Story: Kofi Enchill | November 9, 2026
Ghprobe’s Francisca Enchill was adjudged the best investigative journalist at the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards held on Saturday, November 7, in Accra.
This year’s win means Francisca Enchill has won the Investigative Journalist of the Year award three times: In 2022 and 2023 with investigative pieces Pay or Die: The Agony of Pregnant Women in Hospitals and Money Over Human Lives: Rot at DVLA Exposed respectively.
By this tour de force, she becomes the only female to win the prestigious category three times in the history of the GJA awards.
Ghprobe’s investigative piece, Dark World of BECE, GES officials compromise tests’ integrity, warded off competition to emerge the best.
The Dark World of BECE was an investigative piece that exposed the corrupt practices within the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the conduct of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination.
Top GES staff, mandated to police the examination, rather institutionalized examination malpractice, broke the rules, and actually served as watchdogs against external West African Examination Council and National Security officials in the hope that the candidates would pass at all costs.
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This year’s awards ceremony was under the theme “Celebrating Excellence, Advancing Media Freedom and Combating Hate Speech in the Digital Age” and was held at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel’s Palms Convention Centre in Accra, with President John Dramani Mahama as keynote speaker and the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, as chairman of the occasion.
The awards covered works published in 2025. The awards committee, chaired by Kobby Asmah, assessed 327 entries from 206 applicants and settled on 36 citations.
Philip Osei Bonsu of Asempa FM was named GJA/PAV Ansah Journalist of the Year.
Other winners were Nicholas Azebire of Dreamz FM – Disability, Emmanuel Adu Gyamfi of Asempadawuro – Domestic Tourism, Christian Yalley of TV3 – Road Safety, and Timothy Ngnenbe – Illegal Mining.
Jennifer Frimpong-Wiredu of UniMAC-IJ won Best Student Journalist, while Moses Apiah of A1 Radio won the GJA/Komla Dumor Most Promising Journalist award.
The GJA also gave honorary awards to the Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, Tobinco Group founder, Nana Amo Tobbin I, and Special Group Chief Executive Officer and UniMAC Chancellor, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor was honoured for his role in advancing press freedom. Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, KGL Group Executive Chairman, Alex Dadey, and the Ga Mantse were also honoured.
FULL LIST OF AWARD WINNERS:
– Best in Print News: Mohammed Fugu, Daily Graphic
– Best in Television News: Nabil Ahmed Rufai, freelance
– Best in Radio News: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, EIB Network
– Best in Online News: Timothy Ngnenbe, Daily Graphic
– Best in Print Features: Benedicta Gyimaah Folley, Ghanaian Times
– Best in Television Features: Daniel Mantey, Pent TV
– Best in Radio Features: Clinton Yeboah, Luv FM
– Best in Online Features: Gilbert Azeem Tiroog, Ghana News Agency
– Best in Television Documentary: Godwin Asediba, TV3
– Best in Radio Documentary: Doreen Ampofo, GBC
– Best in Online Documentary: Nii Adjei Mensahfio, freelance
– Best Columnist (Print): Juliet Etefe, Business and Financial Times
– Best Columnist (Online): Samuel Dowuona, TechFocus24
– Sports: Nathaniel Attoh, Joy FM
– Education: Stanley Nii Blewu, 3News
– Investigative: Francisca Enchill, GhProbe, JoyNews
– Photojournalism: Prince Kukorku, GBC
– Arts and Entertainment: James Amoh Jr, Ghana News Agency
– Business: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, EIB Network
– Environment and Science: Timothy Ngnenbe, Daily Graphic
– Health: Moses Apiah, A1 Radio
– Akoto Ampaw Award for Democracy and Good Governance: Albert Futukpor, Ghana News Agency
– Gender: Dzifa Tetteh Tay, freelance
– Crime and Court: Kweku Bolton, GBC
– Disability: Nicholas Azebire, Dreamz FM
– Domestic Tourism: Emmanuel Adu Gyamfi, Asempadawuro
– Road Safety: Christian Yalley, TV3
– Illegal Mining: Timothy Ngnenbe, Daily Graphic
Bank of Ghana Governor’s Economic and Financial Story of the Year: Esther Aidoo, GBC
– Best TV Programme (Ghanaian language): Missing Persons, Reuniting Families, Atinka TV
– Best Radio Programme (Ghanaian language): Ekosiisen, Asempa FM
– Best Radio/TV Programme (English): Behind the News, Radio Ghana
– Best Digital and New Media Platform: GH-Hyper
– Best Student Journalist: Jennifer Frimpong-Wiredu, UniMAC-IJ
– GJA/Komla Dumor Most Promising Journalist: Moses Apiah, A1 Radio
– GJA/PAV Ansah Journalist of the Year: Philip Osei Bonsu (O.B.), Asempa FM
Honorary Awards: Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, Tobinco Group founder Nana Amo Tobbin I, Special Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, former President John Agyekum Kufuor, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, KGL Group Executive Chairman, Alex Dadey, and the Ga Mantse.