The first accolade was conferred on her on March24, 2024.

She was honoured as the African Female Reporter of the Year by the Ladies in Media Awards, an esteemed platform that recognizes the contributions of female journalists across the African continent.

The second recognition came on May 12 where she was bestowed with the International Women of Peace Award by the International Peace Advocate.

This international accolade is bestowed upon women who play exemplary roles in advocating for peace through their respective mediums.

The International Women of Peace Award celebrates the exceptional efforts and accomplishments of women who have dedicated themselves to advancing peace and fostering positive change in their communities and beyond.

Recipients of this award are individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, courage, and commitment to resolving conflicts, advocating for social justice, empowering marginalized communities, and promoting non-violent solutions to complex issues.

This award serves to recognize the remarkable resilience and determination exhibited by activists, peacemakers, humanitarians, and advocates for women’s rights in the face of adversity.

It also honours the significant achievements of women who have tirelessly worked to build bridges and promote peace and understanding among diverse cultures.

Notable personalities who have been previously honoured for their outstanding contributions to society include gospel musician Diana Asamoah, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, Sweetie Abochie, among others.

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The MFWA says it finds the MP’s comments inflammatory and reckless, liable to put the life of the reporter of the Kumasi-based radio station in danger.

The outfit, expressing disappointment in a lengthy statement, described it as a frontal attack on press freedom, adding it is more concerned due to past events.

“The MFWA is deeply concerned about the MP’s hostility towards Erastus Asare Donkor and his open call for the journalist to be beaten.

“This concern is born out of Kennedy Agyapong’s previous attacks on Ahmed Suale before the investigative journalist was murdered in Accra on January 16, 2019,” part of the MFWA statement read.

The statement added: “The journalist has told the MFWA that following Kennedy Agyapong’s attack on him and the call for him to be beaten, he does not feel safe.”

Commending the Multimedia Group on its swift action to file a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department, the MFWA has also called on the government to immediately call the lawmaker to order.

Mr Agyapong, while speaking on a programme dubbed ‘The Attitude’ on Net 2 television, a television channel owned by him, called for “serious” beatings of Mr Donkor due to his reportage on the violence at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.

He was quoted to have threatened that if he were the President of Ghana, he would have ensured that Mr Donkor is beaten mercilessly.

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Management of Luv FM and for that matter, the Multimedia Group says it takes a serious view of the conduct of the Assin Central MP, especially when a similar pronouncement by him had preceded the murder of Tiger Eye investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale.

Read the full statement below:

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is appalled at the call by Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong for attacking Erastus Asare Donkor of Luv FM and calling for the journalist to be beaten.

We find the MP’s comments inflammatory and reckless, liable to put the life of the reporter of the Kumasi-based radio station in danger. It is therefore a frontal attack on press freedom.

The Journalist had reported on the killing of the critical social media activist Mohammed Ibrahim Anyass, popularly called Kaaka, at Ejura in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and a subsequent protest by the youth of the town in which two people were shot dead by security forces.

The reporter was later invited by a Committee set up by the government to probe the incidents.

Commenting on Asare Donkor’s reports and subsequent submissions before the Committee, the Member of Parliament, who also chairs the Parliamentary Select-Committee on Defense and Interior, subjected the journalist to vitriolic abuse and called for him to be beaten.

“That boy should be beaten seriously. He is so annoying. For the foolish submissions he made before the Committee, we have to beat the hell out of him. If I were the President, I would have ordered this boy to be whipped”, the lawmaker said in an interview on July 9, 2021, on Net2 TV, which he owns. The MP also attacked Joy FM, the sister station of Luv FM and the Ghanaian media in general.

The journalist has told the MFWA that following Kennedy Agyapong’s attack on him and the call for him to be beaten, he does not feel safe.

He said he has been asked by the Management of the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL), operators of Luv FM, to stay off work and keep a low profile.

The Management of the MGL has meanwhile lodged a formal complaint with Ashanti Regional Police Command over the threats against their reporter.

“Sir, you may recall that some time in the recent past, Honourable Agyapong issued similar threats against Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who at the time had undertaken some journalistic works; Ahmed Hussein-Suale was later horribly killed,” the MGL said in their letter to the police which copied several important institutions including Parliament, the Presidency and the Manhyia Palace.

The MFWA is deeply concerned about the MP’s hostility towards Erastus Asare Donkor and his open call for the journalist to be beaten.

This concern is born out of Kennedy Agyapong’s previous attacks on Ahmed Suale before the investigative journalist was murdered in Accra on January 16, 2019.

The MP had published a picture of the undercover journalist and urged his supporters to attack him wherever they found him.

Against this background, we find Kennedy Agyapong’s attack on Erastus Asare Donkor reckless and highly disappointing, especially from an MP and at this time when the country is still mourning the killing of Ibrahim Mohammed Kaaka and the two protesters.

Security officers have been involved in too many operations involving civilians that have been fraught with several security breaches and ended in mayhem, thus threatening to undermine public confidence in security services.

As the Chair of the Parliamentary Select-Committee on Defense and Interior, we expected Kennedy Agyapong to show some concern about this sad trend.

We, therefore, find it scandalous that he has chosen to make the media the target of his undignified tantrums.

The work of the three-month Committee sitting at Ejura is, among others, to find out the perpetrators of the killing. It is therefore unfortunate, hasty and prejudicial for Kennedy Agyapong to accuse Erastus Asare Donkor in particular of causing the deaths.

The MFWA condemns the attack on the journalist and the attempt to incite the public against him.

We call on the Police to take note of the dangerous pronouncements and the threat that it portends for the journalist’s life.

We urge the government to call Kennedy Agyapong to order and to take steps to offer Erastus Asare Donkor the needed protection.

We also commend the management of MGL for bringing the matter to the attention of the police and other relevant institutions.

Hajia Fati is alleged to have slapped Sekyiwaa on her face when she tried interviewing her (Hajia Fati) about issues regarding the NPP’s National Delegates Conference.

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The assault, according to Sakyiwaa, happened after Hajia Fati forcefully denied Sammy Crabbe, a suspended Second Vice Chairman of the NPP, from picking up forms to contest for the party’s chairmanship position.

Narrating the incidence further, Sakyiwaa said she was attempting to take photos of Hajia Fati when she slapped her on the face and her mouth and “almost took my phone from me”.

Reacting to the incidence in an interview on Joy News, President of GJA, Affail Monney, described the attack on the journalist as “unfortunate”, adding that such maltreatments of a journalist shouldn’t be occurring in the 21st century and, especially immediately after the celebration of World Press Freedom Day.

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“It’s unfortunate to hear that a journalist will be attacked in the line of duty; when they seek to get the news to the public. GJA condemns the act and will act on it appropriately”, he said.

He disclosed that the GJA is considering legal action against the ‘fiery’ NPP fanatic as a legal team has been put together to address the issue.

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“Enough is enough. These people attacking journalists need to be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others. We need to go to court over this issue”, he said.

Mr. Affail Monney, therefore, urged the Ghanaian media and journalists to stand up against acts of violence against their colleagues.

The Association will, on Monday, hold a press conference on the matter.