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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has affirmed the legitimacy of the new chief of Boamang in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region, Oheneba Adu-Brade II. With historical precedents, His Majesty noted that Boamang belongs to his wife, a fact he urged the entire town to bring themselves to accept and live by. According to the Asantehene, when the stool at a point suffered vacancy with no one to occupy, it was given to his wife and that […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will deliver his verdict on the chieftaincy dispute of Monwire on a yet-to-be-announced date. “Let’s set a new date for this. We will deliver the verdict on that day,” he said after a Committee report on the case was presented to the Kumasi Traditional Council on Monday, September 30, 2024. The dispute emerged after one Abusuapanin Kwabena Ofori challenged the legitimacy of the Queen, Nana Agyakomaa Konadu to the Monwire […]
After conceding that the piece of land on which Bankoman Senior High School (SHS) has been erected belongs to Sekyere, the chief of Banko, Nana Kwabena Boateng Sefa alongside his Queen pleaded with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to maintain the name of the school. Banko and Sekyere were embroiled in a dispute over the true owners of that piece of land as the latter was bent on renaming the school. This led to the establishment of a Committee to […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II refused to deliver his verdict on the land dispute between Boagyaa and Sabin Akrofrom following the presentation of a Committee report on the case. The report was presented by the Committee on Monday, September 30, 2024, to the Kumasi Traditional Council headed by his highly esteemed self. The parties are disputing over the Kyekyewere and Bekwame boundary. Boagyaa claims some of its lands have been taken over by Sabin Akrofrom. Per some evidence he submitted […]
The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) has forwarded four cases to committees for thorough investigations and onward submission of findings. The cases involves Kokobeng, Penteng, Krapa and Asante Akyem Hwediem. The Council presided over by the Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II convened on Monday, September 30, 2024 to hear the cases which involves the Invocation of the Great Oath by parties in all the disputes. Three of these cases were forwarded to the Council by the court […]
The final verdict that will resolve the chieftaincy dispute over the Akrodie Stool in the Ahafo Region will be delivered next week by the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. He postponed his verdict after the Asanteman Council members individually offered their verdict following the presentation of a Committee report on the case on September 26, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace. The dispute is between the Ekuona Clan Head, Baffour Awuah and one Kwaku Twumasi, also a […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has cleared all impediments to the selection and subsequent enstoolment of a new chief over Kwamang in Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region. This took place at the Manhyia Palace during an Asanteman Council meeting on September 26, 2024, after a committee report on their dispute was read. The dispute emanated from a claim by the Family Head of the Kwamang Stool, Opanyin Mensah Bonsu, that the Edwenase family […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has given a constituted committee four weeks to thoroughly probe the chieftaincy dispute that has bedeviled the Tanoso Traditional Area. The dispute is between the Queen and a member of the royal house and started when Queen elected one Kwadwo Sarfo to take over the vacant stool. The royal is challenging the legitimacy of the Queen and her candidate. He argues that the Queen is not a royal and has no right to appoint a […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei has set the record straight about his relations with the governing party after a member of the royal family was selected as their Vice Presidential Candidate for the upcoming presidential election. During a courtesy visit by the Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang to the Manhyia Palace on Friday, September 27, 2024, Otumfuo noted that the Palace is not aligned with any political party and is therefore open to […]
Sabronumhene Nana Kofi Asante Mensah has taken the oath of allegiance before Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. He took it in the presence of the Asanteman Council at the Manhyia Palace on Thursday, September 26, 2024, days after he was enstooled by the Sabronum kingmakers. An advice delivered on behalf of all the council members urged the Civil Engineer by profession to honour the Great Oath and make himself readily available to the services of the Monarch. “The Manhyia Palace […]