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Bangladesh sits where three tectonic plates smash together, and experts keep screaming that massive earthquakes could wreck Dhaka, Sylhet, and Chattogram any minute. The country has zero real preparation despite being able to handle floods and cyclones like pros, and a magnitude 7-8 quake would...

Sudesh Berry posted an old behind-the-scenes shot from Pehla Nasha that had young versions of Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bhatt, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal, and cameos from Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Saif Ali Khan all crammed together. The 1993 flick was director Ashutosh Gowariker's first...

Deepika Padukone hyped up husband Ranveer Singh's movie Dhurandhar by posting some fire outfit pics that made him lose it in the comments. She wore a fitted black jacket with wide-leg jeans and heels while her wavy hair and light makeup kept things elegant, and Ranveer dropped a thirsty comment...

Twinkle Khanna posted photos rocking a blue-and-white checkered saree paired with a white button-down shirt, throwing in some chunky silver jewelry and light makeup for a corporate-meets-traditional vibe. The former Bollywood star asked her followers whether she should keep mixing unexpected...

Medikal told people to chill about calling him arrogant because what looks like an attitude is just him being obsessed with his music career. The Ghanaian rapper explained that his work ethic comes from constantly wanting to level up, even when he drops a banger and could easily coast for a...

Ghana Tourism Authority deputy boss Abeiku Santana announced that the annual December in Ghana is getting spread across every region instead of just camping out in Accra like usual. The expanded format runs on seven different themes covering food, books, fashion, culture, movies, and music to...

Burkina Faso just brought back the death penalty after ditching it back in 2018, and the military government claims they need it to deal with jihadist violence and terrorism. Captain Ibrahim Traore's junta pushed through a new penal code that makes capital punishment legal again for stuff like...

Madagascar's military leader wants former president Andry Rajoelina put on trial for ordering troops to shoot protesters during unrest that forced him to bail back in October. Colonel Michael Randrianirina told French media he's still planning to hold elections within two years, and he's going...

Nicholas Aklorbortu died after his motorbike crashed head-on with another rider near Adaklu on the Ho-Sogakope road. The NDC communications guy for South Tongu was heading back from a farming event when the collision happened, and both bikes caught fire because the other rider was carrying fuel...

Senyo Hosi from the One Ghana Movement warned lawmakers not to kill off the Special Prosecutor's office, saying Ghanaians would absolutely reject that move. The whole thing kicked off after Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga wanted to scrap the OSP and hand everything to the Attorney General, plus...

Some democracy watchdog director went after lawyer Martin Kpebu for wanting the Special Prosecutor fired, calling the whole thing peak hypocrisy since Kpebu usually champions anti-corruption work. Kojo Asante from CDD-Ghana told a television program that politicians in the current government...

A policy guy from the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development told critics to back off the Special Prosecutor office because the agency barely had a real budget or workspace until recently. Kojo Pumpuni Asante said the first boss ran things out of some random townhouse for years before they even...

The former parliament speaker, who was around when the Special Prosecutor's office got created, is calling for the whole thing to get nuked because he thinks it turned into a power-tripping mess that breaks basic legal rules. Aaron Mike Oquaye went off about how the agency arrested activist...

Some anti-corruption activists are telling lawmakers to chill out after a bunch of MPs started pushing to kill off the Special Prosecutor's Office and hand everything back to the Attorney General. Edem Senanu from the Citizens Movement Against Corruption said scrapping the agency would be...

A 21-year-old unemployed guy is heading to trial later this month after allegedly shanking a firefighter with a screwdriver because water from the hose got him wet while crews were putting out a house fire at Adjiriganor. Sampson Azumah supposedly had the tool hidden in his waist bag, stabbed...

Two people died after a minibus driver tried passing another car on the Accra-Kumasi Highway and slammed head-on into a Honda Pilot coming the other way. The Toyota Hiace lost control during the sketchy overtaking move near Anyinam, and the crash left both rides completely wrecked with...

Ghana's president flew into Qatar to speak at the Doha Forum, where he will kick off a session about education during crises and then hop on a panel discussing how to grow African economies without leaving people behind. John Dramani Mahama landed on a government jet loaned by the Qataris and...

Ghana's tourism booking platform is actually getting real traffic from international travelers paying for stuff through the site, but the government agency supposed to market it just announced plans to build a completely separate app that does the exact same thing. The digital marketplace...

A traditional chief in Sunyani told a teachers' conference that parents need to stop dumping all the responsibility on schools since kids spend way more time at home than in classrooms. Odeefour Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II was speaking at the National Association of Graduate Teachers gathering...

A traditional leader in Ghana gave props to the government's Big Push road program while agreeing to run the country's annual farmer awards thing happening in Ho. Togbe Afede XIV said better roads would help rural growers get their crops to market faster and cut down on wasted produce. The guy...