Muhammad Ali, the silver tongued boxer and civil rightschampion who famously proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead. Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where
he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed to NBC News. He was 74.
After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease,
Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion
boxer died on the evening of June 4th, 2016, according to a report fro NBC news.
Ali had suffered for three decades from Parkinson's, a progressive neurological condition that slowly robbed him of both his verbal grace and his physical dexterity. A funeral service is
planned in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
His daughter Rasheda said early Saturday that the legend was "no longer suffering," describing
him as "daddy, my best friend and hero" as well as "the greatest man that ever lived."
Mixed reactions and criticisms by Nigerians have trailed a young slay queen following her controversial post where she advised ladies to use their private for fame and wealth. The Nigerian slay queen identified simply as Sunbo Ap has taken to popular social networking platform, Snapchat, to advise Nigerian ladies on how to make judicious use of their private part. She posted her photo and wrote: “Use ur punani wisely, it would either make u broke, famous or rich, Don’t just open ur legs 4 fried rice chicken n salad.”