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The Kumasi Central Mosque Committee will no longer have to pay GHc 28 Million as lease to maintain the mosque. This is because Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has granted a lease renewal pardon to the mosque. The lease of the mosque situated at Akwatialine was due and had to be renewed at a cost of GHC 28 million, however, after the development got to the attention of the monarch, the fee has been axed and annuled. This was disclosed […]
It was a sight to behold at the Manhyia Palace, the seat of the Asante Kingdom, when people from all walks of life Sunday, trooped to take part and catch a glimpse of the rich Asante culture. The revered Monarch, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was present to receive homage. At the Bogyawe grounds where the festival was held, royals, traditional rulers, government appointees, and citizens from across the country joined. Akwasidae is celebrated by Asantes on a Sunday once every […]
Former Member of Parliament for the Mampong constituency, Francis Addai-Nimoh, has officially informed the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, about his bid to contest for the Flagbearer position of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). He becomes the second person of the NPP to seek the blessings of the King to carry out that venture after former Trade Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. Paying homage to the King during the second Awukudae of the year 2023, the […]
A delegation of African Studies students from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel has presented a citation to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II after learning about him and the Asante Kingdom. The students were led by Ambassador Kwabena Annan. This was during the second Awukudae of the year on March 1, 2023, when the Asantehene sat in state to receive homage and courtesy calls. The students expressed appreciation to the King for the reception and welcome. “I’m very […]
The National Chief Imam, Shiekh Nuhu Sharubutu, has called on Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace. His call was during the second Awukudae of the year which fell on March 1, 2023. He was accompanied by a delegation made up of some members of the Zongo Youth and the Nkosuohene of the Zongo Community. His visit to the region and subsequently to the Palace followed the death of the Sarkin Zango of the Ashanti region, Sultan Omar […]
Ante Grace, the eighty-eight (88) year-old woman who was given back her piece of land in a ruling delivered last week Thursday by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has made prayers for King. This was during a session on Opemsuo radio’s M’asem Show on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The prayers of the octogenarian covered the King and his descendants. “God bless you, Your Majesty. You have done me a great favour. May you reign forever. Thank you. May God grant you […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has returned a piece of land that was taken away from an octogenarian by Amakomhene, Nana Adu Mensah Asare, in a ruling given on Thursday. The ruling saw two-thirds of the land bequeathed to Ante Grace to expand her school located around Anloga junction near the Church of Pentecost as she initially planned. The land was taken away from the woman after she failed to renew her lease following an expiration. According to the customs […]
On the first encounter of the Management of Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM with Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the former has been charged to centre on contents that will inure to the benefit of Ghana and its citizens. It was indicated on the part of the King that the role of the media in the development of Ghana will be realised if it migrates from politics and focus on academic researches. “Media is not about derogatory remarks. There are a lot […]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Mrs Patricia Obo-Nai, has disclosed that the transfer of the company’s stake will soon be completed. She said this when she led some Executive members of the Company to call on Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace on February 17, 2023. The delegation included the Legal and External Affairs Director, Preba Greenstreet, the General Manager, Samuel Sarpong, Executive Head(Ashanti Region), Agyekum Sampong and Business Manager at the CEO’s Office, […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has donated NaCCA-approved Science Textbooks and Workbooks to twenty (20) deprived Basic Schools in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region. The beneficiary Basic schools were selected from the District through the foundation’s consultation with the Ashanti Regional Directorate of Ghana Education Service (GES). This is the second phase of the donation of Prof Quarm’s NaCCA-approved Science Textbooks and Workbooks to deprived Basic schools in the Ashanti region in the last six […]
