{"id":412609,"date":"2018-03-24T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T10:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=412609"},"modified":"2018-03-24T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T13:51:23","slug":"funeral-of-ebony-reigns-underway-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=412609","title":{"rendered":"Funeral of Ebony Reigns underway [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The funeral of Dancehall artiste, Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, known in showbiz circles as Ebony Reigns, is underway at the forecourt of the State House in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412672\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412666\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412669\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412622\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412612\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ceremony comes on the back of a concert which was held at the Trade Fair Centre on Friday night in honour of the late artiste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412667\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-dad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-dad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-dad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-dad-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412661\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bullet-at-Ebonys-funeral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bullet-at-Ebonys-funeral.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bullet-at-Ebonys-funeral-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bullet-at-Ebonys-funeral-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412620\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-9-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412621\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412668\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412665 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebony-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412679\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/wANLOV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/wANLOV.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/wANLOV-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/wANLOV-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412673\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-mum-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412616\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ebony died on February 8, 2018 with two others in a car accident while returning from a visit in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412614\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412615\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412623\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ebonys-funeral-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412619\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/eBONYS-FUNERAL-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/eBONYS-FUNERAL-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/eBONYS-FUNERAL-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/eBONYS-FUNERAL-8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of friends, colleagues and fans are at the State House to bid farewell to the deceased starlet.<\/p>\n<p>More sympathizers are already trooping to the funeral grounds to mourn and pay their last respects to the \u201cSponsor\u201d and &#8220;Hustle&#8221;\u00a0 hitmaker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funeral of Dancehall artiste, Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, known in showbiz circles as Ebony Reigns, is underway at the forecourt of the State House in Accra. The ceremony comes on the back of a concert which was held at the Trade Fair Centre on Friday night in honour of the late artiste. 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