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Asantehene pushes for privatisation of VRA, GRIDCo & ECG
Add a CommentIn a bold declaration, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on the government to privatize key state-owned entities for power generation and distribution, namely the Volta River Authority (VRA), the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), and the Electricity … Read more →
Asantehene destools queen mother of Offinso
Add a CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has destooled the queen mother of the Offinso Traditional Area, Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko over her gross insubordination to the kingdom. Her destoolment was pronounced on Thursday, January 11, 2024, during the first Asanteman … Read more →
Asantehene leaves for UK to deliver keynote address at SAASUM
Add a CommentThe King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, left Ghana last week for the United Kingdom to grace the upcoming St Andrews Africa Summit (SAASUM). The Summit, hosted by St. Andrew’s University in Scotland, saw the Monarch delivering … Read more →
All the destooled chiefs were tried by a jury before Asantehene gave his verdict – Manhyia Palace Historian
Add a CommentAll the five sub-chiefs that were destooled by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II were tried by a jury which was formed by the Asantehene, a monarchical historian at the Manhyia Palace, Osei-Bonsu Sarfo-Kantanka, has stated. He explained that Asantehene gave his … Read more →
Asantehene destools Antoa Chief
Add a CommentThe Chief of Antoa in Asanteman, Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman has been destooled. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in a ruling destooled the Antoa chief following a number of offences including multiple sale of lands. The ruling was delivered … Read more →
Asantehene will not attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Add a CommentAsantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will be unavailable for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. According to reports, the ruler of the Ashanti Kingdom has communicated the development to Buckingham palace. The queen died on Thursday, September 8, at age … Read more →
Gov’t releases over 400 acres of state lands to Asantehene
Add a CommentGovernment has released a portion of state lands at the Ridge Residential Area in Kumasi to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. According to the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, the release has been made to the Asantehene on behalf of and in trust … Read more →
PHOTOS: Asantehene receives rousing welcome as he arrives home from Brazil
Add a CommentThe Kumasi International Airport went agog as scores of residents in the Kumasi Metropolis yesterday lined up on the streets to wave at the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, when he touched down at the Kumasi International Airport from Brazil. … Read more →
Former Presidents have regretted ignoring my counsel – Asantehene
Add a CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II has stated that his counsel to former presidents Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour, the late John Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama which were not heeded to cost them during their tenure of … Read more →
A tribute from Asantehene to the late Asantehemaa – To my dear mother
Add a CommentOur great ancestors have left us a wonderful adage, “Wo ni wu a, w’abusua asa.” (“The departure of one’s mother to eternity terminates one’s blood relationships on earth.”). Your passing away leaves me homeless. I thank the Good Lord for … Read more →
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