Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Late superstar wrote 3,000 songs, recorded 450 Trump, Clinton, Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey, others pay tributes President orders flag flown at half-mast for one week Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Dolly Parton, the legendary country music singer, songwriter and actress whose distinctive voice, colourful
personality and songwriting prowess made her one of the world’s most enduring entertainers, has died at the age of 80. Her family announced her death
yesterday, bringing to an end a career that spanned nearly six decades and produced some of country music’s most enduring songs. Parton won 11 Grammy awards,
including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Her catalogue included classics such as: “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colours”
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At Eid Maulud, Tinubu, Other Leaders Seek Prayers Against Insecurity... Page 44
Tinubu: Terror Won’t Cow Nigeria, We’ll Defend Our People and Protect Our Society
Directs military, police, other security agencies to rescue victims of Niger abduction Tasks service chiefs to regularly brief him on rescue operation, decries the dastardly act Report: surrender of terrorists surging We won’t cede land for ranching, says Alia Deji Elumoye, Linus Aleke in Abuja and George Okoh in Makordi
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, promised that terrorism will neither cow nor defeat Nigeria, and vowed to
keep all citizens and communities safe. Tinubu directed the armed forces, Nigeria Police, Department of State
Services (DSS), and other relevant security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue
operation for victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State. The president was reacting to last
Friday’s attacks on several communiContinued on page 8
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UNVEILING OF THE TWO BOOKS BY MRS WALSON-JACK...
L-R: Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Prof Ngozi Odu; representative of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Prof Babatunde; former President Goodluck Jonathan; former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan; Mr. Nimi Walson-Jack; outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack; Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Ude, who represented President Bola Tinubu; former First Lady, Mrs. Ajoke Mohammed; Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State; and Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, at the unveiling of the two books by Mrs Walson-Jack in Abuja, yesterday