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The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has committed to making golf one of the leading sports in Ghana. As it stands, football is the West African country’s favourite sport. However, the King intends to change the narrative, putting efforts into advocacy for golf. Speaking at a Dinner and Dance event to culminate the Telecel 68th Asantehene Open Golf Championship on June 14, 2025, His Majesty said his advocacy had begun in his home, where he is […]
As a way of attracting interest and increasing farming prospects across the country, the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has proposed a review of the payment mode for lands meant for agricultural projects. On a win-win level, the King proposed that these pieces of land be allotted based on equity stake rather than cash. This method was deployed in the olden days, and His Majesty says it could be adopted in the government’s quest to make […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Monday afternoon, was captured consumed by grief as he watched his second-in-command, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, lying in repose. The King left the Manhyia Palace at noon and was in the Traditional Area in about an hour for the final day sacraments of the late traditional ruler on June 9, 2025. In a solemn procession, Otumfuo made his way to the Amaniampong Silver Stool Palace in a palanquin, dressed […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has departed the Manhyia Palace for Asante Mampong. The convoy set off at noon on Monday. His Majesty’s presence will conclude the three-day burial rites locally known as Dɔte Yie. The final day sacraments today will make way for the burial of the late Paramount Chief, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, on June 9, 2025. The remains of the late occupant of the Silver Stool have been in repose for the […]
President John Dramani plans to tap into the encyclopedic wisdom of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, for a successful tenure in government. After succeeding at getting the mandate for a second term in office following his exit in 2017, HE Mahama sees the wisdom of the King as crucial. He recognises that the wise counsel of His Majesty will be indispensable and pivotal in realising the resetting agenda of his government. Addressing the King at the Jubilee House on June […]
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has credited the efforts and intervention of the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for a smooth tenure during his administration. According to him, some of the challenges were inherited from the previous administration and failed to succumb to his government’s expertise and countermeasures. They were always remedied by the interventions and application of the counsels of the King, he said. “I inherited about three challenges that were of grave concern […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has pledged his unflinching support to the President of Ghana, HE John Dramani Mahama in the administration of the country. The King is willing to offer all possible assistance to facilitate the governance and development of Ghana. This was part of the remarks delivered at the Jubilee House on June 2, 2025, by Otumfuo. “Ghanaians voted for you and have entrusted the nation to you so I will support you […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has commissioned the historic Despite Automobile Museum at East Legon in the Greater Accra Region. The symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on June 1, 2025, to mark the grand opening of the world-class gallery. As the Guest of Honour, the King was taken around the showroom which hosts a collection of luxury and vintage cars springing from the 30s till date. Otumfuo was in the company of entrepreneur and the […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has observed that regulatory failures, political miscalculations and corruption are fuelling the growing prevalence of illegal mining activities in Ghana and Africa. These elements, in the estimation of the Monarch, make the fight against the menace next to unsuccessful. “It cannot be denied that a cocktail of regulatory failures, political miscalculations and corruption have combined to make the task of curbing the menace more challenging,” Otumfuo said on June 2, […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has spotlighted the exploitation of African countries in the mining value chain. In an enlightening speech at the Mining in Motion Summit on June 2, 2025, Otumfuo highlighted the disparity between Africa’s mineral wealth and its actual benefits. “When the statisticians tell us that mining has contributed an average of 12.3% to GDP and been the largest employer of labour in Ghana, they seem impressive. But how many of us—policymakers as well as social thinkers—have […]