DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL,WAS PASSED TODAY BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

National Assembly                    Today thursday,the House of Representatives passed the lingering Petroleum Industry Bill {PIB}.The House after considering an Ad hoc committee report on 312 sections and 438 clauses,unanimously passed the bill into law.Chairman of the Ad hoc committee on OIB,Rep.Ishiaku Bawa {PDP Taraba} submitted the report of the committee's assignment to the House in March 2015.The committee had scrutinised the sections and annexure of the original bill and made some amendments and recommendations.The public hearings also conducted by the 23 member Ad hoc committee in all the geo political zones provided opportunities for stakeholders to make their contributions to the bill.The bill which covered salient areas in the petroleum industry,is to ensure the establishment of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund and Incorporation of National Gas Company.Others are the establishment of the Petroleum Directorate and National Asset Management Company,as well as the imposition of new tax regime such as Nigeria Carbon Tax.The committee,in its report ,recommended the removal of section 191 of the bill,which gave the president discretionary powers to grant petroleum licences.Other amended areas includef section 174,which recommended that 30% of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation {NNPC} shares be sold through public offers at the Nigerian Stock Exchange {NSE}.

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