Afia Schwarzenegger

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Afia Schwarzenegger
Born (1982-02-14) 14 February 1982 (age 42)
NationalityGhanaian
Occupation(s)Comedian, TV / Radio Presenter
TelevisionSchwar TV, Yewo Krom, Kokooko Show
Children3

Afia Schwarzenegger, also known as Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa or Valentina Nana Agyemang [1] (born 14 February 1982, Kumasi, Ghana) [2] is a Ghanaian media personality. She was the host on Okay FM's morning show Yewo krom and UTV Ghana's Kokooko show, The Afia Schwarzenegger Talk Show on ETV. Schwarzenegger has also worked for TV Africa and Kasapa FM. [3] She came to the limelight through the Afia Schwarzenegger TV series produced by Deloris Frimpong Manso. [1]

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Controversy

In January 2023, the Tema High Court fined Schwarzenegger an amount of GH¢60,000 ($10,327) in a contempt case. The court also fined her GH¢5000 ($861) to be paid to Bernard Antwi Boasiako for making defamatory comments against him. [4] [5] [6]

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