The rumours began when the family relocated from Ghana to Canada, but it was one controversial video that every one talking about the state of their marriage. On July 14, 2025, Afua posted a video talking about the kind of man she wanted versus the husband she had , and that was all it took. Ghanaians were quick to react; the majority called it disrespectful, while others dismissed it as just a TikTok trend. Bloggers and online critics, however, were convinced something was wrong in the marriage. Below is the video.
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The First TikTok Live
After months of speculation and subtle signals, Afua Asantewaa finally said it all.
On March 31, 2026,
she
went live on TikTok with Prophet Fire Oja and opened up about how her marriage had taken an emotional toll
on her. She revealed that she had been experiencing difficulties in the marriage even before her popular
Guinness World Record Singathon attempt. She recounted how her husband had tried to reconcile with her at
the Singathon event using flowers she had been gifted by Unique Flora , a detail that painted a vivid
picture of the tension between them at the time.
I am not divorced. We are separated for a good cause, and I am gradually healing. It is not any big deal.
She also spoke about the weight of managing the family largely on her own, including returning to work just days after her caesarean section for her first daughter. But what hurt her most, she said, was that her husband , a veteran journalist of over 30 years , never publicly defended her during online backlashes, and consistently fell short on emotional support.
"I am not divorced. We are separated for a good cause, and I am gradually healing. It is not any big deal."
Afua Asantewaa AduonumKofi Owusu Aduonum's Initial Denial
The revelations were entirely one,sided, so on April 1, 2026, GhPage founder reached out to Kofi Owusu Aduonum for his response. In the TikTok video, Kofi flatly denied the separation, insisting that the two were still very much together.
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Kofi Aduonum's Alleged Brother Weighs In
Following the husband's initial denial, Kofi Owusu Aduonum went quiet. It was then that an alleged brother-in-law stepped forward with a TikTok Live of his own, offering a different perspective entirely.
"The truth is that my brother is a journalist who worked at Graphic Sports and Daily Guide , he was a very close friend of Kenpong and Kwabena Yeboah. He is very rich; he is just quiet and doesn't like talking. He is so humble that every woman should be able to stay with him."
Alleged Brother-in-LawHe went further, dismissing the entire saga as a social media stunt:
"There is nothing wrong with their marriage; this is simply social media banter. Sometimes, they just decide to do certain things to trend and check how the public would react. In fact, my brother also went to Canada before Afua Asantewaa came , he stayed there for a year before she joined him."
Alleged Brother-in-LawAfua Fired back in Another TikTok Live
The Alleged brother-in-law's comments did nothing to silence Afua. She returned with another TikTok Live, making it clear she had no intention of backing down. She explained that she needed to speak out because things had gone too far, and that she was doing it not just for herself, but for her children and for other women going through similar situations who were too afraid to speak up.
"Silence is not golden in this era. I am a trained journalist, and I know when to speak and when not to speak."
Afua Asantewaa AduonumWhen a TikTok user accused her of being ungrateful and blamed her for discouraging men from supporting women, Afua shut it down firmly , detailing exactly how hard she had worked and fought for everything she had on her own.
The PR Statement
Afua quickly realised the public was not as sympathetic as she had hoped. Rather than the support she anticipated, she was met with sharp criticism from notable personalities including ZionFelix and Erskine Whyte, both of whom called her out for airing personal matters in public. The backlash pushed her to release a formal press statement calling for tolerance and respect for her privacy, while also apologising for her public outburst.
Analysis and Conclusion
It is evident that Afua has been carrying a great deal for a long time, doing her best to maintain a composed public image. But when problems go unresolved, they tend to surface eventually , and for Afua, they came out in a series of raw, emotional outbursts that the internet could not look away from.
"The lady is going through a lot, and due to the Akosua Serwaa issue, every married woman wants to air her grievances before it's too late."
Margaret Mensah