General News of Tuesday, 17 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comMother of the late former Radio Univers Station Manager, Dr Abubakari Sidick Ahmed, popularly known as Alhaji, has shared her grief following the sudden demise of her son. In an interview with GhanaWeb’s Joseph Henry Mensah on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at the residence of the late Alhaji, she shared profound memories of the veteran journalist. Dr Abubakari Sidick Ahmed, popularly known as ‘Alhaji’, passed away at the age of 63 in the early hours of Monday, February 16, 2026, after battling a brief illness. Alhaji of Radio Univers is deadHe died at about 10:15 a.m. at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, where he had been receiving treatment over the past few days. Alhaji's legacy:For more than three decades, Alhaji dedicated his life to Radio Univers, beginning as a student journalist and rising through the ranks to become Station Manager of the University of Ghana’s non-commercial, campus-based radio station.

Source: GhanaWeb February 17, 2026 18:18 UTC