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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 ...

4 PEOPLE,CHARGED OVER THE KILLING OF ALBINO WOMAN+ALBINO SOCIETY IN TANZANIA TO HOLD A PROTEST NEXT WEEK.

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                 According to sources,a Tanzanian court has charged four people over the murder of an albino woman over six years ago as pressure mounts for authorities in the east African country to do more to stop the killing of albinos whose body parts are prized in black magic.Ezron Mwasimba,Public Prosecutor in the High Court in northern Mwanza city said that the four were accused of killing 22 year old Zawadi Magindu at Nyamalulu village in Geita in November 2008 and cutting off her legs and one arm.They pleaded not guilty yesterday thursday with the hearing to continue next week .The trial is the first of its kind to be held in the Geita region where six albinos were killed and three wounded between 2007 and 2012,according to the police data.It is expected to be closely followed by local residents and campaigners.''We have gathered compelling evidence against the accused persons including from members of the bereaved family who had ide...

THE NIGERIAN CUSTOM PICKUP VAN,KILLED 3 LADIES AND INJURED OTHERS IN AN ACCIDENT ALONG LAGOS-BENIN HIGHWAY.

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               According to sources who were at the scene of the crime said three ladies between the ages of 25 and 30 years died yesterday afternoon after the Hummer bus they were travelling in was knocked off the Lagos-Benin high way by an operational vehicle driven by operatives of the Nigerian Customs service.The ladies and the driver of the Hummer bus were carrying second hand clothes also known as okirika,summersaulted during a hot chase by customs officials from the Federal Operations Unit,Zone A,Ikeja from one of their checkpoints in Ijebu Ode.The driver of the bus allegedly refused to stop when flagged down at their checkpoint which resulted in the Hummer summersaulting.The driver of the Hummer bus who lost one of his leg in the accident,said ''When the customs pick-up van could not overtake him,it hit his bus at the rear which caused the vehicle to summersault several times into the bush at a place indigenes called J3.On sensing that the...