The legal battle over the funeral of the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba intensified on Friday after the Accra High Court ordered his maternal family, the applicants in the ongoing dispute—to deposit GH₵2 million by 2:00 p.m. today or allow the scheduled funeral to proceed on Saturday, December 13. According to the court, the amount is meant to offset funeral …

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has given its unanimous backing to former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as the sole West African candidate for the Chairpersonship of the African Union (AU) when the rotating position returns to the region in 2027. The endorsement was made during the Council’s 95th Ordinary Session, held in Abuja. It will be submitted to the Authority of …

The Accra High Court has placed an injunction on the planned burial of the late Ghanaian music icon Daddy Lumba, following a petition filed by his maternal family. The ruling restrains the family head (Abusuapanyin), Kofi Owusu, from proceeding with funeral arrangements until the substantive issues before the court are fully addressed. The court also issued an order barring Transitions …