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His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has demonstrated genuine and intense passion in at least six areas in the past 26 years of ruling over the Asante Kingdom. They include stool reclamation, fight against illegal mining, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), preservation of culture and tradition, education, and peace. Restoring Heirs To Sold Out Chieftaincy StoolsSince ascending the venerable Golden Stool, Otumfuo set out to restore traditional stools to their rightful heirs across Asanteman, ending years of protracted […]
One of the convictions the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has steadfastly maintained throughout the over two decades he has ruled is that ‘God is the Maker of Kings’. This statement has been consistently rehearsed into the ears of politicians seeking power whenever they visit the Manhyia Palace to seek the blessings of His Majesty. The King sees himself as a testament to this conviction. In 1999 when the 15th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo […]
Barima Kwaku Duah is the third son and youngest of five children of Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, a late Queen of the Asante Kingdom who through destiny would later become the 16th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom. Born to a throne, one would assume he was entitled to a silver spoon — but that was not the case. That wasn’t the portion of this infant whose birth was not even anticipated but for his uncle, the 14th Monarch […]
In the past 25 years, Ghana and the world at large have witnessed the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation touching lives and positively transforming destinies. The Foundation’s projects have inarguably received national and global recognition. The brain behind it has been applauded; however, the story behind the initiative had never been heard first-hand — until now. At an event held at the Manhyia Palace on April 25, 2025, marking the Silver Jubilee of the non-governmental organization, the King of the […]
The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has launched an Endowment Fund to ensure the enhancement and sustainability of the NGO’s impactful projects and programmes. The Fund was launched by former President John Agyekum Kufuor on April 25, 2025, during the celebration of the foundation’s 25th anniversary. Over the next five years, the Foundation intends to raise and invest ₵50 million to generate annual returns that will finance all its programmes and projects. Addressing the guests, the Board Chairman of the […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed disappointment in Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, Bantamahene, for his implication in multiple disputes, eroding peace in some communities. Otumfuo reckons that he shouldn’t have any business in any of the communities in question. At the Kumasi Traditional Council sitting on March 13, 2025, Baffour was summoned before the King after a Committee report on Adanwomase dispute over the community’s deity, was heard. Before the Council, he was slapped […]
Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, Bantamahene, has less than a week to produce the deity Asare Bediako to Sumankwaahene. He is to retrieve and hand over the Tano deity at Adanwomase before Monday, March 17, 2025, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has ordered. The Asantehene gave an earlier order for the Bantamahene to go get the deity which was allegedly stolen from its abode by one of the factions laying claim to it. During the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on March […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has set up three committees to look into multiple claims of land annexation against Nana Kontomere Kwame Frimpong Ababio, Yabehene. Traditional leaders from at least ten different jurisdictions accuse him of unlawfully seizing land and appointing caretakers (Dikro) in those areas. The affected parties include Asafohene, Twediehene, Didahene, Otumfuo Buabasa, Mpataasiehene, Atwima Foasehene, Apemanimhene, Toasehene, Atwima Kwanwomahene, Trabuomhene, and Adomanyahene. Each of these individuals was given the opportunity to present […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has given an instruction for all dikro appointments by Nana Kontomere Kwame Frimpong Ababio, Yabehene, in disputed areas to be annulled immediately. This means all traditional caretakers appointed in various areas by the chief will have to cease holding themselves up as such until a verdict is pronounced on the dispute which has been forwarded to Committees. Traditional leaders from at least ten different jurisdictions accused him of unlawfully seizing […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has directed the Queen of Monwire, Obaapanin Agyaponmaa Konadu, to step aside in the process of selecting a candidate for the vacant male stool. The Family Head, Opanin Kwabena Ofori has been mandated to lead the traditional process to elect a candidate. This directive was given on March 13, 2025, during the Kumasi Traditional Council meeting at the Manhyia Palace. “Let the family choose a candidate for you while you sit aside and remain on […]
