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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. […]
A Northampton-based Ghanaian man says he feels fulfilled and is prepared to meet his maker after having the opportunity to pay homage to the King of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The man, a leader of the Asanteman Northampton group, was among the thousands that thronged to the Middle Temple Garden in London on Sunday, August 4, 2024, for the sixth Akwasidae festival that was hosted by the Asantehene. Like many of his peers, he was […]
The Asanteman Association of the United Kingdom has touted the unilateral effort of the 16th occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in integrating black people, particularly, Asantes domiciled in Europe and the Americas. The group in a citation presented during the sixth Akwasidae Festival of the year 2024 held at the Middle Temple Garden in London on Sunday, August 4 acknowledged the influence of the King in birthing their Association. They noted that no one had ever […]
It was an Akwasidae festival in the United Kingdom (UK), but most importantly, it was an opportunity and platform for Asantes and Ghanaians domiciled across the European continent to fulfill their cultural obligation to their King, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Thousands thronged to the Middle Temple Garden in London on Sunday, August 4, 2024. It was a rare and golden opportunity and none thought of missing it. For some, it was their first time meeting the King, while for […]
