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Ninety-one students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been awarded Doctor of Philosophy Degrees (PhD) in various programmes of the University. The awards were administered by the Chancellor, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, during the climax of the 57th Congregation of the University on March 23, 2024. The 57th Congregation began on Mach 21 and witnessed the graduation of 5,394 students in various programmes out of which 2,418 were undergraduates and 2,976 postgraduates. The […]
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has idolised the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom and their Chancellor, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his influential reign in the past 25 years. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Rita Akosua Dickson, used the occasion of the 57th Congregation of the institution to congratulate the King and lay bare their pride over his achievement. “Nana Chancellor, on behalf of the entire University Community, we congratulate you, Your Majesty, for […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advocated for productive dynamism in the county’s politics to drive youth development and economic growth. He is looking forward to a positively driven youth-centered political campaign, something he has yet to see in any political campaign the country has ever witnessed. “It is my wish that for once political campaigns will focus on how to productively engage the youth to drive the economy,” he said in a speech at the 57th Congregation of the […]
The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has challenged postgraduate graduands of the institution to live up to expectations as he regards them as “ambassadors of knowledge and agents of change”. Speaking at the climax of the 57th Congregation of the institution in Kumasi on March 23, 2024, during which over 800 students were awarded PhD and MPhil degrees in various disciplines, he underscored the significance of their role […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in a passionate appeal has called on products of the University to make entrepreneurship their priority in the quest to get themselves gainfully employed. Painting a true colour of the country’s job market during the climax of the KNUST’s 57th Congregation on March 23, 2024, the noble Monarch classified entrepreneurship as a game changer. “As you prepare to embark […]
The Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III has given her blessings to Miss College Ghana, a reality beauty pageant. This was during a courtesy visit by the organisers, sponsors, contestants, the reigning queen and the past queen on Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Manhyia Palace. The visit to the Palace- an avenue popular for the preservation of cultural heritage- preceded the cultural edition of the show. Speaking to opemsuo.com ahead of the visit, the Chief […]
The Manhyia Palace has sought the indulgence of the media in the creation of the necessary public awareness about two significant projects under the auspices of the Palace. The Chief of Staff of the Palace, Mr Kofi Badu, in a statement on March 21 appealed to the media to initiate specific programmes to raise funds for the renovation of the Heal Komfo Anokye Hospital as well as provide coverage for the 25th Anniversary of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The […]
The traditional elders of Antoa and Kwaso have been summoned to appear before Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace when the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) convenes next week. The summon is in relation to the delayed enstoolment of a new chief after their respective chiefs were destooled for misconduct almost a year ago. During the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on March 21, 2024, Otumfuo enquired about the incentive for the delay to which the Adonteng division had […]
The newly enstooled chief of Bekwai Abodom, Nana Kwabena Nti II has taken an oath of allegiance before the Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. His enstoolment followed the destoolment of Nana Saforo Koto in August 2023 for his behaviour which was widely seen as neglect towards the stool and the people of his community. During the sittings of the Kumasi Traditional Council on March 21, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace chaired by the Asantehene, the Council […]
The event to inaugurate the new and multi-purpose auditorium at the Manhyia Palace has been put off. This was announced by Baffour Kantakrakyi, the linguist of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Thursday, March 21, 2024, during a Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) meeting. The building sitting inside the Palace was earlier scheduled for commissioning on March 25, 2024. Meanwhile, a new date is yet to be announced. NamingThe building will be named Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Jubilee Hall, the Chairman […]
