Olayinka

Paediatrician; Child advocate; Interest Paediatric Nephrology and related research in Africa

[Ministry of Health | Rwanda @RwandaHealth]

With Rwanda still at zero cases of Ebola Virus Disease, we remain committed to preparedness. Our success is grounded in partnerships—within institutions, across borders, and mainly through the support and trust of Rwandan citizens and residents.

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[Government of Rwanda @RwandaGov]

The Ministry of Health has reported no cases of Ebola and no active cases in areas bordering the country.

The Government of Rwanda continues to monitor the situation and strengthen its preparedness measures.

[Dr Sabin Nsanzimana @nsanzimanasabin]

No Ebola cases in Rwanda or neighboring areas. The risk of transmission to Rwanda is low. With the epicenter still active, vigilance remains as usual

[Kirehe District Hospital @Kirehe_Hospital]

Currently, Kirehe DH hosts Residents in the Gynecology and Obstetrics program. However, it is anticipated that starting next year, the hospital may also expand its capacity to accommodate residents in Surgery, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry.

[Inside the Haramain @insharifain]

NEWS: The Crescent for the month of Dhul Hijjah was SEEN today subsequently tomorrow i.e Monday, 18 May 2026 will be the first day of Dhul Hijjah 1447

Day of Arafah: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Eid Al Adha: Wednesday, 27 May 2026

[Nigeria Immigration Service @nigimmigration]

NIGERIA IMPLEMENTS 30-DAY VISA EXEMPTION FOR RWANDAN NATIONALS

Following the announcement by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, granting Rwandan Nationals a 30-day visa exemption, reciprocating similar gesture from Rwandan Government to Nigerian citizens, the Nigeria Immigration Service has completed all arrangements for the directive’s implementation.

[Olayinka @ibroplus]

@CatiaKyen Lol

[Olayinka @ibroplus]

@YusufAsunmogejo This is not professional!!! There are polite ways of rejecting a manuscript without insulting the authors!

[Real World Physics @RWPhysics]

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[Inferam @InferamAI]

Build strong roots for lifelong learning

[University Teaching Hospital of Kigali/CHUK @HospitalChuk]

Today,27 CHUK's specialised Clinical Staff concluded a 3-day workshop on medical education facilitated by @ughe_org experts.The 4th cohort were trained on modern evidence based teaching&assessment methods of health professional learners.Acquired skills will improve their..1/2

[ThatBlessedGirl @BlessedGirl001]

The FG should ban Network providers from putting expiry date on our data.
You buy 20Gig at the price of 5k and at the date of expiration you have 8gig left. This is unacceptable!!!

Network providers should allow us use what we paid for without an expiry date!!

[IKENNA @kena_ewuru]

2026 buyers are not 2012 buyers.
They are checking:
VIN history
Auction photos
Google searches
That damage you’re hiding? It’s one search away from exposure.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Dear Parents,

1.Never compare your kids to anyone else. It tells them they aren't enough and breeds bitterness.
2.Never make your love feel like a transaction. They shouldn't have to earn a hug or your attention.
3.Never make threats you don't mean. It makes your word worthless and you lose your authority.
4.Never discipline them in public. It doesn't teach a lesson, it just causes deep shame.
5.Never use labels like "stupid" or "useless." Those words will become their inner voice for life.
6.Never tell them their feelings are silly. If a broken toy is a tragedy to them, respect that pain.
7.Never lie to them just to get some peace. You are trading away their trust for a few minutes.
8.Never make your adult stress or money problems their burden. Let them be children.
9.Never expect them to act like adults. Their brains are still growing and they will be messy.
10.Never stop praying for them. Your prayer is the strongest shield they have in this cold world.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Dear Parents,

Let me share a secret with you. I pray it benefits you.

After my post on the anatomical psychology of a child yesterday, I received some questions about how to help children who struggle to focus on their studies and what parents can do to help them. If your child or your children is struggling academically, or lose focus easily, then this post is for you.

What you are likely seeing is a child who starts a task but wanders off. You might see them staring at a book for an hour without remembering a single line. It is easy to think they are being lazy, but what you ought to see is a mind where the internal powers are not connected.

The Almighty God in the Quran mentions the Nasiyah in Surah Al-Alaq (96:15) as the place of decision and control. Science has shown this to be the prefrontal cortex, the part behind the forehead.

In Kitab al-Shifa, Ibn Sina identified a power box called Al-Quwwah al-Mutakhayyilah (the Composative Imagination). This power is the pilot of the brain. Its job is to take information and turn it into focused thought. When focus is gone, the bridge is broken.

To help them overcome this problem, you can use a mental drill called Reverse Narrating (RN). Reverse Narrating is a modern concept, but, it has root in our religion too.

The principle behind RN is deeply anchored in the works of Abu Zayd al-Balkhi. He is considered the father of Islamic psychology. In his book Masalih al-Abdan wa al-Anfus (Sustenance of the Soul), he talked about Riyadat al-Nafs (disciplining the mind). He taught that the mind needs specific "mental rehearsals" to regain control over wandering thoughts.

This mental rehearsals through reverse narrating is what you should adopt going forward because it forces the brain to reorganize information in a way that is not natural.

Here is how you can do it:

1.Ask your child what they are doing right this moment (when you call them).
2.Ask them what they did ten minutes before that.
3.Keep asking what happened before each step, moving backward through the day.
4.Continue until they reach the moment they woke up in the morning.

Do you know what you have done? You have just forced the Mutakhayyilah of your child to work in overdrive to pull data from the memory and flip it.

What this does is that It strengthens the pilot seat in their forehead. If you do this for a few minutes every evening, you would be building the mental glue your child needs to stay on a task. This is how struggling children improve their mental power and succeed in their studies. GIVE IT A TRY.

Allah knows best.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Wa Alaykum Assalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. I have said it several times, I don't know much. In fact, I know very little. I am only a student of knowledge who prays for more knowledge and wisdom.

Having said that, I will prescribe three books my uncle prescribed for me in 2017 and has helped me till today in this knowledge journey. I still remember when we went to General in Ilorin to get them. I think we spent more than 100k to buy these books and many others to make sure my library was solid. It was a huge investment, but it made the journey real for me.

The first is A Gift for a Muslim Couple by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi. This book is very grounded. It covers the etiquette and the heart of how a husband and wife should live together. It is practical for anyone starting out and helps you understand the mindset needed to build a peaceful home.

The second is The Fragile Vessels by Muhammad al-Jibaly. This is part of a series that focuses on the rights and obligations of Nikkah. It helps you understand the legal and spiritual weight of the contract you are about to sign so you do not go into it blindly.

The third is The Ideal Muslim by Dr. Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi. I recommend this because marriage is ultimately about your own character. It shows how a Muslim should conduct himself with his family and his wife. It reminds you that being a good husband is a huge part of your faith.

Study these with an open heart and they will give you a solid foundation.

Allah knows best.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

This morning, I want us to talk about understanding the anatomical psychology of your child.

What does this mean? How do you identify the anatomical psychology of your child? How do you then maximize his/her potential? Please come with me.
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[Olayinka @ibroplus]

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[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Since the past 24 hours that I made the tweet on child parenting solution, my DM has been buzzing. I checked them, and one thing was quite common to all: Parents who are not happy about their kid’s performance in school, and they have approached it the wrong way.

If you fall in this category, this post is for you.

Many of us use brutal force because expectations are too high, and the anger is just too much. The scholar Ibn al-Jawzi explained in his book Sayd al-Khatir that intellect is a Rizq (provision) from God, just like money or health.

He said some people are born with a wide vessel and others with a narrow one. If you try to force the water of a whole sea into a small cup, you will only spill the water and ruin the cup. This is what many of us are doing. We are trying to force a "doctor's brain" into a child whose cup was designed for something else.

By that, it causes a soul-crushing resentment in the child. Imam Al-Ghazali described this beautifully in Ihya’ Ulum al-Din. He warned parents about a state called “Al-Malal”, where a child builds resentment because they are pushed beyond their limit. Everyone wants the best for their child. No doubt. However, if you keep yelling at them for things they cannot grasp yet, you make them hate the very sight of a book. You are closing the door to their heart while trying to kick open the door to their mind.

Then what is the solution? It is simple.

Going forward, every parent should make efforts to start looking for the Fath (the opening) in their kids. What does this mean? This is the lane the Almighty has prepared for them. In our history, if a child is slow with grammar or math, the scholars don’t call them a failure. They move them to a trade, a craft or a service.

How then do you identify this Fath (Opening) in your child? Please pay close attention to me…

(1) The first phase is Observation. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned a concept called Istid’ad (natural readiness) in his book titled: Tuhfat al-Mawdud. This means you want to watch/observe/look at the child when they think nobody is looking. This is your first tool. For the next two weeks, stop talking about school. Do not worry yourself about how they perform on their homework.

Instead, keep a "Strength Log." Every evening, write down one thing they did well that had nothing to do with a classroom. Did they fix a broken toy? Did they calm down a crying sibling? Did they organise their shoes? You are looking for their Istid’ad (natural readiness). If they are "book-slow" but "people-smart" or "hand-smart," that is where the key has been placed.

(2) Introduce “Project or Craft” early on. Ibn Khaldun, in his Muqaddimah, argued that projects/crafts are high forms of intelligence that build civilizations. He argued that some minds are designed to understand the physical world better than the abstract one.

Give them a "Project Day." Buy a basic tool kit, a sewing machine, or a coding starter kit. Give them a broken radio or a piece of furniture to fix. Delegate. Give them a real-world task that has a visible result. When a child who fails at math sees that they can build a table or bake a perfect loaf of bread, their internal shame starts to heal. They realize they are not stupid; they were just in the wrong room.

(3) Kill the Comparison Virus. Imam Al-Zarnuji, in his classic work Ta’lim al-Muta’allim, explained that a student should only study what fits their nature. He said that forcing a student into a field they have no taste for is a waste of their life and the teacher's time. When you compare your child to others, you are catching a virus that blinds you to their path. Always filter.

When family members start bragging about their kids' grades, you must be the shield. Tell them, "My child is mastering the art of (so so and so)." You are teaching your child that success is not a single ladder. There are many ladders to it. And if you do not value their ladder, they will stop climbing.

(4) Prioritize Character Building. Put more efforts to praise your kids for their good character. Always tell them you love them when they behave well or show good character. Character recognition helps the child build a good self-image, which translates into self-confidence and barrier-breaking for the child. Prioritise this.

(5) Don’t underestimate the power of your words. Always pray to God to grant them their opening. The scholars taught that the "opening" is a gift from Al-Fattah (The Opener). Supplicate.

In your Sujud or in your prayers, stop asking for them to be a doctor/engineer, and what have you. Ask for the door that was made for them to be opened. Ask Him to show you the Fath so you can stop pushing them against a closed wall.

Always remember, a parent who finds the "Fath (The Opening)" for their child has given them a gift better than a degree. You have given them a purpose. Start that journey NOW. It’s never too late…

Thank you for your attention.

Allah knows best.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Hello Lola, I am a Muslim, and our spiritual tradition has a very deep approach to raising children. I want to share some tips from our scholars that will be beneficial to you regardless of your faith.

First of all, our theology teaches the concept of Fitrah. This means that every child is born with a pure heart. At six years old, she is not a criminal mastermind. She does not have a wicked soul.

If she doesn’t have all these, then what is happening? The truth is that she is just lacking impulse control and testing boundaries. By this, if you look at her as a manipulator, you will fight her. However, if you look at her as a pure soul making mistakes, you will be able to guide her.

Secondly, for every problem anyone faces today, it has been solved in history. The only problem is how to locate them.

A classical scholar named Al-Ghazali wrote about child psychology over 900 years ago in his famous book “Ihya Ulum al-Din.” In his section on disciplining children, he gave a practical rule I want you to adopt going forward.

He advised that parents should never push a child into a corner where they are forced to lie. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, her survival instinct kicks in. She cries and she lies to defend herself because she is scared of you. Stop interrogating her. Just look at her and state the fact. Say, I know you took this, and we are going to return it right now.

Again, another scholar and sociologist Ibn Khaldun addressed this exact behavior in his masterpiece titled: “Al-Muqaddimah.” He warned that when a child is raised with harsh punishment, they learn deceit, trickery, and lying to protect themselves. This is why she is covering her tracks and crying to manipulate you. The fear of a harsh reaction is making her a better liar.

Lola, do not attach a label to her. Do not ever call her a thief. If you attack her identity instead of her action, she will internalize it and grow into that dark label. Tell her the action is wrong but protect her dignity.

Make her return the item. Do not fall for the tears. Hold her hand, walk her back to wherever she took it from, and make her hand it back and apologize. The discomfort of returning a stolen item teaches a much better lesson than beating her will ever do.

Finally, I don’t know if you are a Muslim, but never underestimate the power of your own words. In our faith, we believe the prayer of a parent for a child goes straight to God without any barrier. Pray over her. Pray for her heart to be content and for her character to be straight.

Keep doing this consistently and the habit will break.

Allah knows best.