Kevin Ekow Taylor

US-based Ghanaian broadcaster who has faced criticism for attacks on political figures, according to NPP and presidential distancing statements.

2026-05-082026-10-21

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October 2026
20 OctThe Chronicle
… While the NDC was in opposition, the US-based commentator Kevin Taylor became one of its loudest voices, directing abuse at officials, judges and journalists. …
Feature: Are We Practising Democracy Or Kakistocracy?
September 2026
29 SeptDaily Guide
… Let us try this approach: President John Mahama should decommission Kevin Taylor, and all others, we can bet, will ceasefire on the raging hate speech. …
Rare Opportunity For The President
29 SeptDaily Guide
… Let us try this approach: President John Mahama should decommission Kevin Taylor, and all others, we can bet, will ceasefire on the raging hate speech. …
Rare Opportunity For The President
23 SeptDaily Guide
John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has distanced himself from controversial US-based Ghanaian broadcaster, Kevin Taylor, saying he has never met or spoken with him. …
I Don’t Know Kevin Taylor – Mahama
20 SeptJoy Online
… She referred to comments she attributed to a social commentator and blogger, Kevin Taylor, saying that similar statements should also have attracted the attention of the security agencies. …
Arrest of Techiman nurse is purely political persecution – ‘Ghana Jollof’
19 SeptJoy Online
… He specifically mentioned US-based Ghanaian commentator Kevin Taylor and other unnamed individuals, alleging that they have also circulated material which could potentially fall foul of laws governing false publications or offensive content. …
Ntim Fordjour accuses gov’t of selective enforcement in ‘Ghana Jollof’ case
19 SeptJoy Online
… volving Salomey while, according to him, failing to show similar content by other individuals. “Now the question I’m asking is, it is so shameful for the CID Director, very upset and hypocritical, of her to play the video of Ghana Jollof and fail to play the video of Kevin Taylor …
Ghana Jollof Case: Does section 208 of criminal code only apply to NPP? – Ntim Fordjour questions
19 SeptJoy Online
… He specifically referenced Kevin Taylor and other individuals, asking why the law should appear to be applied differently to people on opposing sides of Ghana’s political divide. …
Ntim Fordjour calls on clergy, civil society to rise against perceived selective application of law
19 SeptJoy Online
… insults, the other guys can’t match her, I said no, let’s do a national conversation.” He said Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, who is identified by police as the alleged operator of the account, had previously indicated that she would stop if another prominent commentator, Kevin Taylor …
Ghana needs national dialogue to end political insult culture — Kpebu
17 SeptDaily Guide
… The senior nursing officer was abducted and possibly brought down to Accra on suspicion that she is Ghana Jollof, the equivalent of Kevin Taylor on the other side of the political aisle in the country. …
State Abductions: The Jollof Enigma

Politics

Ghana's two-party system threatens democracy through institutional capture

The News

The Chronicle argues that Ghana's Fourth Republic has become dominated by contest between NDC and NPP, each treating the other as an enemy to be destroyed rather than a rival to be defeated at the polls. The result is a politics of capture, insult and hypocrisy that threatens the trust on which democracy rests, with every institution becoming a prize and every appointment a weapon.

20 October 2026 · The Chronicle →

Yesterday

Ghana's two-party system threatens democracy through institutional capture
The Chronicle argues that Ghana's Fourth Republic has become dominated by contest between NDC and NPP, each treating the other as an enemy to be destroyed rather than a rival to be defeated at the polls. The result is a politics of capture, insult and hypocrisy that threatens the trust on which democracy rests, with every institution becoming a prize and every appointment a weapon.
20 October 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 29 September

Opinion: President must address aide's insult of critics
The Daily Guide editorial calls on President Mahama to rebuke an aide to the Interior Minister who insulted critics of the 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' project, arguing that the President's credibility on opposing insulting rhetoric is undermined by his own past use of insults against opponents.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Daily Guide calls on President Mahama to act against insulting aide
Daily Guide editorial criticises an aide to the Interior Minister for calling critics of the 'Nkoko Nkitinkiti' project "fools," and urges President Mahama to censure him, arguing that the President himself has a history of using insulting language and should not call for civility while tolerating intolerance within his government.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Wednesday 23 September

President Mahama says he doesn't know Kevin Taylor
President John Mahama distanced himself from controversial US-based Ghanaian broadcaster Kevin Taylor, saying he has never met or spoken with him. Mahama said Taylor was a former NPP member who became disappointed with the party and has since criticized it and some religious leaders.
23 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Sunday 20 September

Techiman nurse arrested over Ghana Jollof TikTok video distribution
A 40-year-old senior nursing officer from Techiman was arrested and charged with abetment of crime and publication of false news, accused of helping circulate videos for the UK-based "Ghana Jollof" TikTok account. Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, the operator behind Ghana Jollof, has described the arrest as political persecution.
20 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 19 September

MP accuses government of selective law enforcement in Jollof case
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, MP for Assin South, has accused the government of applying Ghana's false publication laws selectively after nursing officer Salomey Awiti Bafoh was arrested and remanded over alleged links to the "Ghana Jollof" TikTok account. Bafoh pleaded not guilty to abetment of crime charges and was denied bail on September 13, with the case adjourned to September 30.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Assin South MP questions selective application of criminal law
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has questioned whether Section 208 of the Criminal Code is being applied selectively in the case of nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, arrested over alleged links to UK-based TikTok user Barbara Asantewaa Kodua. He criticized the CID for publicly showing Baffoe's video while failing to take similar action against others he says have circulated comparable content.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
MP calls on clergy, civil society against selective law application
Assin South MP Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has appealed to religious leaders, chiefs, journalists and other influential voices to speak out against what he describes as selective application of Ghana's laws, citing the case of senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Bafoh, who was arrested over alleged involvement in activities of UK-based TikTok user Barbara Asantewaa Kodua ("Ghana Jollof"), and arguing the rule of law must apply equally regardless of political affiliation.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyer calls for national dialogue on Ghana's political insult culture
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called for a national dialogue to address Ghana's growing culture of political insults, arguing that arrests and prosecutions alone will not resolve the problem. He said the issue cuts across Ghana's political divide and requires collective action beyond legal measures.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 17 September

Senior nursing officer missing; state abduction suspected in Ghana
A senior nursing officer at Abrefi Hospital in Techiman, Salomay Bafoh Awiti, has gone missing, with state actors suspected of involvement. The Daily Guide expresses concern about what it describes as a pattern of midnight abductions by security forces, arguing that suspects could instead be invited or arrested during daytime.
17 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Friday 8 May

NPP condemns Kevin Taylor attacks on Kufuor, demands NDC response
The NPP has condemned political commentator Kevin Ekow Taylor's attacks on former President John Agyekum Kufuor and called on the NDC to publicly dissociate itself from the remarks, arguing that the party's silence amounts to complicity and calling the attacks "vicious" and a desecration.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →