Private legal practitioner, Ace Anan Ankomah, has begun legal steps to enforce a GH¢2.95 million defamation judgment awarded in his favor against U.S.-based social media commentator, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor.
The High Court in Accra, in February 2020, ruled in Mr. Ankomah’s favor after he sued Taylor and his media company, Loud Silence Media, for defamation.
The court awarded GH¢2 million in general damages, GH¢500,000 in aggravated damages, GH¢400,000 in exemplary damages, and GH¢50,000 in legal costs. It also granted a perpetual injunction restraining further defamatory publications and directed Taylor to publish an apology and remove the offensive content within 14 days.
Taylor, who was not present during the trial and had not been seen in Ghana for years, only recently resurfaced in the jurisdiction. In response, Mr. Ankomah secured an order for substituted service from the court. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, he served Taylor with the Entry of Judgment and Penal Notice through a half-page publication in the Daily Graphic, as permitted by the court.
The legal action stems from a series of video commentaries titled “With All Due Respect,” published by Taylor on social media. In one of the videos, he accused Mr. Ankomah of allegedly conspiring with a Dubai-based minerals firm and certain officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to undermine Nana Appiah Mensah, the CEO of the embattled Menzgold company.
Mr. Ankomah described the allegations as false, malicious, and damaging to his reputation, asserting in court that the defamatory statements subjected him to “hatred, ridicule, contempt, vilification, and emotional trauma.”
Delivering judgment in the case, Justice Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo held that the court had jurisdiction, noting that although the defamatory material was produced outside Ghana, it was intended for and widely consumed within the country where the plaintiff resides and maintains significant professional ties.
The judge characterized Taylor’s conduct as “reprehensible,” citing the deliberate and widespread dissemination of “outrageous and malicious” content. The court also took note of the additional public insults Mr. Ankomah received as a result of the videos.
In his ruling, Justice Ackaah-Boafo criticized Taylor’s failure to appear in court after making bold claims online, stating: “When the plaintiff called his bluff and dared him by suing him, Taylor did not have the cojones to respond,” adding that Taylor’s behavior “offends the court’s sense of decency.”
Mr. Ankomah was represented by legal counsel Thaddeus Sory and Marie-Nicole Poku. Kevin Taylor remains without legal representation in Ghana.
With the recent publication of the court’s Entry of Judgment in the Daily Graphic, Mr. Ankomah is now pursuing the enforcement of the full GH¢2.95 million in damages.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
