Kofi Okyere Darko

Bola Ray’s Handling Of My Exit From EIB Network Left Our Relationship In A Mess – KOD

Bola Ray’s Handling Of My Exit From EIB Network Left Our Relationship In A Mess – KOD

Ace Ghanaian broadcaster, Kofi Okyere Darko, has said that he is highly disappointed in the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EIB Network, Bola Ray, over how he handled his departure from the station. He clarified that the rumors of him and other journalists being fired by the station were false and being spread by the media. The broadcaster said that the mass departure of journalists from the network was due to financial constraints which Bola Ray was aware of but never came out to debunk the claims publicly. Speaking in an interview with Roselyn Felli on JoyPrime which GhanaWeb monitored,…
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EIB Journalists Depended On ‘Soli’ For Survival After Unibank Collapse – KOD

EIB Journalists Depended On ‘Soli’ For Survival After Unibank Collapse – KOD

Broadcaster Kofi Okyere Darko popularly known as KOD, has shed light on the difficulties he faced during his tenure at the EIB Network, which eventually led him to leave the media firm. In his revelations, he highlighted the financial challenges the company encountered following the collapse of Unibank, a financial backbone of EIB founder, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor. Speaking in an interview on Joy Prime, KOD disclosed that the financial strain became apparent for staff and workers at the media firm after Unibank was liquidated. He recounted a period when the company owed its employees nearly six months' of salaries, leaving many staff in…
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Wisdom Is Not A Preserve Of Old Age And Grey Hair – KOD Fires Back At Ambolley

Wisdom Is Not A Preserve Of Old Age And Grey Hair – KOD Fires Back At Ambolley

The feud between broadcaster Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) and highlife musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley gets murkier as they keep slinging invective at each other. Kofi Okyere Darko in a recent post on Facebook has written a epistle titled ‘My Final Words to Ambolley’ chronicling his contribution to the highlife genre, his support to Ambolley’s career and the music industry at large. “Lee won’t sit on the VGMA Board (in & out for over 20 years) & allow Hilife to die when he’s played, produced & managed some of the best hilife songs & artistes for almost 30 years. Celebrated Hilife musicians…
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Gyedu Blay Ambolley Schools ‘Shallow-Minded’ KOD

Gyedu Blay Ambolley Schools ‘Shallow-Minded’ KOD

When Highlife legend, Gyedu Blay Ambolley accused the Ghana Music Awards of contributing to the collapse of the Highlife genre, fashion designer and radio presenter, Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) described his utterance as pure nonsense. "Such nonsense! Which awards scheme has projected our music industry like VGMA since independence? How many have projected our musicians beyond GH. How many have consistently done more than 10 years? Some of our musicians have failed to evolve and quick to blame others for their personal mishaps. When was the last time he released an album? He should be blaming some of the radio…
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“Such Nonsense!” – KOD Reacts To Ambolley’s Claim That VGMA Is A Curse To Highlife

“Such Nonsense!” – KOD Reacts To Ambolley’s Claim That VGMA Is A Curse To Highlife

Ghanaian broadcaster, Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) has expressed his disappointment with a recent statement made by veteran musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley about the current state of highlife. Ambolley in an interview with Graphic Showbiz said that the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) has vitiated the highlife music genre. He said giving the topmost awards to artistes in other music genres in the VGMA has affected the fortunes of highlife. He also raised concerns the quality of artistes nominated in the Best Highlife Artiste of the Year category of the awards. “It is unfortunate that people think when you sing in Twi…
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Daddy Lumba Took Me To My First Radio Interview – KOD

Daddy Lumba Took Me To My First Radio Interview – KOD

Renowned Ghanaian OAP who doubles as a fashion creative director of Nineteen 57, Kofi Okyere Darko, popularly referred to as KOD has paid tribute to Daddy Lumba, the highlife maestro, for his immense contribution to his radio career. In an exclusive on Showbiz 927 with Caleb Nii Boye, KOD attributed the start of his radio career to the persistence of Daddy Lumba. “I think one of the things that propelled me to do what I did back then was that I was driven into Radio Gold for the very first time by Daddy Lumba. He was like, ‘Nana, you can…
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