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The co-founder of the St Andrews Africa Summit (SAASUM), Bradley Kwaku Poku-Amankwah has paid a courtesy call on the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, two months after the King’s sublime keynote address at the St Andrews University in Scotland. Mr Poku-Amankwah was accompanied to the Manhyia Palace by his relatives and led by Ing Atta Poku, the Kumasi Metro Roads Engineer. The courtesy call was on Sunday, November 26, 2023, during the Akwasidae festival. Speaking on […]
Jamaican singer and songwriter Hezron Clarke, has besought His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for an Asante name, after tracing his lineage to the Kingdom in Ghana. Introducing him to Asantehene during the last Akwasidae of the year on November 26, 2023, Oheneba Owusu Korkor, Asamponghene said the musician’s intuition and subsequent probe suggest he is a member of the Asante family. “The gentleman here is called Hezron Clarke, an award-winning musician in Jamaica. According to him, he is an […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has given his blessings for the maiden and subsequent editions of the Legacy Foundation’s “Asante Festival and Culture Exhibition”. The event, which is envisioned to take place annually in the Asante Kingdom, is purposed to preserve the culture and tradition of the Kingdom, according to the General Manager of Legacy Foundation, Nana Kwame Ahenkora. At the Manhyia Palace on November 26, the organisers of the event were introduced to the King. They also briefed Asanteman […]
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has vowed to put himself at the disposal of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II whenever the need may arise. He made the public vow during his introduction as the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the Monarch at the Manhyia Palace during the Akwasidae festival on November 26, 2023. He reckoned that Otumfuo played a pivotal role in his victory in the Party’s election and, thereby his vow […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially unveiled their presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential election before the King of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The introduction was done during the last Akwasidae of the year 2023 on November 26 at the Manhyia Palace. Introducing the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as their flagbearer, the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong said, “After the election on November 4, the majority of the delegates opted […]
The last Akwasidae of the year 2023 had royals from two African kingdoms joining and catching sight of the rich culture and tradition of the Asante Kingdom. The Royals from Uganda and Morocco were led to the event which took place at the Afia Kobi Park at the Manhyia Palace by Lady Julia Osei Tutu, the wife of the King of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Queen Consort Sylvia Nagginda represented the Bugandan Royal Family in […]
His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reacted to the ravages of the recent spillage of the Akosombo Dam in the Volta Region, calling for the institution of effective disaster preparedness and response mechanisms. According to him, the government must take proactive measures including robust evacuation plans and support structures to forestall future recurrence. “The Akosombo Dam spillage underscores the importance of effective disaster preparedness and response mechanisms,” he said during the 57th Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called for all hands to be on deck in addressing perilous brain drain that is threatening to wipe out the country’s labour force in critical sectors. Speaking at the climax of the 57th Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on November 24, 2023, Otumfuo equated brain drain to modern day colonization. “This exodus at its core resembles modern form of colonization where […]
The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has conferred doctoral degrees on one hundred and thirty-five (135) students of the institution. He as well awarded honourary degrees to seven Ghanaians including the Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr Joe Anokye. The conferment took place at the Great Hall of the University in Kumasi on Friday, November 24, 2023, as part of the institution’s 57th Congregation. The event also saw […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is headed to Berekum in the Bono Region to partake in the burial rites of Berekummanhene Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II. The King left the Manhyia Palace around 11 am on Thursday, November 23, 2023, in full regalia. His presence will conclude the burial rites and pave way for the burial of the paramount chief in accordance with the tradition of the Asante Kingdom. The King’s entourage has arrived in […]
