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The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been formally informed of the passing of Sheik Abdul Mumin Haroun, the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, also known as Asantehene Kramo. He was confirmed dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, after he was rushed to the medical facility following what has been described as a short illness that night. He was buried the next day in accordance with the practice of Islam. […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed concerns about disagreements between some chiefs and their queens in his realm. During his last meeting for the year 2024 with the Asanteman Council on Monday, December 16, 2024, Otumfuo said these discords are mostly fueled by a disregard for the financial welfare of the Queens. He recognizes that queens are shortchanged in allocating proceeds from stools, leaving them dejected and neglected. This, Otumfuo, affirmed, in […]
In his final remarks at the last Asanteman Council meeting for 2024, held on Monday, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II cautioned chiefs about the gravity and sanctity of the Great Oath. His Majesty reiterated that no chief or queen would be spared the implication if he or she dishonestly invokes the Great Oath in any form of contention. At the council meeting on December 16, he said, “We meet here to settle disputes in Asanteman to bring peace after thorough investigation. […]
Asanteman will observe the Odwira Festival for the first time in decades next year, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene has announced. The event alongside its rites will begin in the ninth month of the year prior to the harvest of yam. At the last Asanteman Council meeting on December 16, 2024, Otumfuo made the announcement. “We will observe Odwira Festival next year. In September when yam will be harvested, this festival is observed. Let Tuobodom, Ofuman, Menye bring their yam. […]
The ultimate Akwasidae Festival of 2024 has been held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II marked it on December 8, a day after the country’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections. His Majesty was joined by people from across the country and beyond, including Nananom, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah University of […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Queen, Her Majesty Nana Konadu Yiadom III have cast their votes in the ongoing polls. Ghana is today electing a new President alongside 276 Parliamentary representatives for the next four years as part of democratic processes. The exercise brought out the royals of the Asante Kingdom to exercise their franchise. Asantehene VotesThe Monarch was the first to arrive at the Manhyia Palace Polling Station 1 in the […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will be celebrated at the next edition of the Africa Union Ambassadors Ball hosted by H.E. Hilda Suka-Mafudze, the African Union Permanent Representative to the United States in Washington, DC. The King will at the event slated for March 2025, formally receive the AU Kofi Annan Award in recognition of his dedication to peace and unity in Ghana and beyond. This was officially conveyed to the Manhyia Palace by Ambassador […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has mourned Nana Yaa Adutwumwaa Dudaa Kani Mmrosa II, the Queen of Nkoranza Traditional Area in the Bono East Region. The Queen died at the age of 105 years while receiving treatment at a traditional health facility. Her death was publicly announced on March 29, 2024. In accordance with tradition, her burial rites began on Friday, November 29. The Asantehene who is traditionally the spouse of queens of Nkoranza paid his last respects to her […]
Undoubtedly, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, is worried about the recent happenings in Parliament that have forced the House to adjourn indefinitely and sees the urgent need for all well-meaning Ghanaians to be too. The dangers of the conflict in the House lie in the precedence it risks setting for the future. In a speech at the 58th Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on November 30, 2024, he condemned the conduct of the legislators […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in an expression of gratitude to the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for lending unwavering assistance in his governance, has stated that he has taken credit for some of his works. One of them, he noted, was the Dagbon crisis which had lingered for about seven decades before its resolution with the kind courtesy of the King. The intervention of Otumfuo paved the way for its amicable resolution and enskinment of […]