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Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, popularly known as Ebony, who died late Thursday night in a road crash had planned to give birth to a baby girl in five years. The dancehall artiste whose death has left hundreds of people, especially those in the showbize industry devastated, had planned to name the said baby Liz for special reasons she kept to herself. “Liz is the name of my first born which is in five years,” she said in the promotional interview with Accra-based Citi FM in the run-up to last year’s December2Remember Concert. Ebony would have turned 21 years on February 16. Watch…

Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, popularly known as Ebony, who died late Thursday night in a road crash had planned to give birth to a baby girl in five years. The dancehall artiste whose death has left hundreds of people, especially those in the showbize industry devastated, had planned to name the said baby Liz for special reasons she kept to herself. “Liz is the name of my first born which is in five years,” she said in the promotional interview with Accra-based Citi FM in the run-up to last year’s December2Remember Concert. Ebony would have turned 21 years on February 16. Watch…

The Trades Union Congress has asked government to immediately reconstitute the boards of the National Labour Commission, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission as well as that of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). The Union said “these institutions play very important roles in labour administration in Ghana” hence the need for the government to reconstitute the boards without further delays. It also asked government to invest in those institutions so they would be empowered financially “to help keep peace and harmony for faster economic growth and social development”. This was contained in a statement issued by the Union Friday…

The death of fast rising Ghanaian dancehall artiste Ebony, has resurrected the late Ghanaian actress, Suzzy Maleki Williams, who died 12 years ago while returning from a movie set in Accra. Ebony died Thursday night in a motor accident on the Sunyani-Kumasi highway while returning to Accra after visiting her mother in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region. Just like Suzzy Williams, the 20-year-old Ebony died at a period her young musical career was soaring with back-to-back hits. Suzzy Williams who endeared the hearts of hundreds of people with her acting skills, died at the age of 23 on September…

Fast rising Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns, died Thursday night in a motor accident on the Sunyani-Kumasi highway. The Jeep SUV, in which she was travelling after visiting her mother in Sunyani, crashed into a VIP bus near Abesewa in the Brong Ahafo Region at a section of the highway where road construction was ongoing. Below are some photos of the vehicles involved at the accident scene. READ: Ebony gone! By 3news.com|Ghana

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the Government of Ghana for the construction of a Gulf Medical University and Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The agreement was signed between Dubai based Thumbay Group and the Ministries of Health and Education follows discussions held with the group when Dr. Bawumia paid a working visit to Dubai last year. The project which will comprise both a medical school and a hospital is estimated to cost 600 million dollars and is expected to provide employment for some 3,000 people. At a ceremony to sign the agreement, Vice…

A man suspected of hiding drugs inside his body is refusing to do a poo for Essex Police. His self-imposed toilet strike has now passed 20 days and officers are getting fed up with the lack of movement in the case. They say he’s under constant watch and undergoing daily medical tests. Newsbeat’s been finding out what holding on for so long does to your insides and, perhaps surprisingly, it turns out it might not be that bad. “There’s only so long you can hang on,” says Trish Macnair, from the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology. She points out the…

A man suspected of hiding drugs inside his body is refusing to do a poo for Essex Police. His self-imposed toilet strike has now passed 20 days and officers are getting fed up with the lack of movement in the case. They say he’s under constant watch and undergoing daily medical tests. Newsbeat’s been finding out what holding on for so long does to your insides and, perhaps surprisingly, it turns out it might not be that bad. “There’s only so long you can hang on,” says Trish Macnair, from the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology. She points out the…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has joined Ghanaians to pay tribute to late dancehall songstress Ebony Reigns. In a Twitter post on Friday, the former president said Ebony’s latest hit song Maame Hwe is his favourite song on domestic violence. RIP #Ebony. A talented life cut short. My favourite track on domestic violence and relationships, “maame hwe”. — John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) February 9, 2018 The songstress born Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng died in a motor accident at Nyame Bekyere near Abesewa in the Brong Ahafo Region Thursday night when a jeep she was travelling in rammed into a VIP bus. By…

Some celebrities have taken to social media to pay tribute to late dancehall songstress Ebony Reigns. Ghanaians woke up to the news in the early hours of Friday about the death of the young artiste. The ‘Maame Hwe’ crooner died in a motor accident at Nyame Bekyere near Abesewa in the Brong Ahafo Region Thursday night when a jeep she was travelling in rammed into a VIP bus. Born Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, the songstress made waves on the Ghanaian music scene with hit songs such as ‘Kupe’, ‘Hustle’ and ‘Poison’ among others. Social media have since gone agog over her demise…