Estonians put down roots in Finland
Only 28 percent of Estonians living in Finland want to return home, according to research from the University of Tartu. These findings support a survey from a couple of years...
Finland falls out of love with EU
HELSINKI (AP)  Once a timid and compliant member of the European Union, Finland has become one of its most rebellious. The Finns have made headlines recently by threatening to...
Fleeing Gadhafi bastion, bitter at the new Libya
SIRTE, Libya (AP)  Families flowed out of Moammar Gadhafi's besieged hometown Tuesday, exhausted and battered by weeks of hiding from shelling and gunbattles with no meat or vegetables or...
Helsinki considers whether mandatory education applies to children of foreign Roma
The Education Department of the City of Helsinki is currently looking into whether or not mandatory education is being implemented in the case of the children of foreign Roma beggars...
Finland raises status of Palestinian delegation in Helsinki
Helsinki. Finland decided to raise the status of the Palestine General Delegation located in Finland, a press release from Finnish foreign ministry said on Monday, Xinhua informed. Finnish Foreign Minister...
I’m proud of the turnout for damage at the cinemas so far -Uche Jombo
Following the tremendous success that the movie ‘Damage’ has been recording at the cinemas and the outpouring of accolades that it has received from movie lovers, the executive producer Uche...
Hairy, crazy ants invade from Texas to Miss.
NEW ORLEANS (AP)  It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper's metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A...
Has John Okafor (Mr. Ibu) benefited from his comedic movie roles?
John Okafor has become something of a hardened comedian who interprets scripts in his own wayâ€â€most times to a level that critics have described as ‘hilarious imbecility’. In fact the...
High-Priced Mediocrities By Okey Ndibe
I wonder how many Nigerians read a report in the online edition of Next newspaper titled “Four African Countries Will Achieve MDGs by 2015â€Â. One suspects that some Nigerians who...
Herman Cain is stunning Florida GOP straw poll winner
If Florida Gov. Rick Scott is right, then Herman Cain will be the next President of the United States. Scott boldly predicted Saturday before votes were counted that the winner of the...