O.B. named Journalist of the Year as Ngnenbe sweeps three awards at the 30th GJA Media Awards

Asempa FM broadcaster Philip Osei Bonsu, popularly known as O.B., has been named the P.A.V. Ansah Journalist of the Year at the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards.

The ceremony, held in Accra, also saw Daily Graphic’s Timothy Ngnenbe emerge as the most decorated journalist of the night, winning three awards.

The Palms Convention Centre of the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra became the gathering point for Ghana’s media industry on Saturday night as journalists and media organisations were recognised for excellence in their work.

The biggest individual honour went to Philip Osei Bonsu of Asempa FM, host of the current affairs programme Ekosiisen.

He was adjudged the P.A.V. Ansah Journalist of the Year for his contribution to national discourse and public policy conversations through journalism.

His programme, Ekosiisen, also won the Best Radio Programme in a Ghanaian Language category.

THREE AWARDS
However, it was Daily Graphic’s Timothy Ngnenbe who recorded the highest number of individual wins.

He secured three awards: Best Online News Reporting, Best Environment and Science Reporting, and Best Illegal Mining Reporting.

Other notable winners included Nabil Ahmed Rufai, who won Best Television News Reporting for his documentary, Stolen Childhood, on child labour in Ghana’s fishing industry.

Godwin Asediba of Media General won Best Television Documentary for Hooked on Red, while Francisca Enchill of JoyNews took home the Best Investigative Reporting award.

Moses Apiah of A1 Radio also received two honours, including the Komla Dumor Most Promising Journalist of the Year award.

The Ghana News Agency recorded three individual wins through Gilbert Azeem Tiroog, James Amoh Junior and Albert Futukpor.

The event, attended by President John Dramani Mahama, was held under the theme, “Celebrating Excellence, Advancing Media Freedom and Combating Hate Speech in the Digital Age.”

ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS
In his address, GJA President Albert Kwabena Dwumfour raised concerns about attacks on journalists, disclosing that the Association had recorded more than 50 attacks on media practitioners since 2022.

The awards committee, chaired by Kobby Asmah, assessed 327 entries from 206 applicants, covering journalistic works published in 2025.
The ceremony marked the 30th edition of the awards, which continue to recognise excellence and promote professionalism in Ghana’s media industry.