The body of Queenmother of the Ashanti Kingdom has been laid in state The body of late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem, is to lie in state starting today, Monday, 16 January till her burial on Thursday, as part of final funeral rites being organised in her honour by Asanteman. All the chiefs and … Read more
The late queen mother of the Asante Kingdom, Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II has been laid in state at the Manhyia Palace. Mourners are expected to file past the body until Thursday when she would finally be buried. President Akufo-Addo is expected to be there with other dignitaries from neighboring countries to join … Read more
Rites to see the late Asantehemaa join her ancestors begin on Monday, January 16 at the Manhyia Palace, the seat of the Asante Kingdom. The four-day rites in Kumasi begin with the laying in state of the late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, whose death occurred on Monday, November 11. She will be laid … Read more
The final funeral rites of the longest-serving queen mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem, has commenced at the Manhyia Palace, Monday. The 4-day ceremony which started at midnight on Sunday includes the performance of a number of rituals at the Manhyia Palace, the seat of the Asantehene, before her interment on … Read more
The Manhyia Palace has excluded providers of essential services from its ban on movement of persons within Asanteman as part of the funeral arrangements for the late Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. The Palace in a statement issued by the Chief of Staff, Kofi Badu said officers of the Ghana National Fire Service, … Read more
Manhyia Palace exluded utility and essential services providers from the ban on the movement of persons on the night of Thursday January 19, as part of funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa, (Queenmother) Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II which comes off this week. A statement signed by the Chief of Staff of Manhyia Palace, Kofi … Read more
Scores of artisans and engineers in various fields are putting finishing touches to renovation works at the Manhyia Palace, the seat of the occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for the lying-in-state and funeral rites of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. The sub-committee on Health and Sanitation of the … Read more
Residents in the Kumasi metropolis today, Saturday thronged the streets to clean the city ahead of burial rites of the late Asante Queen mother. A directive from the Manhyia Palace ordered that all residents join in giving the city a face-lift in terms of sanitation. As part of the directive, all shops are to be … Read more
I am not here to argue pointlessly about whether the letter dismissing the Mahama-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the former Ghana Cocoa-Marketing Board (CMB), presently renamed Cocobod – for whatever the latter re-labeling may be worth – could not have been written in a more diplomatic or “polite” language, as preferred by Mr. K. … Read more
The film industry on Saturday joined the clean-up exercise directed by the Manhyia palace ahead of the Final funeral and burial rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. The Manhyia palace entreated all citizens to organize themselves to tidy up the Kumasi Metropolis for a clean city as we welcome dignitaries … Read more
The Asanteman Council has announced arrangements for funeral rites of the late queen mother of Asanteman, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II but a warning issued is causing a stir in Kumasi. Residents in the Ashanti regional capital have been told to stay indoors on Thursday, Jan 19 from 8 p.m to Friday, January 20, … Read more
The Planning Committee for the burial of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, has allayed fears of the public concerning human sacrifices during the burial. “We don’t need any human sacrifices at this time. It has been abolished more than 200 years ago and there is nothing of that sort, the Chairperson … Read more
It appears the immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, will not have breathing space anytime soon, as controversies surrounding his request to keep a state bungalow as a retirement home, takes a new twist. In a letter dated January 10, 2017, withdrawing his request for the residence after a huge public condemnation, the President did … Read more
It appears the immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, will not have breathing space anytime soon, as controversies surrounding his request to keep a state bungalow as a retirement home, takes a new twist. In a letter dated January 10, 2017, withdrawing his request for the residence after a huge public condemnation, the President did … Read more
The Kumasi Metropolis will be on a lock-down from 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2017 till 4 a.m. the next day. Within the period, residents are expected to stay indoors as the body of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, will be moved to the Bantama Mausoleum (Ban mu) and later … Read more
A delegation from the Manhyia Palace yesterday called on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to formally inform him about arrangements towards the funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem. Led by the Akyeamehene, Nana Nsuase Opoku Agyeman III, the delegation first congratulated the President on his assumption of the highest … Read more
The Manhyia palace in accordance with the Asante custom has warned residents of Kumasi and its environs to remain indoors between 6pm Thursday the 19th of January and 3am Friday, 20th January as part of the burial rites of the late Asantehemaa. All shops in Kumasi especially the central business district are also banned from … Read more
The Asanteman Council has officially announced the arrangements for the funeral rites of the late Asante Queenmother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem. Speaking at a press conference organized by the Council, Otumfuo Akyeamehene, Nana Nsuase Opoku Agyeman III, revealed that the Queenmother will be laid in state from Monday, 16th January 2017, to Thursday, 19th … Read more
The Ghana Immigration Service says the revision of the Service’s law to allow personnel to handle weapons in the discharge of duty would make enforcement and patrol activities more effective. Until the passage of the Immigration Service Act 2016, personnel of the Service were not allowed to carry weapons in the discharge of their duties. … Read more
Otumfuo’s Akwamuhene, Baffour Kwame Akowuah III and the Omanahene (paramount chief) of Manso Nkwanta Traditional Area, Nana Bi-Kusi Appiah are fighting for supremacy over Datano, a community in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region. Each of them is claiming Datano owes allegiance to him and have installed chiefs to represent their interest in … Read more