General News of Sunday, 18 February 2018

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LIVE UPDATES: Family, friends mark one-week memorial for Ebony

Ebony died on 8th February along with two others in a gory accident at Sunyani Ebony died on 8th February along with two others in a gory accident at Sunyani

It's been a week since the passing of Dancehall act Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, best known as Ebony Reigns, a death which shook the country and got many in shock.

Family of the music prodigy is holding a one week memorial service in her honour, a week and two days after the unfortunate incident.

What usually would have been held exactly a week after the incident was postponed and that day, Friday February 16 observed as her 21st birthday.

Tributes have poured from all corners from top politicians to musicians and the likes.

While many have extolled the deceased for her feat in the music industry in this short period, she has equally recieved a backlash from many over her 'style' when she was alive.

Ebony died on 8th February along with two others when the Jeep vehicle they were travelling on collided with a VIP bus at Mankraso in the Brong Ahafo Region.

She was signed to Ruff Town Records and Midas Touch Inc.

We bring you live updates of happenings and the mood around as Ghanaians mourn the loss of one of its 'great' assets in the music industry: