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If you watch TV3, you already know Anita Akua Akuffo (opens in a new tab)as one of the station’s most stylish faces, whether she is hosting The Late Afternoon Show (opens in a new tab)or standing on the stage of Ghana’s Most Beautiful in yet another look that gets fashion lovers talking.
What many viewers may not know is that her journey to that seat has taken more than a decade, with stops in the newsroom and on pageant stages, a break after an accident, and years of award nominations before she finally took home her first RTP Award earlier this year.
2026 has been a big year for her in every way, because she has also added a master’s degree to her name and married the love of her life, businessman and musician Opoku Sanaa.
From her early days reading the news to her new life as a wife, here are eight things you need to know about her.
1. She is the face of The Late Afternoon Show
Anita hosts The Late Afternoon Show on TV3 and co-hosts Ghana’s Most Beautiful, the station’s long-running pageant, so many Ghanaians have watched her on their screens for years without knowing much about the woman behind the microphone.
2. She started in the news
Before she became a familiar face on entertainment TV, Anita was a news anchor and reporter at GHOne TV, where she also hosted the fashion programme Fashion GH. She moved to Media General in January 2020, telling Graphic Showbiz at the time, “I am ready for the challenge.”
3. She came back stronger after an accident
When she joined TV3, Anita explained that she had stepped away from the media in 2019 because of an accident. Her move to Media General marked her return, and she has been one of the station’s busiest presenters ever since.
4. She knows the pageant world from both sides
Anita was once a contestant in the Miss Malaika pageant, and she later returned to host the show for three years. She has also hosted the Golden Movie Awards, Mr Model Ghana and Miss International Ghana, so whether she is competing on the stage or holding the microphone, she is at home in front of an audience.
5. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Media Arts and Communication (UniMAC),
Anita holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. She went back to the same school, now the University of Media Arts and Communication (UniMAC), for an MA in Public Relations with Marketing, graduating as part of the class of 2025.
6. She waited 10 years for her first RTP Award
After years of nominations at the Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards, Anita finally won in February 2026, an award she described as TV Development Show Host of the Year. “Still, I showed up. Still, I did the work. Still, I believed,” she wrote after the win.
7. She is a style icon with a brand deal to match
Anita’s corporate and red-carpet looks have made her one of the most talked-about dressers on Ghanaian TV, and in March 2025, the African wax print brand Hollantex named her as its newest brand ambassador. “Hollantex is more than just a brand; it’s a celebration of who we are as Africans,” she said.
8. She is now Mrs Sanaa
In May 2026, Anita married businessman and musician Opoku Sanaa in a traditional ceremony where the couple got guests on their feet with the kakalika dance, and a few weeks later, they made it “signed, sealed and official” at a civil wedding in Abu Dhabi. Opoku, who spent about ten years working in Dubai, has since moved back to Accra to start their married life together.
