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JUST IN: Retired GBC Journalist Selma Ramatu Al-Hassan Sues Captain Smart, Onua TV and Media General GHS 10 million for Defamation
Retired GBC journalist Selma Ramatu Al-Hassan has filed a GH¢10 million defamation lawsuit against media personality Captain Smart, Onua TV, and its parent company, Media General, over comments she says have severely damaged her reputation.
According to court documents, the suit arises from statements made by Captain Smart during a broadcast on Onua TV in November 2025, in which he allegedly claimed that Al-Hassan had a child out of wedlock with former President Jerry John Rawlings. The remarks, she says, were false, malicious, and widely circulated after the broadcast went viral on social media.
Al-Hassan is seeking general and aggravated damages amounting to GH¢10 million, alongside a public retraction and unqualified apology. She is also asking the court to grant an injunction restraining the defendants from making or publishing any further defamatory statements against her.
