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MTN Ghana honours Bright Media Award winners
MTN Ghana has presented prizes to winners of its 25th Anniversary Bright Media Awards Competition which was organised for journalists in Ghana.
The competition was for journalists to submit original works on the topic: MTN Ghana – 25 Years of Brightening Lives. 12 journalists received awards in various categories at the ceremony held recently at Alisa Hotel in Accra.
A three-member jury made up of Nana Kwasi Gyan Apenteng, a former Chair of the National Media Commission, Mrs. Augustina Aforo-Yeboah, former and first Female Editor of The Spectator and Mr. Maximus Ametorgoh, a Digital Media Analyst, reviewed works submitted by over 70 journalists across the country.
The entries received focused on MTN’s technological innovations, contribution to national development as well as other initiatives that had resulted in the transformation of livelihoods.
Mr. Samuel Dowuona, editor of TechGh24 online emerged the overall winner and took home a plague, a MacBook and a learning and development package worth GHC10,000.
Ama Achiaa Baafi (Graphic), Thomas Tetteh (Dynamite Fm), Samuel Dowuona and Francisca Arhin (GHOne) emerged category winners for Print, Radio, Online and Television categories respectively.
The runners-up of the various categories also received digital devices and up to GHC 5,000 worth of learning and development package.
Addressing guests at the event, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Mr. Selorm Adadevoh appreciated the media in Ghana for contributing to the growth of the organisation.
Professor Kwame KariKari, a Media Activist and Educator, stressing on professionalism in media journalism, commended MTN for organising the awards as its contribution to promoting high standards in journalism and public communications.
Some media umbrella bodies and individuals such as the National Media Commission, Ghana Journalists Association, Network Of Communications Reporters, Journalists For Business Advocacy ,Institute Of Economic and Financial Journalists (IFEJ),Media Foundation For West Africa, Sports Writers Association Of Ghana (SWAG),Private Newspaper Publishers Association, Nana Kwasi Gyan Apenteng and Nii Maale Adsei were honoured for their various contributions to MTN over the years.
In attendance were the Former Dean of the school of Communications Studies Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo, President of IPR, Mawuko Afadzinu, Director of the Springboard Foundation, Ms Comfort Ocran and Director Marketing and Sales at Graphic Communications Group, Mr. Franklin Sowah.
By Spectator Reporter
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
