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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old. The Associated Press reports that Parton died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, citing a statement from …

  Conflict, displacement and economic hardship in Benue State have created conditions that traffickers exploit to traffic children and women. From where she sat under a mango tree beside two huts and an old three-bedroom bungalow, Hembadoon Tervershima watched a motorcycle turn onto the narrow footpath that ended in the compound. Since the disappearance of her daughter in May 2024, …

  PREMIUM TIMES reported that the professor was physically assaulted and stripped on 15 August by some angry students over an alleged attempt to molest a female student sexually The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, in Anambra State, has suspended a lecturer in the institution’s Department of Chinese Studies, Ifeanyi Odinye, for violating the university’s General and Academic …

  The massive allocations are contained in the 2,790-page 2026 Appropriation Act obtained by SaharaReporters from the Budget Office of the Federation. SaharaReporters has uncovered how the Nigerian National Assembly inserted and approved at least N29.444 billion for the construction and renovation of dozens of school classrooms, hostels, libraries, ICT centres, supply of educational materials, and other constituency-style projects across …

  The ICPC’s investigation followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive for a probe into the PFIPC The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has found no evidence linking the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to the appointment of Adeniyi Adeyemi as director-general of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), a fake federal …

  Jennifer’s release comes after a series of controversial developments that had left her parents stranded in Bauchi while seeking to regain custody of their daughter. The Bauchi State Police Command has released 16-year-old Jennifer Joseph, a Christian teenager from Adamawa State, to her parents following weeks of controversy over her custody and disputed religious identity. Jennifer was released to …

TORONTO (AP) — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply. The tension threatened one of the world’s largest trading relationships. The new tariffs extended well beyond industrial goods, hitting …

The Nigerian Army has begun efforts to rescue persons abducted by terrorists in Dekara District of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday said troops had been deployed to the area following the abduction of several residents on Friday. The report said that Dekara, located along the …

The Lagos State Government has issued a seven-day ultimatum to illegal occupants and operators of makeshift structures encroaching on setbacks of public institutions. They have been ordered to vacate designated corridors or face enforcement. Mr Daisi Osho, the General Manager, Lagos State Informal Space Management Authority (LASISMA), gave the directive on Monday. This was during the inauguration of an enforcement …

The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged graduates of the National Defence College Course-34 to translate their training into policies that drive industrialisation, inclusive growth and regional stability across Africa. Musa gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, at the Graduation Lecture of NDC Course-34. He congratulated the commandant, faculty, staff and the graduating participants for completing …