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SIC Life, NTC to Explore Partnership Avenues
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The management of SIC Life Limited last week called on the Interim Management Committee (IMC) overseeing the operations of the New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator newspapers. The meeting aimed to explore possible ways of partnerships as State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to strengthen financial performance and drive operational growth.
The SIC Life delegation was led by Mr. David Jockie Ankrah, Head of Corporate/Group Business; Mrs. Doreen Asante, HR and Administrative Manager; Mr. Ebenezer Odartey Lamptey, Group Business Sales Manager; and Mr. Oppong Kofi Brako, Human Resource Manager.
The company noted that recent reports from the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) revealed underwhelming results across many SOEs, stressing that greater cooperation was key to reversing the trend. According to Mr. Ankrah, SIC Life intends to provide NTC with financial and operational support, including the purchase of a printing machine and enrolling NTC staff on insurance policies.
“We, the state organisations, are responsible for our own performance. If we fail to work together, we fail ourselves,” Mr. Ankrah emphasized. He added that his outfit would soon submit a formal proposal and a Non-Disclosure Agreement to NTC to cement the partnership.
The Editor of The Ghanaian Times, Alhaji Salifu Abdul-Rahaman, welcomed the delegation and pledged the NTC’s readiness to promote SIC Life’s activities through media coverage and advertising. He also proposed a joint dialogue series to educate the public on insurance policies and their benefits.
Members of the NTC in attendance included the Deputy Chairperson, Mrs. Charity Binka; Supervisor of Adverts and Business Relations, Mrs. Edzodzi Can-Tamakloe; Chief Accountant, Mr. Eric Nkum Antwi; Technical Service Manager, Mr. John Lawson; and Human Resource and Administrative Manager, Mrs. Agnes Nketia.
By Beatrice Wonovi Kpeglah
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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
