Veteran Ghanaian Highlife musician, Agya Koo Nimo has been honoured by the Asantehene
Veteran Ghanaian Highlife musician, Agya Koo Nimo, has been honored at the just ended Otumfuo Millennium Excellence Awards.
On May 9, 2025, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, held his much-anticipated Otumfuo Millennium Excellence Awards at the Mahyia Palace in Kumasi, where he awarded some Ghanaians for their contributions to improving the country’s culture and economy.
The veteran musician received an award for his immense contribution to culture, music, and excellence in the Ghanaian music space, particularly his use of socially conscious and thought-provoking lyrics to address critical societal issues.
Recently, President John Dramani Mahama, while delivering a speech at the launch of the “Black Star Experience,” called on the Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, to organise a national ceremony in honour of Ghana’s legendary ‘Palmwine Highlife’ musician, Agya Koo Nimo.
The Otumfuo Millennium Excellence Awards, an initiative of the Manhyia Palace, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to national development across diverse sectors.
The awards place particular emphasis on individuals whose works uplift underprivileged communities, including the poor, widows, and orphans.
Other recipients of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize at the event included Dr Osei Kwame Despite, CEO of Despite Group of Companies; Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, CEO of Special Ice Water; and Dr Nick Danso, CEO of Ghana Link Network Services; musician Kofi Kinaata, and among others.
The exclusive, invitation-only event, featured President John Dramani Mahama as the Special Guest of Honour.
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