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The Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom is one of its most significant traditional representations. The stool, made out of pure gold, stands at 18 inches high, is 24 inches long, and 12 inches in width, according to blackpast.org. The stool has been in existence since the reign of the …

The Manhyia Palace in the Ashanti Region has said the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II could not honour the invitation of the Buckingham Palace to attend the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II in England because the King has other equally important engagements. The funeral and burial of the late Queen …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will not be attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, according to reports. Opemsuo FM, according to the Asante Nation, reported that a document it sighted, indicated that the Asantehene had informed the British monarch, His Majesty King Charles III, that he would not be attending his …

Three major traditional rulers enstooled the same year Asantehene, Okyenhene and Dormaahene made the list The three are still ruling The year 1999 was very significant in the history of traditional governance in Ghana. Three Akan traditional rulers were enstooled to steer the affairs of their respected traditional areas. Chronicling …

The name Asantehene evokes not only power and authority, especially among the Akan clan, but it also carries with it a lot of admiration and beauty. From the secrecy, or little that is known about such details such as the kind of food or daily routines that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei …

Nothing might have prepared the Asantehene, Prempeh I, for what was to befall him before he surrendered his kingdom in the late 1890s as he would come to experience. During this era, which was predominantly characterized by colonialism, the British did everything possible to command the full power and attention …

During Ghana’s 63rd Independence Day parade held in Kumasi, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II graced the historic occasion in a Rolls Royce which became the centre of discussion. It has emerged that the Rolls Royce was bought in the 1940s by the then Asantehene Otumfuo Prempeh II. This was …

Click the link below for the audio  APPIAH STADIUM ON REV ASANTE Popular serial caller, Frank Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as Appiah Stadium, has opened up about his confrontation with Methodist bishop and former Chairperson of the National Peace Council in recent times. In the confrontation, which was captured on …

  The Concerned Youth of Asanteman has expressed indignation at a statement issued by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) headed, “GJA Urges Extreme Caution in Coverage of Asantehene/Dormaahene Conflict.” According to the group, the statement, dated 19th January 2022 and signed by the President of the JGA, Mr. Roland Affail Monney, …

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, is concerned about the recent power outages in the Ashanti Region. According to a Citi News report, the Asantehene stated during a courtesy call by the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, that the intermittent power outages had destroyed his electrical appliances. “I …