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The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has proposed partnerships with stakeholders including the public and the private sectors as a more suitable and effective means to make the objective of Rotary International District 9104 more impactful. He was speaking at the first conference of the District on April 12, 2024, at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The conference under the theme “Rotary, Creating Hope for Ghana” was attended by dignitaries including […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been inducted as a Paul Harris Fellow, a prestigious recognition for an individual’s outstanding contribution to society and humanity. The honour was done the King during the maiden District Conference of Rotary Club International District 9104 in Kumasi hosted at the Golden Bean Hotel on Friday, April 12, 2024. The prestigious recognition, named after the founder of the Rotary Club International, acknowledges individuals who have made significant contributions to the Rotary community both locally […]
The immortalisation of the illustrious reign of the 16th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will be witnessed on April 15, 2024, as an Auditorium raised at Manhyia Palace will be inaugurated and named after the King. The event will take place at 11 am. The inauguration of the multi-purpose auditorium was initially set to take place on March 25, 2024; however, it was put off due to delayed furnishing of building. “The building was supposed to […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is scheduled for a public lecture on Asante Culture in July at the British Museum in the United Kingdom (UK). This is part of an evolving cooperation in international cultures, mutual technical and business development, said a statement released by Mr. Ivor Agyeman-Duah, the representative of Manhyia Palace in the negotiation for the return of stolen Asante artefacts during the Sagrenti War. It will mark the King’s first international lecture this year. “The Asantehene would […]
After 150 years, 32 of the artefacts stolen by the British from the Palace of Asantehene Kofi Karikari in Kumasi during the 1874 Sagrenti War have returned home. Fifteen (15) gold and silver objects from the British Museum and 17 from the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) jointly arrived in the country on April 9, 2024, a statement released by the Chief negotiator representing the Manhyia Palace confirmed. “This followed the final signing of official documentation in London two weeks […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has observed that chiefs unlawfully lay claim to all proceeds from the sale of lands, leaving their jurisdictions in sorry states deprived of development. He stated that proceeds from a land sale must be divided into four and apportioned to the reigning chief, the stool, elders of the town and the Town Development Committee (TDC). “Proceeds from the sale of land are apportioned. If you decide to take all the […]
The Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on Monday saw five traditional rulers swearing an oath of allegiance before Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. They included Anyinasehene Nana Poku Ware, Kwasohene Nana Osei Fosu Adutwum, Patriensahene Nana Amoapim Asare Baffour II, Appiadu-Kokobenhene Nana Kofi Kodua and Akokofehene Nana Osako Adu Panin. Each chief took his turn along with their elders to pledge their allegiance to the Occupant of the Golden Stool. Before that, each received advice from each of the Divisions of […]
The occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised persons seeking to assume any stool under his authority to wise up against offering money for them. In an enlightening address during a Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on April 8, 2024, His Majesty said chieftaincy and stools have no monetary value. “Chieftaincy is not bought with money…Those throwing away money just to ascend a stool must wise up and wake up from their daydreaming. Do not pay money […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has instructed the Obaapanyin of Akokofe in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Amankwaa Ababio to create a peaceful and conducive atmosphere for Nana Osako Adu Panin, the newly enstooled chief to undertake his mandate or fall on the sword. The instruction comes on the back of failed attempts by the female leader to get her choice to take over the stool which was rendered vacant after the demise of the last chief. […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has counselled Nana Kofi Kodua, the new chief of Appiadu-Kokoben, against intimidating his subjects and instilling fear with his authority. Otumfuo observes that many chiefs are guilty of this offence and do not have good testimonies with their subjects. He said this as the new traditional ruler humbly stood before him to take the oath of allegiance after being introduced by the Ankobia Division to the Kumasi Traditional […]
