Private legal practitioner, Ace Anan Ankomah, has commenced legal steps to enforce a GH¢2.95 million defamation judgment awarded to him against US-based Ghanaian social commentator, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, according to a graphiconline.com report.

According to the news report, the judgment stems from a defamation suit Ankomah filed in 2019 against Taylor and his media outfit, Loud Silence Media.

In February 2020, the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Kweku T Ackaah-Boafo, ruled in Ankomah's favour and ordered Taylor to pay substantial damages for defamatory comments made in his social media programme, With All Due Respect.

Taylor, who had been residing outside Ghana and did not appear in court during the proceedings, had alleged in one of his video episodes that Ankomah was part of a conspiracy involving a Dubai-based minerals company and certain senior officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), aimed at tarnishing the reputation of embattled Menzgold CEO, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1.

Ankomah denied the allegations, describing them as false, malicious, and damaging to his reputation. He sued for GH¢10 million, citing the emotional trauma and reputational damage caused by the publication.

In its ruling, the High Court described Taylor's statements as "outrageous and malicious," further characterising his conduct as "egregious" and "malevolent."

The report further detailed that the court found the publication was intended for a Ghanaian audience, was widely circulated in Ghana, and had caused foreseeable harm to Ankomah, justifying the court's jurisdiction over the matter.

The judgment awarded Ankomah General Damages of GH¢2 million, Aggravated Damages of GH¢500,000, Exemplary Damages of GH¢400,000, and GH¢50,000 in legal costs.

Additionally, the court granted a perpetual injunction restraining Taylor and his media company from making further defamatory publications.

It also ordered them to publish an apology and remove all offending content within 14 days.

Since the ruling, Kevin Taylor has not been physically present in Ghana. However, recent indications suggest he may have returned to the country.

On July 30, 2025, Ankomah filed a Motion Ex Parte for substituted service of the judgment and related documents.

The court granted the request, allowing service via a one-time half-page publication in the Daily Graphic.

The publication, which appeared on Saturday, August 2, 2025, serves as official notice to Taylor of the judgment and enforcement action.

Legal counsel for Ankomah, Thaddeus Sory, assisted by Marie-Nicole Poku, led the suit.

Kevin Taylor was neither present nor legally represented throughout the trial.

In its judgment, the court criticised Taylor for failing to respond to the lawsuit despite his public persona as a fearless social commentator.

The court remarked that Taylor lacked the "cojones to respond" when challenged in court, despite projecting confidence through his online content.

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