Tag: Boxing legend

Oreoluwa Peters June 11, 2016

#AliFuneral: Bill Clinton, Will Smith, David Beckham, others attend Muhammad Ali’s memorial service (PHOTOS)

On Friday, June 10, 2016, the world tuned in to their television sets, mobile phones to catch a glimpse of the memorial service for 'The Greatest' sportsman the world has…

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Oreoluwa Peters June 10, 2016

#AliFuneral: Top moments from Muhammad Ali’s memorial service (WATCH)

Thousands have converged at the KFC Yum! Center arena, where Muhammed Ali began his amateur boxing career as a 12-year-old to bid their last farewell to the influential and inspirational…

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Oreoluwa Peters June 10, 2016

#AliFuneral: Roll call of VIPs present at Muhammad Ali’s memorial service

"You know a good man when he dies and his neighbours cry but you know a great man when he dies and the world mourns together " Muhammad Ali is…

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Oreoluwa Peters June 7, 2016

This is the role Will Smith will play during Muhammad Ali’s funeral

Actor, Will Smith has been named as one of the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky. Will Smith, who played the boxing legend in the…

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Op-Ed Editor June 5, 2016

Reuben Abati: Muhammad Ali, the champion who shook the world

Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one of the world’s greatest boxers of all time, and certainly…

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Op-Ed Editor June 4, 2016

Charles Odii: My greatest lesson from Muhammad Ali, the mentor I never met

I had a rather peculiar childhood; I was an only boy growing up with six sisters, most of whom were older. We constantly had a sea of female visitors passing…

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Oreoluwa Peters June 4, 2016

Genevieve Nnaji, D’banj, other Nigerian celebrities pay tribute to Muhammad Ali

Several Nigerian celebrities have paid glowing tributes to the late Muhammad Ali who passed away today. From actress Genevieve Nnaji to singer, D'banj they have all flooded social media to extol the boxing…

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Oreoluwa Peters June 4, 2016

Flashback: When Muhammad Ali visited Nigeria (PHOTOS)

The late Muhammad Ali, made many trips around the world while he was alive, particularly to Africa in a bid to get reconnected to his roots as his paternal grandmother was…

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Oreoluwa Peters June 4, 2016

How Muhammad Ali inspired Olamide’s ‘Eyan Mayweather’ album cover

They say great people leave great legacies for others to follow and this is the same narrative for one of the greatest sportsmen the world ever watched. Muhammad Ali did…

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