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 ...

BALA,EX-FCT MINISTER'S SON DOCKED,REMANDED IN PRISON FOR ALLEGED N1.2BN FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 1 person, beard and close-up                  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,yesterday wednesday,February 1,2017 arraigned Shamsudeen Bala,son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,Senator Bala Mohammed before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court,Abuja,on a 15-count charge of money laundering to the tunne of N1.2 billion.Bala is being charged along with four companies-Bird Trust Agro Allied Limited,Intertrans Global Logistic Ltd,Diakin Telecommunications Ltd and Bal-Vac Mining Nigeria Limited.
Bala and Diakin Telecommunications Ltd are also accused of making cash payment of the sum of N74,244,005 {seventy-four million,two hundred and forty-four thousand,five naira} to Abuja Investment Company Ltd without going through a Financial Institution.The offence is in breach of Section 1 of the Money Laundering {Prohibition} Act,2011 {as amended in 2012}.The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.Upon his plea,counsel to EFCC,Ben S. Ikani asked the court to fix a date for trial and for the remand of the accused in prison custody pending trial.However,Balas counsel.Chris Uche,SAN,told the court that he had a pending application dated and filed January 27,2017 praying for the release of the accused on bail.He said that aside the health challenges faced by the accused,the EFCC had earlier granted him administrative bail which he had not breached.He urged the court to admit him to bail on same conditions set by the EFCC assuring that,the accused would be available to stand his trial.Justice Dimgba adjourned ruling on the bail application to February 3 while fixing March 27 for commencement of trial.The judge also ordered the remand of the accused in Kuje prison custody pending ruling on his bail application.One more photo below.
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