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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 ...

EFCC ARRAIGNS TWO FOR ALLEGED N600M NNPC JOB FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 EFCC Arraigns Two for Alleged N600m NNPC Job Fraud


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 9, 2026 arraigned Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejusho(at large) before Justice H. Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory,  FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja for an alleged N600m job scam 


They were arraigned on an amended six count charge bordering  on fraud, obtaining under false pretence and forgery to the tune to N603, 400,000.00. (Six Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira).


At  Monday’s proceedings, prosecution counsel Y. Tarfa drew the attention of the court to an amended six count charge, urging the court to allow the defendant to take his plea.


Count one of the charge reads: That you GIDADO IBRAHIM and HALIMAT ADENIKE TEJUSHO O (now at large) between August 2024 to October 2024 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court obtained the sum of N603, 400,000.00. (Six Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) from  OLUSEYE YOMI - SHOLOYE under the false pretence that you will facilitate her appointment as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. 


Count two of the charge also reads “That you, GIDADO IBRAHIM sometime in August, 2024 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did use as genuine a forged document titled “Presidential Villa State House, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER” when you knew or had reason to believe it to be forged and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 366 of the Penal Code Law and Punishable under Section 364 of the same Law. 


The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the six-count  charges when they were read to him.


In view of his not guilty plea, counsel to the prosecution,  Tarfa  asked the court for a trial date and  remand  of the defendant in a Correctional Center.


However, counsel to the defendant, B. B Alhaji  informed the court of his application for bail, adding that although the application was not ripe for hearing, the defendant should be remanded in EFCC custody considering his health status pending the date for hearing and ruling on the bail application.


Justice Muazu adjourned the matter to February 17, 2026 for hearing of application while ordering the defendant to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility.

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