{"id":106628,"date":"2025-12-13T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106628"},"modified":"2025-12-13T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:32:00","slug":"serwaa-broni-breaks-down-at-daddy-lumbas-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106628","title":{"rendered":"Serwaa Broni breaks down at Daddy Lumba\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>57 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>An emotional scene unfolded at the funeral of highlife legend Daddy Lumba on Saturday when his wife, Serwaa Broni, broke down in tears during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Serwaa Broni was visibly overwhelmed with emotion as she wept openly, drawing the attention of nearby mourners who moved in to console her. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-12-13-at-11.13.01-AM.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>This ensued as thousands of mourners, music lovers and dignitaries converged on the iconic Baba Yara Sports Stadium this morning to pay their final funeral rites for highlife legend.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Daddy Lumba: Sights &#038; sounds as Ghanaians mourn legend at Kumasi funeral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Months of legal dispute threatened to overshadow today\u2019s ceremony after a High Court injunction briefly halted preparations, with interlocutory orders and family disagreements over burial authority making national headlines.<\/p>\n<p>Many attendees wore traditional funeral cloth in muted colors, while some donned accessories bearing the legend\u2019s iconic image.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Serwaa Broni breaks down at Daddy Lumba\u2019s funeral\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Serwaa Broni breaks down at Daddy Lumba\u2019s funeral\">An emotional scene unfolded at the funeral of highlife legend Daddy Lumba on Saturday when his wife, Serwaa Broni, broke down in tears during the ceremony. 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