Full list: Winners of the GJA Ashanti Media Excellence Awards

The Ashanti regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association honored journalists in various categories during the Ashanti Media Excellence Awards held on Saturday, October 24, 2025. The awards aimed to promote excellence in journalism and qualitative media practice by recognizing outstanding work produced in 2025. There were 10 competitive categories, including Environment, Science and Climate Journalism, Agriculture Journalism, Education Journalism, Business and Economy Journalism, Entertainment Journalism, Photojournalism, Sports Journalism, Feature Production, Community Impact Journalism and Health Journalism.

In Environment, Science and Climate Journalism, Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen from JOY NEWS won 1st Place for his article "Experts say Missing Engine Parts in Most Ghanaian Vehicles Polluting Air, Sickening People." Nana Boakye Dankwah Yiadom from LUV FM/JOYNEWS took 2nd Place for his piece "Greens to Pits – Galamsey Ravaging Cocoa Farms and Threatening Export." Bright Yeboah from CITI FM/CHANNEL ONE TV won 3rd Place with "Climate Change: Farmers Use Smart Tree Planting to Restore Degraded Lands."

Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe from LUV FM/JOYNEWS was named Ashanti Region Journalist of the Year 2025 for his exceptional reporting of the August 2025 Helicopter Crash at Adansi Akrofuom, as well as for his outstanding work in Feature Production and Agriculture Journalism.