Tag Archives: ASANTEHENE

Otekokosou – Perhaps you’ve heard this a number of times. Indeed, it’s an accolade for the Asantehene, the King of the Ashanti Kingdom, one that has stayed on from time immemorial. It literally means – ‘He who sits on gold’ and you may wonder why? And although many kings and …

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 …

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 …

Gospel music and minister of the gospel, Diana Asamoah has made a plea to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to take charge of the burial and funeral service of the late British monarch, Queen of Elizabeth II. The queen who reigned for 70 years passed away on September 8 at age 96. …

Captain Planet has shared his opinion on the temporal closure of Ashanti regional-based radio station, Oyerepa FM, which has gone off-air after Bantamahene, Baffuor Amankwatia VI under Manhyia Palace suggested to the management of the station to apologize for the derogatory statements made by the leader of the United Progressive …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says he wants to see the completion of more asphaltic roads in the Ashanti Region before the expiration of the tenure of President Akufo Addo in 2024. The revered King has therefore called on the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to ensure that …

All across the world, people directly in line with the royalty lineage pride themselves in great reverence and particularly for kings, queens and other high-ranking leaders in society, there are various ways through which they show respect and etiquette. Kneeling before an elderly person or religious leaders is one of …

Being the young, ambitious legal brain he was at the time, he must have only had his eyes fixed on building a career and a name for himself but with the death of his uncle, Prempeh II, all his dreams of a private life became perpetually shelved. Before this, the …

Seven-year-old author of ‘More Nice City’ Rachel Yram has visited the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace. The 7-year-old author visited the Asantehene to present a copy of her book to him. One of the pages of the book has the image of the Asantehene embossed. The …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked labor unions, most especially the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations when demanding improved conditions of service. The traditional leader who doubles as the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) asserted that labor unions …