{"id":463316,"date":"2018-02-10T20:18:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T20:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/10\/5-heartbreaking-photos-that-prove-ebony-was-everything-to-her-dad\/"},"modified":"2018-02-10T20:18:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T20:18:25","slug":"5-heartbreaking-photos-that-prove-ebony-was-everything-to-her-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/10\/5-heartbreaking-photos-that-prove-ebony-was-everything-to-her-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"5 heartbreaking photos that prove Ebony was everything to her dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday, 10 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>yen.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-10<\/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\/24396131.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Dadmain\" title=\"Ebony Dadmain\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ebony and her dad, Nana Opoku 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\/1518293905_363_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The death of Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns in a gory accident last Thursday, has come as a shock to many.<\/p>\n<p>Family, fans and even political leaders including President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John Mahama have all expressed their surprise over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony&#8217;s mother, Beatrice Oppong, who saw off the singer after she visited her in Sunyani, in a radio interview, was heard wailing, literally, over her daughter&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The father, Nana Opoku Kwarteng, however, has been manly in his public interviews and he was able to control his emotions as he summed up his reaction that &#8220;Ghana was blessed to have my queen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But considering how close he and her daughter were, it is quite obvious that Ebony&#8217;s dad would be the most affected by his death.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the regular dinners between father and daughter, Ebony&#8217;s father was highly involved in her life and career.<\/p>\n<p>He is on record to have stated he sanctioned her daughter&#8217;s decision to leave school, midway through SHS, to pursue a career in music.<\/p>\n<p>He has defended her in the face of all criticisms against her dressing saying her daughter is not &#8216;bad&#8217; girl and that he sometimes chooses her stage outfits for her showing a very deep bond between them.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony&#8217;s death would, therefore, be a very big blow to him and he summed it up in his interview that, &#8220;my girl was special and I&#8217;ll forever miss her&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/7BiMfLXG-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/oTWjBmKI-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/0WaUAAXr-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/otFpBBHk-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 72 updated by: 72 --><\/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 Saturday, 10 February 2018 Source: yen.com.gh 2018-02-10 Ebony and her dad, Nana Opoku Kwarteng The death of Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns in a gory accident last Thursday, has come as a shock to many. 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