the lower level with 21 to 19 scores.

Barr I. A Yusuf (a Law Lecturer) was the Qãdi (Judge) before declaring the winning team showed his impressiveness about the conducts of the counsels. He equally unashamedly harangued the organizers of the mock saying the mock preparation was a little bit below average.

NAMLAS WEEK DAY 5

Wednesday 16th February, 2022 saw the schedule for the NAMLAS Picnic. The event had featured a lot of programmes, a pointer of halal flex and cruise.

According what is gathered, Qur’anic recitations with different voices such as Arabiyyah, Adabiyyah and Markaziyyah, Seerah of the Prophet (PBUH), Arabic poetries, shouts out of subtle shots, _waka_(epigrammatic poems).

It also saw the presentation of awards to notable people and classes.

New NAMLAS executives were also declared. Mr Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez Adedimeji was announced as NAMLAS Brothers’ Coordinator/Ameer while Mudathir Yaseerah was announced as NAMLAS Sisters’ Coordinator/Ameerah.

The NAMLAS WEEK was concluded with the NAMLAS picnic/presentation of awards ceremony.