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The Chancellor of KNUST, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reiterated his call for additional accommodation facilities for students. He appealed for more accommodation in his address at the 2019 Special Congregation where 3,442 students graduated. Read more:https://t.co/cLVaSEdqwP pic.twitter.com/29coS7el1Y

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In a video released by Manhyia Palace, Her Royal Highness Lady Julia Osei Tutu endorsed the Kumasi edition of Ghana Job Fair being hosted on November 27th at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi.

His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, The Asantehene visited the United States where he was invited by the United Nations to address the UN General Assembly’s High Level Forum on September 13th 2019, on the topic of culture and peace as well as attend other events pertaining to that.

His Majesty arrived in the country on September 10th, were he was welcomed by Ghana’s Ambassador to the US, Prof. Baffuor Adjei-Bawuah, other dignitaries working in Ghana’s embassy in the United States of America and some traditional leaders in Ghana and the US, including Nana Kusi Boadum, Chief of Domeabra, and Nana Asuah Amoako II, Fumesuahene.

Prior to addressing the General Assembly, His Majesty began his visit at the World Banks Head Quarters. He met with senior officials where he discussed the development of projects in Asante land and throughout Ghana.

He later also met with the African Union Representational Mission to the United States to discuss the relevance of engaging the diaspora in Africa’s economic transformative revolution.

On September 12th, He arrived in New York where he first paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Antonio Guterres at UN Headquarters.

On September 13th, he gave the keynote address marking the 20th Anniversary of the UN General Assembly Resolution 53/243 on the Declaration and Programme of Action on Culture for Peace.

Over the course of his 20 years of reign, the Asantehene has played a key role as not just mediator but as peace negotiator in various conflicts not only in Ghana but in other countries.

His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II The Asantehene of the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana has destooled one of his traditional leaders last week.

Akyamfour Kwame Akowuah III, The Asafohene of Kumasi, one of the many sub-chiefs in Asante was destooled in a final judgements by the Ashanti King due to criminal charges brought to Asafohene.

The Asafohene is accused of flouting the Great Oath of Asanteman, one of the pillars of the Asante Kingdom and found guilty of ten different charges. During a court case at the Manyhia Palace(official residence and seat of the Asantehene), the elders charged Kwame Akowuah with forty-five counts and according to them, the Asafohene was “autocratic”, did not respect them and performed his duties contrary to Asante customs and traditions.

He is delivering of the final judgement at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Ashanti King Tutu II said the Asafohene’s continous actions breached the Ashanti Kingdom's customs and traditions which are punishable.

According to media houses in the kingdom, it has been reported that Otumfuo had on several occasions warned Kwame on issues ranging from illegal sales of lands, pocketing the monies while flouting the Great Oath of Asanteman, destoolment and enstoolment of his sub-chiefs without informing his elders and the Astanehene.

The Asafohene is accused of having illegally sold lands to Business Mogul, Dr. Kwaku Oteng without the necessary documentations resulting in a litigation and his refusal to take care of his Queenmother which is his traditional mandate.

Akyamfo Kwame Akowuah III, Kumasi Asafohene who has just been destooled was the head of Akwamu Division of the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC), and was enstooled in 2011.