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 ...
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DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE, ON MONDAY, APPEARED BEFORE THE SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT IN LONDON FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN HER ONGOING BRIBERY TRIAL.(PHOTO).

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 Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in her ongoing bribery trial.


The matter was listed before Justice Thornton in Court 8, ahead of the commencement of the full trial scheduled for January 26, 2026.


Alison-Madueke was charged in August 2023 by UK authorities over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said it suspected the former minister accepted bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts while in office in Nigeria.


She served as Nigeria’s minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015 under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and was elected president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2014.


In October 2023, Alison-Madueke was granted bail in the sum of £70,000 by a Westminster Magistrates’ Court, which described her as a flight risk. The court imposed additional conditions, including an 11pm to 6am curfew, the use of an electronic tag, and the provision of a £70,000 surety before she was allowed to leave the court premises.


Beyond the UK proceedings, Alison-Madueke has faced asset recovery actions in multiple jurisdictions. In January 2025, the Nigerian government and the United States signed an asset return agreement for $52.88 million recovered from the Galactica assets linked to the former minister.


The US government said that Alison-Madueke and her associates used proceeds from illicitly awarded contracts to acquire luxury real estate in California and New York, as well as the Galactica Star, a 65-metre superyacht.


In Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has also pursued the forfeiture of assets linked to the former petroleum minister.

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