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 ...

ROADS LEADING TO FUEL DEPOTS WOULD SOON BE FIXED TO ENHANCE FUEL DISTRIBUTION-FASHOLA.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has assured Nigerians that critical roads across the country, particularly those leading to fuel depots would soon be fixed in order to enhance fuel distribution and ease the usual high traffic during the ember months
The Minister assured that arrangements were already being put in place to fix such roads and a number of those, which conditions had deteriorated as a result of heavy rainfalls.
Listed such selected roads to include Suleja-Bida-Lapai-Lambata;Oyo–Ogbomosho-Ilorin; Jebba-Mokwa-Tegina; Benin-Sapele-Warri;Benin-Auchi-Okenne;Enugu-Onitsha;Awka-Amansea and Odukpani-Itu roads.
On the state of the listed roads, Fashola said the Suleja-Lambata-Minna roads are slated for emergency repairs during the ember month’s programme and work is ongoing on the Bida-Lapai-Lambata roads.
The Bida–Minna road is a Niger State Government Road and it’s in a fairly good condition and the Suleja –Lambata –Minna Road; is a Federal Government road under SUKUK funding.
Fashola disclosed that the Ministry of Works & Housing had commenced discussions with the contractors handling the various road projects for the commencement of repair and rehabilitation works as soon as the rains subside.
Also approval has been given for the Engineering Corps of the Nigerian Army to repair the bad portions of the Bokani-Makera-Tegina-Birnin Gwari Road in Niger and Kaduna States, and it is currently under procurement, due to the security situation in that axis.
Work on the Oyo-Ogbomosho-Ilorin road is on-going by the contractor handling the project, this is one of the projects that received dedicated funding under SUKUK.
On the Ilorin –Jebba –Mokwa Road, which is under a dualization contract, Fashola explained that the project has been divided into two sections:
Ilorin –Jebba in Kwara State as Section1:
Jebba–Mokwa–Bokani Junction in Niger State as Section II.
The contractors handling the Okene–Lokoja road, which is in four sections and under SUKUK funding, had been directed to do palliative work on the failed portions of the road.
As the Federal Government appointed contractor is currently working on the Enugu –Onitsha Road, the Anambra State Government is repairing the bad portions of the Awka –Amansea Road.The Ministry is intensifying efforts to curb various challenges in order for the contractors handling the Odukpani-Itu road to go back to site as soon as possible.
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