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Broadcaster and Television host Dzifa Smith of E-TV Ghana who has been on maternity leave for some months now have finally come out of her shelves with her three months old baby girl, Ewurama Sakyiwa Obioma Affainie. She welcomed the new member of her family in faraway New York, USA, on Saturday morning December 3, 2011. In an exclusive interview with Peacefmonline.com from her current American base, Dzifa simply said �Before I say anything, I want to thank Almighty God for Life�. Asked where she has being all this while and why she is not back on TV after birth she said, "I know people are trying to figure out what is going on. Truly, I have taken the longest break of my career. I started having children during the heights of my career. It was when TV Africa had started operation. I and others at the time worked very hard and long restful breaks did not come easy. You know what? I have not had this kind of long maternity leave ever in my entire career so I am enjoying it as it lasts. God willing, I will return home early April. I love Ghana, and I cannot wait to come home. I have very pleasant surprises for my fans� No promises!!� Her new baby girl makes her a mother of 6 children (2 boys and 4 girls). Her present husband had 3 children from his previous marriage and she married him with her 2 girls (Sena is 7 years and Ese is 4 years). Obi is their first child together making them 6 children in all. Dzifa said she will be returning on TV in a few weeks to take over her hot seat on the �Late Night Celebrity Show� on E-TV Ghana because TV is her life. �TV is my life however, what many people do not know is I was trained for Radio at GBC not Television�. As to what her viewers should expect from her after the long break, Dzifa said �Expect more work on my return. To all those who held the fort by way of hosting the program in my absence, I say thank you. To my fans, all I can say is that it�s not over until it�s over so keep watching out on E-TV screens for a surprise soon. I also want to thank my fans for keeping faith with my program and for patronizing it in my absence. To all fans that were sending me facebook messages enquiring why I was not returning to host the show, my return will prove that it was worth the long wait�. The award winning TV presenter also disclosed that �Additional, my fans should also watch out for my new showbiz name anytime soon. I'm aware people get confused with some articles referring to me as Smith-Nkansa, Nkansa and others Smith. I will change my name very soon; the change of showbiz name will be reflected on the TV screen�. Dzifa, who was in the state of New York for many weeks, spent some time in Atlanta and later visited friends in Boston, Philadelphia, Maryland and Virginia. She is currently with family relations in Washington and is expected to go back to New York probably this week before heading to Ghana. Dzifa shared her experience with E-TV so far saying, �ETV experience is also worth talking about. I thank my station manager JOT Agyeman and the Boateng brothers (Edward and Ernest) of Global Media Alliance for the opportunity to work with the elite entertainment TV station - ETV. I can�t talk of ETV without a word about my production team. Together we nurtured Celebrity Soccer Show which metamorphosed into Late Night Celebrity Show. Whatever status the show has attained presently, is a collective effort and I want to say I'm most grateful to the team. I couldn�t have done it all without their support. I say a big thank you to all of them�. Dzifa was also full of praise for her new husband eventhough she refused to provide his name. �Finally I want to thank all my fans who are still praying for me, my media colleagues, and all others whose advice and guidance have helped me through the years. If there is anything else to say, it is unending gratitude to my dearest husband/manager for his insatiable desire to improve my status. He challenges me to greater heights and I am most grateful to God for blessing me with such a loving and caring husband/father�. Her first time on National TV was in 1985 on Toddlers Time on GTV. While a student at St Mary's Girls Sch (Accra), she hosted TEENBEAT for 2years from 1996-98. She did radio (Top Radio) from 2001 to 2003. In 2002, Dzifa�s life in the real TV world began with TV Africa. It lasted 7 years. Dzifa Smith is a former model and a very popular face on Ghana�s screen. She has served in various capacities on other radio stations. She later worked at TV Africa where she hosted the station�s award winning flagship program �Obaa Mmo� and other programs including �Day Break�. She also read the news in both English and Akan on TV Africa.