Tradition & Culture

First Awukudae Festival of 2025 in Pictures
October 17, 2025

Worawora Remains a Patrilineal Stool Until Proven Otherwise- Asantehene Declares

The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has affirmed the current succession line for the Worawora stool in the Oti Region.[...]

Kwamanghene Swears Allegiance to Otumfuo
October 17, 2025

Never Set Foot At Kumawuhene Sakan’s Place of Death- Asantehene to Kwamanghene

The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has warned Nana Debrah Boateng Bediako II, Kwamanghene, against setting foot in six specific[...]

Africa Mines the Gold, Others Take the Wealth – Otumfuo
October 17, 2025

Asantehene Details How Kumawuhene Fought Nsutahene, His Son, for Kwamang

The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has recounted how a Kumawuhene rose to defend his brother, Kwamang, against his son,[...]

Otumfuo Orders Withdrawal of Court Case in Damprane/ Buokrom/Denteso Land Dispute
October 17, 2025

Asantehene: Kwamang Chiefs Illegitimately Using “Barima” as Title

The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has clarified that the “Barima” title used by some traditional authorities who have ascended[...]

Don’t Use Your Positions to Settle Personal Scores; Otumfuo to Govt Appointees
October 17, 2025

Otumfuo Recounts Untold History of Worawora’s Breakaway from Asante Kingdom

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has shared the untold story behind the parting of the people of Worawora from Asante in 1732. This was[...]

Asantehemaa Dɔte Yie: Asantehene’s Role in Today’s Final Burial Rites
October 16, 2025

Asantehene Warns Chiefs Against Misuse of Traditional Regalia

The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has condemned, in no uncertain terms, the misuse of traditional regalia by some Asante[...]