The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has released the official list of nominees for its 30th GJA Media Awards, slated for Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Palms Convention Centre, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, in Accra.
The Association released the list of 53 nominees on November 3, after a press briefing held at the Ghana International Press Centre on Monday, November 2, 2026.
The nominees were selected from entries covering journalistic works published in 2025.
According to the official list signed by General Secretary, Mr Dominic Hlordzi, the nominees are:
1. Nabil Ahmed Rufai – Freelance
2. Akua Oforiwaa Darko – TV3 Media General
3. Timothy Ngnenbe – Daily Graphic
4. Frank Obimpeh – Freelance
5. Mohammed Fugu – Daily Graphic
6. Effia Akesse – The Mirror
7. Karim Dini Osman – EIB Network
8. Benedicta Gyimaah Folley – Ghanaian Times
9. Francis Dabre Dabang – Ghanaian Times
10. Daniel Mantey – Pent TV
11. Christian Yalley – Media General
12. Clinton Yeboah – Luv FM, Multimedia
13. Gilbert Azeem Tiroog – GNA
14. Anthony Adongo Apubeo – GNA
15. Nii Adjei Mensahfio – Freelance
16. Godwin Asediba – Media General
17. Doreen Ampofo – GBC
18. Ndo Kwasi Stephen – Adwumapa FM
19. Samuel Dowuona – Techfocus24
20. Eric Mensah-Ayettey – Media General
21. Juliet Etefe – B&FT
22. Nathaniel Attoh – Multimedia
23. Bill Eshun – Media General
24. Stanley Nii Blewu – TV3 Media General
25. Emmanuel Dzivenu – JoyNews, Multimedia
26. Francisca Enchill – JoyNews, Multimedia
27. Prince Kukorku – GBC
28. James Amoh Junior – GNA
29. Esther Aidoo – GBC
30. Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe – JoyNews, Multimedia
31. Linda Godji Dede Incoom – Freelance (Agri Ghana Online)
32. Moses Apiah – A1 Radio
33. Nana Ama Asantewaa Kwarko – Freelance
34. Kweku Bolton – GBC
35. Albert Futukpor – GNA
36. Philip Osei Bonsu – Asempa FM (The Multimedia Group)
37. Dzifa Tetteh Tay – Freelance
38. Portia Gabor – Media General
39. Emmanuel Adu Gyamfi – Asempadawuro
40. Nicholas Azebire – Dreamz FM
41. Doris Lonta – Citi FM / Channel One
42. Innocent Appiah – Freelance
43. Edward Williams – GNA
44. Nana Boakye Yiadom – JoyNews, Multimedia
45. Missing Persons – Atinka TV
46. Radio Ghana – Behind the News
47. GH-HYPER
48. Jemima Andoh – JoyNews, Multimedia
49. Jenifer Wiredu Frimpong – GBC/UniMAC
50. 1957News
51. BADWAM – Multimedia
52. EKOSIISEN – Multimedia
53. Ohemeng Tawiah – Multimedia
Five journalists of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), eight from Media General and ten from The Multimedia Group are among the leading nominees. The list also includes a Best Student Journalist nominee, Jemima Andoh of UniMAC.
The winners will be awarded based on the specific categories they applied for. The prestigious P.A.V. Ansah Journalist of the Year remains the ultimate prize.
The 30th anniversary edition will be held under the theme: “30th GJA Media Awards: Celebrating Excellence, Advancing Media Freedom and Combating Hate Speech in the Digital Age.”
GJA President, Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, said the theme underscores the Association’s dual commitment to rewarding professional excellence while confronting emerging challenges in the media landscape, including hate speech, misinformation and disinformation.
President John Dramani Mahama, who is a member of the GJA, is expected to attend as Special Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Patron of the GJA, and the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, who will chair the ceremony, are also expected to attend, alongside over 1,000 dignitaries from government, corporate Ghana and the media.
Awards Committee Explains Process
Chairman of the nine-member Awards Committee, Mr s Kobby Asmah, Commissioner of the National Media Commission and former Editor of the Daily Graphic, disclosed that the Committee received 327 entries from 206 applicants and assessed 326 entries.
“We undertook the review between October 7 and October 27, 2026. Our work covered journalistic productions published in 2025 and submitted for consideration in the various awards categories,” Mr Asmah said.
He explained that the committee reviewed entries across six divisions — print, television, radio, online, digital and new media.
