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Abeiku Santana is new brand ambassador for aYo MTN
Mr. Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey popularly known as ‘Abeiku Santana’ has been unveiled as brand ambassador for ‘aYo’ Intermediaries Ghana, a micro insurance company of telecommunication giants, MTN.
The partnership would see the 2021 Radio and Television Personality of the Year, join the aYo family which has insured over seven million Ghanaians with hospital and life insurance cover over the past five years.
At the official signing ceremony in Accra, Mr. Francis Gota, Chief Executive Officer of aYo Ghana Intermediaries Limited, stated that Abeiku Santana’s advocacy of championing the course of the less privileged aligns with the company’s vision.
“It is really an honour to have Abeiku Santana on board especially considering your desire to help the less privileged people and contributing to the improved well being, we deem you the right person for this partnership and we remain hopeful of a fruitful outcome, ” he said.
Mr. Gota further noted that his outfit was poised to change the bad narrative of insurance by delivering a service that is fast, convenient and easy to use.
“For us we want to provide a future where everybody uses insurance. So many people have misconceptions about insurance considering the difficulty in getting their claims but our outfit wants to demystify all those misconceptions but leverage on technology to provide easily accessible insurance to everybody,” he noted.
The highly renowned broadcaster in his remarks expressed his excitement over joining the aYo group and was poised to lead the charge of getting more Ghanaians ensured considering its life saving packages.
“I am amazed with the kind of packages aYo has for its customers and very delighted to come on board to push this agenda of getting many people enrolled on the scheme.
“In this digital age to have an insurance product that is easily accessible and so affordable, it is quite remarkable. I am yet to have an insurance policy that cares so much for the low-income earners than aYo and I urge Ghanaians to subscribe to this insurance to secure the future,” he said.
The aYo Insurance service has over the past few years paid over 7.4 million claims to its customers enrolled on “Recha rge with Care”, “Send with Care”, and other insurance products.
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
