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The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has granted a full scholarship to one of his subjects who developed a humanoid robot. The beneficiary is one Kwame Adjei, a technical school graduate who could not complete his education due to financial challenges. The humanoid robot could walk, speak, teach and check the temperature …

The overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II ordered the destoolment of the chief of Antoa, Nana Owusu Agyeman I on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Manhyia Palace. According to sources from Manhyia, after a judicial hearing presided by the Asantehene on the same day, …

The King of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reportedly destooled the chief of Antoa, Nana Owusu Agyeman I. According to multiple palace sources, the Asantehene ruled against the 96-year-old and ordered his destoolment as the chief of Antoa during a judicial hearing on Monday, …

A private birthday party was held for Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on May 7, 2023 aside the official public gathering attended by former president John Agyekum Kufuor and president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The party which had only a close relatives and associates in attendance was at the London residence …

From the days of Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu I, the Kingdom of Ashanti which he founded in 1701 has been led by men who in their own way wrote their history to be remembered for centuries. His third successor, Otumfuo Nana Osei Kwadwo through valour did not just continue the …

His name was Barima Kwame Kyeretwie, who would later become the 14th Asantehene of the Ashanti Kingdom with the stool name; Otumfuo Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II. Till today, there is a statue of him mounted at the central area of Kumasi – one of a man with a gong-gong …

The Asante Kingdom is celebrating 88 years since it was restored as a monarchy in Ghana. The commemoration is also a reminder of when the title, Otumfuo, first came into force. Being the King of the Ashantis at the time of this restoration of their kingdom, Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh …

Chief of Maluwe in the Savanna region, Alhaji Ali Baregujor, has paid homage to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, on Sunday, December 25, 2022. The homage, according to Alhaji Ali Baregujor, was to join the Ashantis to celebrate the Akwasidae Festival and to seek …

The Asantehene, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, says it was disheartening to see Ghana exporting raw Cocoa beans to the international market in the 21st century without adding value to them. According to him, farmers, players in the Agricultural value chain and the country’s economy gains very little from exporting raw …

Ghana is known for its unique traditional system. Indeed, it is what was used to govern in the pre-colonial days before the arrival of the Europeans and other Colonial countries. Following their arrival, there came more formal governmental systems; the three Arms of Government comprising the Executive made up of …