Mercy Johnson
Popular Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mercy Johnson has accused Ghanaian TV station Blazing TV of airing her movie The Firstborn without her consent.
In an Instagram post on July 19, 2025 Mercy shared a screenshot from a fan who informed her that the film was being shown on the station. Shocked by the discovery, she questioned how the station could broadcast her work without proper authorisation.
“How is this even okay? Blazing TV in Ghana is airing my movie The Firstborn without my consent. How does this even make sense? How? I am speechless at the audacity of it all,” she wrote.
Mercy Johnson now joins a growing list of Nigerian filmmakers raising concerns about copyright violations by some Ghanaian TV stations.
Earlier this year, actress Bimbo Ademoye also accused Ghanaian channels of airing her films without approval. She called on government officials, including the Minister of Communications, Sam George, and National Film Authority CEO, Kafui Danku, to take action.
In April, filmmaker Omoni Oboli similarly criticised Ghanaian broadcasters for showing her movies without permission, calling for respect for intellectual property rights.