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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has directed the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to organise a mass registration exercise for courtiers at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. This is to enhance healthcare access and ensure that his over 800 courtiers receive the necessary support. “I want you to enrol all people here at the Palace on the NHI roll. It will be compulsory for all of them to register,” Otumfuo said during a courtesy visit by the Management and Board […]
The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been honoured with a royal reception at Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. His visit to Kumasi on Tuesday, November 3, 2025, is part of his three-day state visit to Ghana. Representing Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, at the airport was Odeneho Okyere Kusi Ntrama, Essumegyahene, who led a delegation from the Manhyia Palace to give him an undiluted Asante welcome reception. He stepped out of the plane […]
The President of Germany, HE Frank-Walter Steinmeier, had a taste of true royalty at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on a state visit to Ghana. Wrapped in pure Asante tradition, the Palace reception was a perfect blend of warmth and formality. From the entrance of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Jubilee Hall, where he was hosted, the guest of the Asantehene and his delegation were immersed in the rich and timeless culture of the Kingdom. A kete performance ushered him […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has affirmed that occupants of the Nsuta stool still possess their authority over Asaamang. Asaamang remains subject to the Nsuta stool, the King stated at the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on November 3, 2025, after grievances of feuding parties over the filling of the Asaamang stool were heard. In his remarks, Otumfuo schooled the Family head and kingmakers about the powers of Nsutahene his traditional uncle, adding that he has […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has condemned a worrying trend of destoolments of traditional authorities by unauthorised persons. One of such groups of people perpetuating these acts is family heads. Setting the record straight, the King said family heads wield no power to destool a traditional leader. “What insolence is that? That is against Asante tradition. A family head cannot destool a queen. He has no power,” the Asantehene said at a Kumasi Traditional Council […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has corrected misconception among royal families concerning powers of the family head within the Asante Kingdom. Acknowledging the strategic nature of the position, His Majesty stated that family heads are not co-equals of Queens. Otumfuo emphasised that family heads wield no power to challenge or destool queens. He explained that they are only links between the royal family and the Queen. This role, he educated, does not extend to kingmakers. […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has urged those challenging the legitimacy of the Woraworahemaa to present their grievances through the appropriate channel. The King, at an Asanteman Council meeting on October 16, 2025, stated that any concern about the misplacement of their stools must be formally directed to him in a petition with their attached evidence. “If you have now realised that the stool has been misplaced, it’s not a matter of invoking the oath. You have to petition me […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has affirmed the current succession line for the Worawora stool in the Oti Region. According to the King, until an investigation into the family tree proves the contrary, the stool will continue as a patrilineal stool. Otumfuo based this on the briefing he received about Worawora’s leadership when they rejoined Asante in 2002. At an Asanteman Council meeting on October 16, 2025, which scrutinised the case, he shared how the […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has warned parties challenging the legitimacy of Nana Abena Sarfoah Awerewa II, the Paramount Queen of Worawora in the Oti Region. The King, at an Asanteman Council meeting on October 16, 2025, directed the plaintiffs to avoid actions that may plunge the town into violence. CaseIt comes after one Opanin Osei Kwame, who says he is the head of the royal family, invoked the Great Oath against the Queen. He claims the stool has fallen […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has warned Nana Debrah Boateng Bediako II, Kwamanghene, against setting foot in six specific locations, including Sebusu, where Kumawuhene Barima Sakan fell to his death and was buried. “Never set foot in the place where Kumawuhene Sakan fell to his death. He was buried in the same place where he died. He doesn’t know the history, but I will tell him later. Kumawuhene Sakan gave them a place to live. […]
