Heroic celebrations greet Asantehene’s 74th Birthday
By Napoleon Ato Kittoe He ascended the throne at age 49. A relatively young age among all Asantehenes. Into the 25th year of his reign, that adds up to 74. His Majesty the King of Ashanti (Asantehene), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is now firmly a septuagenarian. The 74th birthday of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, […]
Ghana Post launches commemorative stamp in honour of Asantehene
Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, has commended Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, for his indispensable role in the socio-economic development of Ghana. She said Otumfuo Osei Tutu, since his ascension to the Golden Stool in 1999, had played critical roles in the various political administrations under the Fourth Republic, […]
Speaker to grace 150th Anniversary of Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, at the invitation of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will attend the commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, also known as the Sagrenti War, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. A statement issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament, copied to the Ghana News […]
Kumasi Traditional Council exonerates Chairman Wontumi
By Akosua Frema Frempong The Kumasi Traditional Council has cleared the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, of any wrongdoing against the Asantehene and Manhyia Palace. The Traditional Council summoned the NPP Regional Chairman after it was alleged that he made some derogatory remarks […]
