{"id":463004,"date":"2018-02-09T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/09\/mourn-with-me-ebonys-father-sadly-appeals-to-ghanaians\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:21:39","slug":"mourn-with-me-ebonys-father-sadly-appeals-to-ghanaians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/09\/mourn-with-me-ebonys-father-sadly-appeals-to-ghanaians\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourn with me &#8211; Ebony\u2019s father sadly appeals to Ghanaians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday,  9 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/46386887.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nana Poku Ebony\" title=\"Nana Poku Ebony\" width=\"295\" height=\"225\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ebony&#8217;s Father, Nana Poku Kwarteng<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518182499_835_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Father and biggest fan of Ebony Reigns, Nana Poku Kwarteng as expected of a loved one, has expressed great disappointment at the loss of his daughter after reports of her sudden death filled the media space Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony was confirmed dead upon arrival at the Bechem Government Hospital after being involved in a ghastly accident on the Sunyani-Kumasi road.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony who was returning from Sunyani after visiting her mother and other family members was purportedly in the company of a military officer who is said to be her body and a young lady, in a Jeep with registration AS 497\u201416.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with JoyNews\u2019 reporter, Maxwell Agbagba a few hours after reports of her demise, the \u201csponsor\u201d hit maker\u2019s father recounted some fond memories of his beloved daughter, stressing on the fact that Ebony was a \u2018true queen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, mourn with me because the real queen, an asset, a real Ghanaian, stood for Ghana, a queen. I am not going to beat my chest with pride and say she was the queen where dancehall was concerned but we both know that Ebony was really a queen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The father who spoke without dropping a tear, hid his pain and even managed to spare a smile while talking about his baby girl saying, \u201ca good writer, so loving and caring. So amazing. What do I have to say? I am confused here but trust me Ohemaa was Ohemaa. The titled bestowed on her was her personality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ebony was expected to tour Europe and was set to leave the country on Saturday 10th February to begin her tour.<\/p>\n<p>He noted, \u201cShe was leaving on the 10th. I have her visa in my room as I speak. She was leaving on the 10th for Belgium, touring Europe for the first time. On the 10th she was leaving,\u201d he said and with a heavy sigh full of sadness added,\u201d That is the case\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Nana Poku was optimistic his daughter had what it takes to win the biggest award at the upcoming Vodafone Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hits, her latest songs could have made her the best. So, I was not doubting the fact that she was going to be the best. I believe strongly that she was going to win the supreme award. I knew she was going to win.<\/p>\n<p>Born 16 February 1997, Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng aka Ebony, Ghanaian dancehall\/Afrobeats artiste who is widely known for her hits \u2018Sponsor\u2019 and \u2018Kupe\u2019, was exposed to the music industry by her manager, Bullet.<\/p>\n<p>She proved herself worthy to be maintained in the industry after her first song &#8220;Dancefloor&#8221;, in December 2015 became a hit and was nominated for the unsung category at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 63 updated by: 3 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 9 February 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2018-02-09 play videoEbony&#8217;s Father, Nana Poku Kwarteng Father and biggest fan of Ebony Reigns, Nana Poku Kwarteng as expected of a loved one, has expressed great disappointment at the loss of his daughter after reports of her sudden death filled the media space Friday morning. 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