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To Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, the Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area, all is set for the highly anticipated Oguaa Fetu Festival slated for Saturday as the Guest of Honour has already arrived in Cape Coast. The visibly excited traditional authority could not hide his emotions at the sight of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. At a dinner held in honour of the King on Thursday, September 5, 2024, Osabarima said, “It’s great to see an array of friends […]
The Asakyire clan has been affirmed as the true royal house of the Wawase stool in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. The Asakyire and Asenie clans have been in dispute over the true royal house. It was the case of the Asakyire that the stool was established for them; however, it lost its way into the hands of the Asenie through marriage at a time when they had no royal ready to occupy it from their end. […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has denounced the rate at which the Great Oath (Ntamkɛseɛ) is abused and desecrated by traditional authorities within his Kingdom, warning that no one will be spared the consequences when proven guilty. The solemn vow is invoked purposely to affirm one’s innocence or ownership. It requires that some ritual be performed once invoked before its case is heard by an Asantehene. It also requires that an invoker loses his traditional position when found guilty. However, […]
According to the Occupant of the Golden Stool, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Great Oath known in the local dialect as “Ntamkɛseɛ” is no joke as it reflects the pain and distress one Asantehene went through at a time when all his nephews kept dying. At the time, he recounted, the only sister of the reigning Monarch was married to an Amakomhene; however, all the first three children they produced died, leaving the then Asantehene distressed as he […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has affirmed the indispensable contribution and significance of women to the development of countries around the world. He posits that the gender cannot be sidelined when it comes to the development of countries. It is for this reason he wants women deliberately developed through education. The King of the Asante Kingdom said this during a courtesy visit by the Management and Board of the Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged traditional authorities under his authority to consciously build wealth around their stools to create a legacy for future generations. He counselled chiefs to set up bank accounts for their stools and divert stool’s portion of proceeds from the sale of lands and other ventures into it. The Occupant of the Golden Stool again pointed out that chiefs should not use their personal bank accounts to manage the stool’s financial resources. He said that […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has criticized chiefs for personalizing stool properties and housing them in their private residences instead of their Palaces. His Majesty while addressing the Asanteman Council on August 26, 2024, noted that stool properties including royal cloths, ornaments, footwear and cars belong to the stool and therefore not personal belongings which could be inherited by the family of any chief. According to him, they must be inherited by successive chiefs as […]
A three-member Committee has been given three weeks to ascertain the veracity of the illegitimacy claims surrounding Nana Yaa Owusuwaa Ayeboafo II, the Queen of Awua-Dumase in the Bono Region. The committee made up of the Paramount Chief of Asaman, Okogyeasuo Adu Gyimah, the Paramount Chief of Sankore, Nana Ogyedom Appiah Kubi Pabo Katakyie IV and Paramount Chief of Hwediem, Osuodumgya Barima Apea-Dwaah Boafo II was set up on August 26, 2024 by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II during an […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has established a three-member committee of eminent chiefs to delve into the stool affairs of the Berekum Traditional Area and furnish their report within two weeks. The case was furthered to the committee a week after the parties invoked the Great Oath in defence of their cases before the Asanteman Council. The Committee include the Paramount Chief of Sampa Traditional Council, Nana Samgba II, the Paramount Chief of Mim, Okrofrobour Dr Yaw Adjei II and […]
The Sabronum Traditional Area will in no time witness the enstoolment of a new chief to succeed Dasebre Oguakuro Osei Bediako II- who is now late- thanks to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. It comes after the Asantehene facilitated the election of a candidate to ascend the stool during an Asanteman Council meeting on Monday, August 26, 2024. This followed the destoolment of three traditional authorities in Sabronum including the Gyaasehene, Nana Awua Gyau Atuomi for their involvement in illegal […]
