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 RAKES IN N101.69BN,IN THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2016+PARTNERS JAPANESE AGENCY ON N300BN MARINA-IKOYI LEKKI MONORAIL PROJECT.

               The Lagos State Government generated a total revenue of N102.69bn in the first quarter of 2016 out of which a surplus of N4.85bn was realized as against an expected N29.92bn deficit,the State's Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget,Mr Akinyemi Ashade said today monday.Speaking at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa,Ikeja to commemorate Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's first year in office,Ashade said the generated revenue was above that of 2015 which stood at N97.28bn in the first quarter,adding that in absolute terms,the revenue performance was N4.4bn more than comparative period of 2015.Ashade said the remarkable feat was achieved despite the diminishing statutory allocation from the federation account,adding that same was due to Governor Ambode's purposeful and visionary leadership.He expressed optimism that with the implementation of multiple revenue collection channels and broadening of the revenue base,the State Government would achieve tremendous progress in its revenue drive.Giving a detailed breakdown of the budget performance,the Commissioner said N76.06bn was the Internally Generated Revenue {IGR} of the State in the first quarter representing 72 percent of the estimate for the quarter and 75 percent of the total revenue,as against the N67.21 nb generated in the first quarter of 2015 representing 74 percent of the estimate and 69 percent of the total revenue in the corresponding period for last year.He said the Lagos Internal Revenue Service {LIRS} revenue for the first quarter of 2016 stood at N67.25bnn representing 90 percent estimate for the quarter and 88 percent of the total IGR and 66.12 percent of the total revenue,compared to N60.58bn {87 percent of the estimate for Q1 Y2015},representing 90 percent of total IGR and 62 percent of total revenue in 2015.More photos below.                                                                                               

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