Let’s Promote Africa’s Rich Culture
The four-day final burial rites of the longest serving Queenmother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, which kicked off on Monday and ended on Thursday brought to bare one of...
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Chief Wears 400-Year-Old Regalia To Asantehemaa’s Funeral
Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, the reigning Akwamuhene was in Manhyia on Wednesday as part of the funeral rites for the late Asantehemaa and ccording to reports, his regalia on the day was 400 years old....
Chief Wears 400-Year-Old Regalia To Asantehemaa’s Funeral
Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, the reigning Akwamuhene was in Manhyia on Wednesday as part of the funeral rites for the late Asantehemaa and ccording to reports, his regalia on the day was 400 years old....
Ghana And The World Mourns – As Asantehemaa Goes Home
“Nana, you very successfully fulfilled your historic role of destiny. You will remain much beloved in your Kingdom, Asante, and by many beyond who were fortunate to come close to you.” His...
Kids Mesmerise Mourners With Passionate Display
The best of Ghanaian culture has been on display during the burial rites of the late Queen mother of the Asanteman, Nana Afia Kobi Serwa Ampem II. Nana Afia Kobi Serwa Ampem II passed away on the...
Ghana And The World Moruns – As Asantehemaa Goes Home
“Nana, you very successfully fulfilled your historic role of destiny. You will remain much beloved in your Kingdom, Asante, and by many beyond who were fortunate to come close to you.” His...
Pictures From the Burial Service
The burial service for the late Queen-mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, has been held in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. Various groups have paid tribute to the...
(PHOTOS) Empty Streets Ahead of Asantehemaa’s Burial
Major streets in the Kumasi Metropolis are virtually empty as Asanteman prepares to bury the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem II. Manhyia as part of the burial ceremony of the...
Kumasi Shops Closed Down Over Asantehemaa’s Burial [Photos]
Shops in the Central business district of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have all been closed down today, Thursday following directive from the Manhyia Palace. The directive was issued to pave way for...
Business Activities Halted In Kumasi Over Asantehemaa’s Funeral (Audio)
All business activities in Kumasi will come to a halt today following a directive asking business operators among others to not undertake any business activities due to the late Asantehemaa’s...
Business Activities Halted In Kumasi Over Asantehemaa’s Funeral
All business activities in Kumasi will come to a halt today following a directive asking business operators among others to not undertake any business activities due to the late Asantehemaa’s...
Final Burial Rites For Asantehemaa Today
The Kumasi metropolis will be without commercial activities today, as businesses are expected to grind to a halt to pave way for the smooth burial of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II....
The Term Tsoo-Boi And The Early Akan Settlement In The Volta Region
In the year 1732, when the Ashanti Kingdom was ruled by Otumfuo Opoku Ware I, the Ashantis, mainly from Kuntenase, in an attempt to expand the kingdom, moved towards a place that is now part of the...
I Wish I Was An Ashanti; They Are Blessed – Allotey Jacobs
Allotey Jacobs says he wished he was an Ashanti because the Ashanti kingdom is blessed. Commenting on the funeral of the Asantehemaa on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Allotey Jacobs was marvelled by the...
Traders Lament Thursday’s ‘curfew’ Over Asantehemaa’s Funeral
Some traders in Kumasi have expressed worry over the financial losses they will incur following the announcement by traditional rulers of the Asante kingdom for all activities to cease on Thursday,...
Traders Lament Thursday’s ‘curfew’ Over Asantehemaa’s Funeral
Some traders in Kumasi have expressed worry over the financial losses they will incur following the announcement by traditional rulers of the Asante kingdom for all activities to cease on Thursday,...
Liwin, Wayoosi, Other Kumawood Stars Mourn Asantehemaa
Like so many other Ghanaians, Kumawood Stars mourn Asantehemaa when they visited The Manhyia Palace on Tuesday… Popular comic actor Kwadwo Nkansah ‘Liwin’, together with other Kumawood stars...
Ghana Is Not A Democratic Nation But Tra-Democratic Country
The country Ghana has had an experienced of various forms of political history that have spanned from pre-colonial through colonial to the modern Ghana. Modern Ghana has also experimented a different...
Many Collapse At Funeral Ground
It has been reported that many people have collapsed at the Asantehemaa funeral grounds… The Ashanti Kingdom is currently abuzz with series of funeral activities ahead of the burial of the Queen...
To My Dear Mother – A Tribute By Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Our great ancestors have left us a wonderful adage, “Wo ni wu a, w’abusua asa.” (“The departure of one’s mother to eternity terminates one’s blood relationships on earth.”). Your...