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Ghanaian boxing sensation Stanley Nyantakyi has presented his second career title to the Overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The LBO Featherweight Champion won his first national title and his second professional title last week in a four-round bout against Accra Champion Emmanuel Quartey. Leading him and his management team, the Osibo Boxing Management and Promotion, to the Occupant of the Golden Stool on April 8, 2024, was Hemanhene Nana Apau Wiafe Ababio Sanwoansan who on his […]
The leadership of the Baoule ethnic group- an Asante tribe in Ivory Coast- and the family of former President Henri Konan Bédié have officially broken the news of his demise to the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. This was on April 8, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace. Among the delegation were seven Paramount chiefs including Nanan Attoh Yapi III, Nanan Komenan Jacob, Nanan Tano Kouakou, Nanan N’Guessan Toto, Nanan N’Guessan Begbin and Nanan N’Dri Kouakou Chamel. […]
The Tamale Youth Choir has recognised Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s leadership as a symbol of hope and an inspiration for generations to come. According to the choral group, His Majesty’s leadership, which has principally placed the welfare of his subjects on top of his scale of preference, is not only remarkable but inspiring. “On this momentous occasion marking your 25 years of his distinguished reign as the illustrious Asantehene, we the Tamale Youth Choir come to extend our heartfelt […]
The Tamale Youth Choir and the Obuasi Heralds Choir emerged best performing choirs in the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Composers Competition at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The seven competing choir groups included the Tarkwa Crusaders Choir, Tema Mass Choir, Tamale Youth Choir, Bantama Youth Choir, Obuasi Heralds Choir, Kasoa Youth Choir and Amammereso Youth Choir. Before their performances, guest choirs including Akoo Show Choir and the Winneba Youth Choir as […]
The 25-year reign of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was celebrated through choral compositions by seven choir groups across the country as they battled it out to win the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Composers Competition. The contest held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Friday, April 5, 2024, saw the groups proclaiming the unparalleled leadership of the 16th king of the Asante Kingdom in melodic tunes. The event began with performances from guest choirs including […]
Lady Julia Osei Tutu, wife of the King of the Asante Kingdom, has expressed the royal family’s pride in the distinguished reign and leadership of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. In her first public well-wishes to her husband, Her Royal Highness said she was extremely proud to be part of the journey of the King’s enviable leadership. Extolling her life partner, she said, “Otumfuo, you have shown great wisdom in all you have undertaken and so earned the love […]
The Manhyia Palace has taken delivery of 30 waste containers donated by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in collaboration with the Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant (KCARP), Africa’s largest compost plant which is a subsidiary of the Jospong Group. The bins were presented to the Palace by representatives of the donors on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, with the sole aim of keeping the Palace tidy in the course of events slated for the 25th Anniversary celebration of the King of […]
British politician Paul Boateng expressed a sense of pride in Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s visit to the United Kingdom last year for the coronation of King Charles III, highlighting the significance it has brought to people of African descent in the European country. His Majesty on May 4, 2023, ahead of the coronation was received at the Buckingham Palace alongside his wife, Lady Julia. On May 6, Otumfuo and his wife led all royal heads who had been invited […]
The family of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II graced the third Akwasidae festival of the year at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on March 31, 2024. Otumfuo while delivering his well wishes to the traditional authorities at the Asanteman Council meeting on March 28 characterized this edition of Akwasidae as special, noting that it coincides with Easter Sunday. Led by Lady Julia, five of the King’s children lined up to pay homage to their father as he sat in state […]
Asanteman waits in anticipation for events slated for the Silver Jubilee of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, following the successful conclusion of the clean-up exercise on March 30, 2024. Though the celebration is scheduled to cover the whole year, the spotlight now falls on events in April which is two days away. It will begin with the inauguration of a new auditorium at the Manhyia Palace booked to be named after the 16th monarch of the Asante Kingdom. The commissioning […]
