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In line with its key objectiveof becoming Nigeria’s number one mobile Internet Company, leading communications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has introduced affordable Internet bundles that willempower telecoms consumers to connect with friends, family members and business associates on key social media platforms.According to Airtel, the special Internet bundle package, which is tagged WTFB, acronym for WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and BBM, will provide consumers total access to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and BBM, enabling them to share their stories and joyous moments as well as connecting them to loved ones and business associates.The offering, which is positioned to transform access to key social media platforms, comes in two variants. To activate the service, customers are required to dial*990# for the monthly bundle and*991# for the Weekly bundle. The monthly bundle attracts a fee of N200 while consumers are billed N100 for the weekly bundle.Speaking on the innovative value offering, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Maurice Newa, said the new package is consistent with the company’s commitment to providing affordable and innovativemobile Internet service, saying it will offer telecoms consumers a strong platform to express themselves regardless of their income level, social status and location.“Airtel is passionate about driving innovation and mobile Internet service. As the fastest growing data operator in the country, we will continue to offer Nigerians bespokemobile Internet solutions that will empower them to fulfill their dreams and realize their full potentials,” he said.Only recently, Airtel Nigeria announced the introduction of Internet Bundles for Android devices. The package, which is first of its kind in the country, was designed to make life simpler, exciting and more enjoyable for telecoms consumers across the country.It is specifically tailored to empower Android users to connect with business associates, family and friends and also enable them enjoy an amazing data experience on their smartphones.

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For the first time in history, Nigerian undergraduates appeared in the world Eco-marathon race.

Eco-marathon competition enables participants to demonstrate their specially built-cars to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency over a distance and time. The expectation is that top performing vehicles will be specially designed for high efficiency use after competition. The competition holds around the world annually among the students of tertiary institutions. And there is also the urban concept category for students at the secondary school level with the Shell Petroleum sponsoring the programme. This year’s edition, 70th in the series, was held in Netherlands in May with the students of University of Lagos, Akoka participating.

Their car branded “Autonov II” was shipped to Netherlands on the account of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture which also footed the bill of building the car and participants’ trip to the country.

The students are 20 in all and they are from different departments in the university, including Mechanical, Electrical, Computer and Chemical Engineering as well as Architecture, Creative Arts and Mass Communications.
They were filled with joy at the reception held in their honour by the university last week. They shared their experiences gained when assembling the car and at the competition.

One of them, Folashade Agbaje, a 400-level Mechanical Engineering student told National Mirror that the achievement was made possible through the spirit of “We can do it.” She drove the car round the reception hall in admiration of the spectators, including the Chairman of the Governing Council of the university, Prof. Jerry Gana and the vice-chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello.

She disclosed that the project was not only eye-opener for participants; it also encourages creativity and taking up of challenges among youths. While noting that, although, many other competing teams came up with better designs, they did not look down on themselves by what they were able to present. She believes that the team would come up with a better design and more efficient car in future.

The team instructor and a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical/Electronics of the university, Prof. Ike Mowete talked about the journey into the project and competition, saying the concept was introduced to the school in 2013 by Shell. “The company enlightened us about the type of cars that fit into the competition and all that required of participants.

We were then told to be ready to go to Europe in May this year if we could come up with a car that fits in,” he recalled. “And that was how we swung into action.” Speaking further, the Professor of Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, told National Mirror that, “That was how we gathered the students that involved in the building of the car together.

We groomed them and divided them into groups based on their fields of study. Some designed the traction system, another did the braking and the channel systems while the rest assembled the body and they all came up with Autonov II.”
Further breaking down the responsibilities of each group, he noted that the mechanical team worked on the braking and steering systems as well as the frame while the students from Creative Art built the body and those from Electrical/ Electronic worked on the control alignment. Corroborating the students, the instructor who said he was proud of the team, stressed that the competition had really broaden their horizon and exposure.

There are many useful things, according to him, that the students got to know as an additional advantage in building the car and in participating in the competition.

“And the effort is an indication that Nigerian youths are also thinking in a right direction alongside their counterparts in the developed world and this will greatly help the country in the development of science and technology education,” he added.

Prof. Mowete however disclosed that Autonov II would be display in the university museum while another one would be built for the next competition in Manila.

In his remark, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Rahamon Bello, who was visibly happy over the achievement, attributed the feat to what he called quality education the institution is giving out to its students.

According to him, there were many universities in Europe and America that could not get to the track but our university gallantly performed on the track and this shows that UNILAG has been put on the world map.

“I am really proud of the team and their instructors,” he concluded.

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The case of a Christian woman in Sudan who was sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her faith has cast new light on the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide.
Sudan ranks as one of the worst countries for people who practice Christianity, but it by no means is alone.
Like people of other faiths, Christians can face discrimination, harassment, arrest, jail time and even death for what they believe.
Here's a look at seven terrible countries for Christians:
Sudanese Christians worship in fear Ukraine's faithful pray for peace Syrian Christians fear Islamist rebels Christian woman free from death sentence
North Korea
For the 12th year in a row, North Korea tops the list of places where Christian persecution is most extreme, according to Open Doors, a group that ranks countries in order of persecution.
The organization estimates as many as 70,000 Christians are imprisoned in labor camps.
"The God-like worship of the leader, Kim Jong-Un, and his predecessors leaves no room for any other religion, and Christians face unimaginable pressure in every sphere of life," the group says on its website.
"Forced to meet only in secret, they dare not share their faith even with their families, for fear of imprisonment in a labor camp. Anyone discovered engaging in secret religious activity may be subject to arrest, disappearance, torture, even public execution."
Among those imprisoned is Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American.
Pyongyang sentenced him last year to 15 years of hard labor, accusing him of planning to bring down the government through religious activities.
He is widely reported to have been conducting Christian missionary work in North Korea.
Kenneth Bae worried about his health in North Korean camp

Sudan
Since 1999, the U.S. State Department has tracked the world's worst abusers of religious rights. Sudan has been on the list since its inception.
The country has arrested and deported Western Christians suspected of spreading their faith, according to a State Department report.
Recently, Sudan also arrested and sentenced a woman to die for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. The 27-year old woman was released after weeks of international controversy over her conviction.
She was later detained with her husband and two children, accused of traveling with falsified documents and giving false information.

Eritrea
Just four religious groups are officially allowed to openly practice their faith in this African nation; the rest are subject to detention or worse.
So if you're not an Eritrean Orthodox Christian, a Sunni Muslim, a Roman Catholic or an Evangelical Lutheran, life could be tough for you here. Harsh detentions for religious dissenters are the norm, according to the State Department report.
Members of various religious groups, including Jehovah's Witnesses, face retaliation for refusing to participate in military portions of mandatory national service, the report reads. The government is said to penalize Jehovah's Witnesses by denying them government services and entitlements.
As of November, 52 Jehovah's Witnesses were imprisoned in Eritrea, according to the Jehovah's Witnesses website. It says none has been formally charged or tried.

Saudi Arabia
The oil-rich monarchy doesn't even pretend to respect religious rights for any faith other than Islam.
Sunni Islam is the official religion, and the country's constitution is based on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.
The public practice of any other religion is prohibited, according to the State Department.
Open Doors says most Christians in Saudi Arabia are expatriates from Asia or Africa. Last year, Christian migrant fellowships were raided, and worshipers were detained and deported, the group says.

Nigeria
Christians under attack in Syria Egypt's Christians hope for unity Christians targeted in Egypt
Nigeria is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south.
Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, vowed in 2009 to rid the nation's north of all non-Muslim influence, including Christians, according to The Voice of the Martyrs, another group that tracks the persecution of Christians.
More than 3,000 people have been killed since then, the organization reports.
Boko Haram translates as "Western education is a sin" in the Hausa language. The militant group says its aim is to impose a stricter enforcement of Sharia law across Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. Boko Haram's attacks have intensified in recent years and have included the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls.

Somalia
Pressure is increasing on Christians in this country, according to Open Doors.
"Islamic leaders and government officials publicly reinforce that there is no room for Christians, and there is a strong drive to purge Christianity from Somalia. The militant Islamist group, al-Shabaab, targets Christians and local communities," the group says on its site.
The terror group is notorious for prohibiting recreational activities and has banned films, dancing and watching soccer in the past. It had also barred foreign aid organizations from southern Somalia, describing them as Western spies and Christian crusaders.

Iraq
Religious minorities, such as Christians and Yazidis, make up less than 5% of Iraq's population.
Since 2003, attacks against these minorities by insurgents and religious extremists have driven more than half of the minorities out of the country, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
According to Open Doors, attacks and threats against Christians rose last year as Islamic terrorist groups gained more influence.
Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, are in the midst of an offensive in Iraq.
In the northern city of Mosul, the site of one of the first major ISIS victories, witnesses told CNN the group used vehicle-mounted loudspeakers to announce that it had decided to form Islamic Sharia courts in the city.
The group also reportedly removed statues of the Christian Virgin Mary, Arab poet Abu Tammam and singer Mulla Othman, witnesses said.

Source
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/25/world/terrible-countries-for-christians/

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Some rampaging soldiers in Lagos State on Friday set some buses of the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on fire after a soldier was allegedly killed by one of the buses in Palmgrove area.

Eye-witness said the incident happened when the BRT driver changed his lane and accidentally knocked down the soldier on a bike.

The soldier’s death has not been confirmed by any government authority.

As a result of that, some soldiers gathered at the scene along Ikorodu Road, stopping all BRT buses and destroying some of them.

Aside from the buses that were set ablaze, some persons were beaten-up mercilessly by the soldiers who set one of the buses on fire close to a petrol station.
http://www.channelstv.com/2014/07/04/rampaging-soldiers-burn-brt-buses-in-lagos/

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