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 ...

LAGOS STATE MIDWIVES DEMONSTRATED IN FRONT OF THE GOVT HOUSE TODAY,OVER 20 MONTHS SALARY ARREARS.

                  Today monday,some midwives in Lagos state stormed the Lagos state Governor's office and the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest the refusal of the Lagos State Government to pay them their 20 months salary arrears.Armed with placards,the midwives under the aegis of Midwives Services Scheme,MSS,expressed their displeasure over the non payment of their entitlements since January 2013 to date.Some of the placards carried by the women reads ''Reduced Maternal and Child Mortaliry,midwife is the answer,pay us our allowances'',''MSS midwives demanded payment of salaries,Jan-December 2013 and Jan-December 2015'',Governor Ambode,Pay MSS allowances'',''MSS midwives,no pay,no work,Gov.Ambode please pay our salaries''.Mrs Beatrice Iioegbunam,spokesperson for the protesters stated that they were employed by the federal government in 2010 to work under the Millennium Development Goals,MDGs to help to reduce maternal and child mortality in the villages.According to her,their salaries are paid by the three tiers of government in a ratio of,FG N40,000,State,N37,500 while the the local governments beefs it up with some stipends as it suits them.''Most of us were posted into the rural areas and we have to travel about 119 km to get to where i work,in rural setting.There is no electricity and we did deliveries touching lives to ensure that mortality rate is reduced in the village ad for us sorry we have no money.So,we are fed up,hence we came here''.

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