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The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has sent a message to Ghanaian basic students throughout the country. As part of the preparations for the King’s Silver Jubilee on the Golden Stool next year, the Otumfuo Foundation is printing and distributing exercise books containing a message from the King and is adorned with his picture. The plan is to provide these books not only to students in the Asante Kingdom but to those throughout Ghana. Nana Afia […]
It’s been over two decades since Nana Barima Kwaku Duah ascended the Golden Stool and was bestowed with the name Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The King is the 16th monarch of the Asante Kingdom after succeeding Nana Opoku Ware II. Today marks exactly 24 years since he was crowned King- having ascended the throne on April 26, 1999. Clad in black cloth on the faithful day, traditional rulers crowded the Manhyia Palace to administer his swearing-in. A video from the […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has sent a message to Ghanaian basic students throughout the country. As part of the preparations for the King’s Silver Jubilee on the Golden Stool next year, the Otumfuo Foundation is printing and distributing exercise books containing a message from the King and is adorned with his picture. The plan is to provide these books not only to students in the Asante Kingdom but to those throughout Ghana. Nana Afia […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commissioned a new police station at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He commissioned it together with the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akufo Dampare and the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Rita Akosua Dickson on Friday, March 17, 2023. The police station was among eight projects on the campus that needed either to be commissioned, unveiled or inspected by the Chancellor. The station is situated at Kotei near the […]
The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has launched a charity project in drawing the curtain on the institution’s 70th anniversary celebration. The project is dubbed “KNUST Day Of Giving” and will be observed on the sixth day of the 10th month of every year beginning this year. According to the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Rita Akosua Dickson, the day will be observed as the birthday of KNUST. It […]
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 […]
