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The Paramount Queen of Denyase Traditional Area, Nana Adutwiwaa Bonin III is not of the royal house, the Asanteman Council headed by the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has ruled. A Committee was set up to dig up the truth after the royalty status of Denyasehemaa was challenged by Achiasebaapanin Nana Akua Afriyie invoking the Great Oath in support of her stance. Her position was firmly rebutted by the Queen in a counter-invocation of the Great […]
A thorough inquiry into the true royal house of the Bekwai Boaman Dikro stool by the Kumasi Traditional Council headed by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II found that the Agona clan is the bona fide holder. The stool which is subject to Adontenghene Nana Adu Gyamfi has been under contention over the true royal house for some time. A committee report after investigations into the history and occupants of stool was read out before the Kumasi Traditional Council, the clan […]
In an attempt to distort the history of the Wirempe stool to entrench his clan’s occupancy over the stool, Nana Opia Mensah II was exposed by a committee report and publicly rebuked by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for the treachery. The chief, who belongs to the Aduana clan, laid claim to the stool as a possession of his clan after he challenged an invocation of the Great Oath by Mr. Kofi Nimo, a self-acclaimed royal of the Oyoko Clan. […]
There will be a free health screening at the Manhyia Palace this Sunday, August 18, 2024, under the banner ‘Otumfuo Silver Jubilee Celebration Fair’. The medical screening is being organized by the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation (OOTIIF) with the support of International Healthcare Volunteers (USA), Ghana Health Service, Kumasi Metro Assembly (KMA) and the OKB Hope Foundation. It forms part of auxiliary activities in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the 16th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, reflecting his […]
The Asanteman Council will hold a session on Monday, August 19, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. This was confirmed in a notice to members of the Council. It will be the first meeting convened since the last one on July 4 prior to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s trip to the United Kingdom (UK) to deliver a lecture at the British Museum. Cases that will be adjudicated at the sitting include Denyase Stool affairs, […]
The fate of all chiefs who will be implicated by the report of a committee of security agencies set up by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to probe the canker of land guard activities within Asanteman will be known next week. During the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on Thursday, August 15, 2024, His Majesty noted that the report was yet to be presented to him by the Committee. He however assured that it will be reviewed on the next sitting, which […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has condemned the practice of chiefs shirking their responsibilities and avoiding his presence due to feelings of obligation or gratitude to him. He avers that this is wrong as it puts unnecessary strain on traditional authorities who may not have financial muscles and in turn hinders them from undertaking their official duties in his presence. This subject came up during the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on August 15, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace when Otumfuo […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has faulted the Divisions of the Kumasi Traditional Council and their Linguists for numerous delayed chieftaincy disputes within Asanteman. He observes that most of these cases have not been laid before him for resolution as they are still with the Divisions. “Linguists and Divisions are responsible for delayed cases. Whenever I am exiting this place after sittings, people come to me to complain they have cases here.Meanwhile, I am not aware of the cases. “Your […]
His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has denounced efforts and attempts by some Divisions of the Kumasi Traditional Council to bury some cases in which they have a personal interest, depriving justice where it is due. Apart from contributing to the numerous delayed chieftaincy disputes within Asanteman, he noted that it also perpetuates the persistence of these disputes. Per laid down procedures, he noted that all cases must go to the required Division for processing and scheduling before they can […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has arrived in Ghana from his two-week working visit to the United Kingdom (UK). He returned on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, two days after he hosted the sixth Akwasidae Festival on the soil of the white man in splendour and regal. Welcoming His Majesty back at the Prempeh I Airport were Akyeamehene Nana Nsuase Poku, Otumfuo Kyeame Nana Bonsu, Tepahene Nana Aduse Atwerewa Ampem, some queens and other prominent personalities. […]
