The Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’ has explained his inability to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council on Thursday. According to him, he failed to show up because he has been banished from entering the Manhyia Palace. Mr. Akwasi Addai said this in an interview on Joy FM‘s Top Story. […]
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Oyerepa FM shuts down in compliance with Kumasi Traditional Council order
A radio station in Kumasi, Oyerepa FM, has shut down this morning. This is in compliance with an order from the Kumasi Traditional Council that the media house shuts down until further notice. The Council’s Acting President, Baffuor Amankwatia VI, who is the Bantamahene, made the announcement when a team from Oyerepa FM and TV […]
VP Bawumia, wife join Asantehene to mark Akwasidae
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was joined by the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and his wife, Samira, as well as hundreds of people to mark the final Akwasidae festival on Sunday amidst the firing of intermittent musketry. It was a display of Asante’s rich culture of drumming and dancing and the showcasing […]
You will go far – Asantehemaa blesses Bawumia
The Queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, has blessed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with a special, personal, benedictory prayer. This happened when the Vice President paid a courtesy call on the queen mother prior to his touring of the Ashanti Region […]
Coronavirus: Manhyia Palace suspends all major activities
The seat of the Golden Stool, the Manhyia Palace has suspended all major traditional activities in efforts aimed at helping to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the Palace has also shut the Manhyia Palace Museum to both local and foreign visitors. This website is informed that adjudication of cases and the […]
Otumfuo’s 20th Anniversary celebrations: 250 river gods assemble at Manhyia to participate in celebrations
As part of the 20th-anniversary celebrations of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, 250 Asante Atano gods (river gods) were assembled at the Manhyia Palace yesterday for purification and thanksgiving rites. The event, which depicted a re-enactment of the history and relevance of the gods and the roles they played in the protection and building […]
Funerals banned in Asanteman ahead of 20th anniversary celebration of Asantehene’s enstoolment
Manhyia Palace, the seat of the king of the Asante Kingdom, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has placed a ban on all funerals in the Ashanti Regional Capital Kumasi and its environs ahead of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Monarch’s ascension to the golden stool. The ban takes effect from Monday, 8 April […]