30th GJA Media Awards: Full list of winners as Asempa FM's O.B. is named Journalist of the Year
Asempa FM's Philip Osei Bonsu is the GJA/PAV Ansah Journalist of the Year. Graphic's Timothy Ngnenbe won three awards. Here is every winner from Saturday.
Philip Osei Bonsu, who is popularly known as O.B. on Asempa FM, emerged as the winner of the GJA/PAV Ansah Journalist of the Year award at the Ghana Journalists Association's 30th Media Awards. The awards were presented on Saturday night at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel's Palms Convention Centre in Accra, with President John Dramani Mahama delivering the keynote speech, and the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, serving as chairman.
O.B. hosts the popular afternoon current affairs show, Ekosiisen, on Asempa FM. The show was recognized with the Best Radio Programme in a Ghanaian language award at the ceremony. This year's awards honored work published in 2025. The selection committee, chaired by Kobby Asmah, reviewed a total of 327 entries from 206 applicants, ultimately awarding 36 citations. Media General received the most nominations with eight, followed by The Daily Graphic, which had five.
Timothy Ngnenbe of The Daily Graphic was the most decorated journalist of the night, taking home three awards. Redwan Karim Dini Osman from EIB Network and Moses Apiah of A1 Radio each received two awards. Media General's victories included Godwin Asediba's documentary Hooked on Red, Stanley Nii Blewu's work, and Christian Yalley's contributions at TV3. The Central Bank of Ghana's Governor, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, introduced the new Financial Journalism Award during the ceremony.
In addition to the main awards, the GJA bestowed honorary recognitions on several notable individuals, including Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, Nana Amo Tobbin I of the Tobinco Group, and Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong, the Special Group CEO and Chancellor of UniMAC. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor was honored for his contributions to press freedom, with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin receiving his award on his behalf.
Other honorees included Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, whose award was received by Seth Terkper; KGL Group Executive Chairman Alex Dadey; and the Ga Mantse himself. The 30th edition of the Media Awards was held under the theme "Celebrating Excellence, Advancing Media Freedom, and Combating Hate Speech in the Digital Age." Meanwhile, the GJA's President, Albert Dwumfour, revealed that the association had recorded over 50 attacks on journalists since 2022.
In a statement made on behalf of the President, Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu described threats against the President and his family as "brazen criminality."
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