The High Court of Justice, General Jurisdiction Division 8, presided over by His Lordship Justice Samuel Faraday Johnson, has granted an injunction restraining Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa (popularly known as Afia Schwar) and Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr. (known as Shatta Wale) from making further defamatory publications against broadcast journalist Solomon David Aboagye (Kwasi Aboagye).
The ruling came after Plaintiffโs lawyers successfully argued an application for default judgment following the Defendantsโ failure to enter appearance despite being duly served by substituted service via various means ordered by the Court last year.
Background
โข The suit was triggered by a TikTok live broadcast on May 6, 2024, in which the Defendants allegedly made and circulated defamatory statements against the Plaintiff.
โข The statements accused him of criminal conduct, impotence, and infidelity, and were widely republished across social media platforms, attracting adverse commentary.
โข The Plaintiff, through his lawyer, Samson Lardy Anyenini, filed a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in the latter part of 2024, seeking declarations, injunctions, retractions, apologies, and damages amounting to GHC 8 million.
โข This was after they ignored a formal request by his lawyers for a retraction and apology, rather daring the PeaceFM entertainment show host to sue.
โข After normal service attempts failed, the Court ordered substituted service in October 2024, which was duly effected. The Defendants, however, failed to respond or file a defence.
Latest Development
On October 15, 2025, the Court granted Relief 6 of the Plaintiffโs claims โ a perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants from further defamatory comments. A certified true copy of the order has just been made available (see attached).
This ruling paves the way for the case to proceed to the damages stage, where the Plaintiff will be required to prove his entitlement to compensation for reputational harm.
