THE GREATEST FAMOUS MUHAMMAD ALI REMAINS ARRIVED HOME IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY

Muhammad Ali’s remains arrived in his hometown of Louisville, KY on Sunday, ahead of his funeral later this week.
The boxing great’s funeral will be held on Friday, and will be followed by a public memorial service at the city’s KFC Yum! Center, family spokesman Bob Gunnell was quoted as saying by People magazine.
Ali, 74, died last Friday night at a hospital near Phoenix due to septic shock following respiratory complications.
“Muhammad’s extraordinary boxing career only encompasses half his life. The other half was committed to carrying a message of peace and inclusion to the world,” Gunnell said on Saturday. “Following his wishes, his funeral will reflect those principals and will be a celebration open to everyone.”
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will give a eulogy at Friday afternoon’s funeral, as will actor Billy Crystal and news anchor Bryant Gumbel.

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Police escorted the casket carrying Ali's body from the airport to AD Porter and Sons Funeral Home on Bardstown Road in Louisville

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Moroccan King Hassan II (right) decorating Muhammad Ali during a ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on January 15, 1998

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Michael Cowden, a longtime friend of Ali, shows off pictures from their high school year book as he pays his respects at Ali Center

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A memorial has grown outside the Muhammad Ali Center, a downtown museum that promotes his humanitarian ideals and showcases his remarkable career

 

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Fans of the late Muhammad Ali take pictures as they pay their respects at the Ali Center in Louisville on Sunday

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Michael Cowden, a long time friend of Ali, places artwork at the memorial to the former world heavyweight boxing champion at the Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky

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Janice Walls visits the boyhood home of the late Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky. Born Cassius Clay, boxing legend Muhammad Ali, dubbed as 'The Greatest,' died on Friday

HUNDRED OF FANS CLOCK ALI CHILDHOOD HOME IN LOISVILLE K

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Crazy or Nice? Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with Mariah Carey in a bathtub

How do you make Mariah Carey feel comfortable? Well, if you’re Jimmy Kimmel, you jump inside of a bathtub with the pop diva.
During her visit to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on Thursday, the iconic singer got into a bubble bath with the late-night host – both fully dressed.

Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win first French Open

World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain’s Andy Murray to win his first French Open title and complete the career Grand Slam.
The Serb, 29, won 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 to win his 12th major title and become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slams at once.
Murray had hoped to secure the third leg of his own career Slam, having already won Wimbledon and the US Open.

The Scot, 29, was Britain’s first male finalist in Paris since 1937.
Second seed Murray played superbly to win the first set but could not convert a break point early in the second, and Djokovic took control to win in three hours.
He becomes only the eighth man in history to have won all four of the sport’s major singles prizes – and could yet match Laver’s achievement of winning all four in a calendar year.

MUHHAMAD ALI 30 QUATABLE QQUOTES

Ali can be said to be a Philosopher He can be refers to as a greta thinker as well as inspirational thinker the activist cum Boxer was no doubt a great man  the famous Ali say things that inspires without even thought bout it. May His Souls Rest in Peace. here are some his popular quotes

1. “Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”
 2. “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”
3. “I should be a postage stamp. That’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.”
5. “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
6. “A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
7. “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”
8. “I shook up the world. Me! Whee!”
 9. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”
10. “At home I am a nice guy: but I don’t want the world to know. Humble people, I’ve found, don’t get very far.”
11. “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”
12. “He’s (Sonny Liston) too ugly to be the world champ. The world champ should be pretty like me!”
13. “I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I’m in a world of my own.”
14. “I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning. And throw thunder in jail.”
15. “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.”
16. “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.”
17. “I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.”
18. “It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
19. “I’m not the greatest, I’m the double greatest.”

Muhammad Ali during a visit to Nigeria (Lagos in 1964)

20. “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.”
21. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see. Now you see me, now you don’t. George thinks he will, but I know he won’t.
22. “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
23. “I’m young; I’m handsome; I’m fast. I can’t possibly be beat.”
24. “Don’t count the days; make the days count.”
25. “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it.” Jesse Jackson said this as early as 1983, according to the Associated Press, and Ali used it in his 2004 book.
26. “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.”
27. “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
28. “If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.”
29. “Braggin’ is when a person says something and can’t do it. I do what I say.”
30. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”

WEEKEND DELIGHT. COMEDY OF ERROR

By Olaitan Adedigba

A man checked into a hotel. There was  a computer in his room, so he decided to send a mail to his wife.  he accidentally typed the wrong email address, and without realizing he sent the mail to a widow who has just returned from her husband's funeral. The widow decided to check her mail, expecting condolence messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message she fainted. The son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:

'to my loving wife, i know you are surprised to hear from me, they have  computers here and we are allowed to send mails to loved ones. I 've just been checked in. How are you and the kids? The place is really nice but am lonely here. I have made necessary arrangement for your arrival tomorrow. Expecting you  darling. I can't wait to see you.

Muhammad Ali's Daughter Laila Shares Sweet Photo During Father's Hospitalization Hours Before His Death

Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila Ali thanked fans for their support hours before the boxing legend died later on Friday.  He was 74.

"I love this photo of my father and my daughter Sydney.  when she was a baby," Laila wrote on her Facebook alongside a picture of Muhammad, 74, kissing her daughter. "Thank for all the love and well wishes. I feel your love and appreciate it!!"

As previously reported, Muhammad was hospitalized on Thursday with respiratory issues. While his rep told PEOPLE at the time that the boxer was in "fair condition" and was expected to have a "brief" hospital stay, the Associated Press. claimed that Muhammad's condition was more serious than expected.

AHBEA AWARD U.S.A BIG BIRHTDAY SHOUT OUT TO ACTOR SEYI EDUN OF NOLLYWOOD

The CEO of  Afro Heritage of the United State of America Mr Sola Olaniyan  and the entire crew is wishing Seyi Edun a prosperous years ahead as she adds another year today on the land of the living  the Big company who has made a land mark in celebrating Nigeria and African Artist. Afro Heritage is no doubt the organizer of the sensational. AHBEA award first edition based on excellence innovative and creativities devoid of sentiments where Nollywood Performing  actors  and non performing actors who had made a mark was highly celebrated. AHBEA award a non profitable events of honor and celebrations  second edition is slated for for 20th of august in the city of Houston where the likes of Desmond Elliot, Kunle Afolayan of the latest CEO movie, Legends like Sadiq Daba, Saidi Balogun and  a host of other including Seyi edun will  be celebrated and hosted to a lavish and exquisite dinner for a job well done come 20th of August 2016 in the city of Houston Texas of The United State of America

THREAD SOFTLY. NIGER DELTA AVENGERS WARN OTHER MILTANT GROUP

Good Afternoon Niger Deltans. The liberation of the Niger delta people has taken a new swing with the daily emergence of new groups all over the region. The avengers are calling on all groups in the region to be strong and resolute as it is obvious that God is on our side.

The groups are much now both real and unreal but if you really fighting for the liberation of the Niger delta people. The high command of the avengers is calling on you not to attack any soldier and those claiming to have anti aircraft missiles should deist from targeting any aircraft.

Let us be careful not offend God in the process of trying to liberate our people from the shackles of the Nigerian government because we need God more than anything right now. We also need the international communities as well. Hence, we must desist from any life threatening actions that will derail our genuine struggle for our people.

All groups are hereby discouraged from indulging in harassing oil workers and soldiers. We urge you all to help any oil workers or soldiers you see in distress.

The military warplanes hovering round our towns and villages have not strike a soul or destroy any property, so those groups with anti aircraft missiles should dry their gunpowder.

When it is time to engage the military in combat the whole world will know they started the war not the Avengers. The Niger delta avengers high command will pass the message round that its time to engage on gun battle when the time comes. So far, we have not engaged the Nigeria military in combat; despite the heavy presence of military on the pipelines. we still find way to carry out our actions without attacking soldiers. The avengers will deal with any group that refuses and attack military.

The high command is calling on all groups in Rivers, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom to not indulge in any act of kidnapping and attacking of soldiers. The war is on oil installations; “Operation On Flow of Oil”

God is our strength; he is going to see the people of Niger delta through. 

God bless the Niger delta republic.

Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo

Spokesperson

The confusion from the above press release is that do Niger Delta Avengers Claiming not to be responsible for havoc being recked? don't they feel going by violence would have resulted to hardship on the people of the region. destroying oil facilities and disrupting supplies  for social amenities such as electricity would have been as worst as killing. NDA emergence has encouraged other group and will definitely result to violence and  killings. if truly this group is not ready to take life as claimed I will advise, they should go by the way of dialogue haven let the Nigeria government see what the group is capable of dong. there has never been a situation in  history whereby a non state actor took arm struggle to trump over a state.

SERENA WILLIAMS LOST QUEEN OF ROLAND GARROS CROWN TO GARBINE MUGURUU

Serena Williams: dethroned in Paris

Spanish tennis player, Garbine Muguruza is the new Queen of Roland Garros as she defeated defending champion, Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4.
The title was Muguruza’s first Grand slam, and it comes two years after she won her maiden title as a professional.
It was a revenge of sort as the 22 year-old was denied the Wimbledon championship by Serena in 2015.

Wimbledon 2015 was the last major trophy won by Williams. She crashed out of the US Open in the semi-final and also lost the Australian Open of this year to the German Angelique Kerber, as she chases Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles.
Williams had to dig deep to get this far in Paris.
On Friday, she fought her way through into the final with a 7-6(7), 6-4 effort over 24-year-old Dutchwoman, Kiki Bertens, ranked 58th in the world.
She also came from a set behind to win on Thursday in the quarterfinals against 60th ranked Yulia Putintseva.
It turned out she needed more than her will power to beat the in-form Spanish Garbine Muguruza, who won her first major title today, two years after she won her maiden title at the 2014 Moorilla Hobart International.
Her major title included the 2015 China Open.
Muguruza had shown she meant business right from the first set when she broke Williams twice en route clinching the first set 7-5.
In the second set, she broke Williams in her first game and even though Serena broke back, the Spaniard soared to a 3-1 lead and eventually wrapped up the match 6-4.
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LINDA IKEJI SUED BY A LAGOS LAWYER

A Lagos-based Lawyer Olumide Babalola has dragged the popular celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji before the Lagos High Court for several reliefs bordering on unauthorized and offensive use of picture.

In Suit No. LD/3265MFHR/2016 before Hon. Justice O.H. Oshodi, the lawyer sued the blogger for damages in the sum of N50, 000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) for the unauthorized use of his picture on her blog for crime-related stories which he claimed has subjected him to mental and psychological torture in violation of his constitutional right to dignity of human person and freedom from degrading treatment.