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[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

The doctor who delivered Dolly Parton in a one-room Tennessee cabin in 1946 was paid with a sack of cornmeal. Her father farmed other people's land and could not read or write. Eighty years later, the reading program she built in his name has mailed more than 300 million books.

She wrote "I Will Always Love You" on the same afternoon she wrote "Jolene," as a goodbye to Porter Wagoner, and released it in 1974. Elvis wanted it. The night before the session, Colonel Tom Parker called and said Presley would only record it if they got half the publishing, meaning half of everything the song ever earned. She had been in Nashville ten years by then. She said no, and cried all night. Whitney Houston cut her version in 1992, held number one for fourteen weeks, and Forbes later put Parton's royalties from it near $10 million. She put some of that money into an office complex in Nashville and called the place the house that Whitney built.

Dollywood opened in Pigeon Forge in 1986 because she wanted paychecks in the county she came from. Around 4,000 people work there now. Three million visitors come every year. The University of Tennessee put its economic impact at $1.8 billion, and it is the largest employer in Sevier County. Since 2022 the company has paid tuition, fees, and books in full for every worker from their first day, seasonal hires included.

Wildfires tore through those mountains in November 2016, killing fourteen people and destroying more than 2,400 buildings. Her foundation was handing out money within 48 hours. Every family that lost a home got $1,000 a month for six months, regardless of income. The final check was $5,000. Total delivered: $8.9 million.

In April 2020 she sent $1 million to Vanderbilt for coronavirus research. When Moderna's vaccine results ran in the New England Journal of Medicine that November, her fund appeared in the footnotes.

Carl Dean, her husband of nearly sixty years, died in March 2025. The note she wrote to fans afterward ended with the same five words she wrote for Porter Wagoner back in 1974. She died in Nashville today. Her family asked that instead of flowers, people give to the Imagination Library, which still mails 3.4 million books a month to children who will never get to meet her.

[Abu Amir @SadiqMaunde]

When the Christian bishops visited Tinubu, they looked directly into his eyes & told him that Nigerians are suffering & his reforms aren’t working.

E reach the turn of Islamic imams, they crowned Tinubu, prayed for him, & declared support for him.

Hmmmmm.

[Bremen @Rxbremen]

Only 3 groups in Nigeria broke shame car owners.

1) People into fraudulent ways of living.
2) Young naive adults that are still living with parents, especially students.
3) Women ❤️❤️❤️.

E go hard before you see anyone outside this 3 group brokeshame your choice of car.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

NEW: Iran has begun nationwide planned power outages as electricity demand pushes the grid to its limits during an intense heat wave.

Officials say more than 2,000 grid sites were damaged during the 40 day war with U.S. and Israel, while temperatures above 50°C and chronic power shortages continue to strain the system.

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

"To all married men, don't ever k!l1 yourself trying to please a woman. I'm a woman speaking to you, and there is nobody who can please a woman to the fullest. God gave us natural nails, we cut them and put on artificial ones. He gave us natural hair, we remove it and wear wigs. If God cannot please us completely, who are you to think you can?"

— Woman advises men.

[Abraham Omolewa @OmolewaAbraham]

Just realized Lakurawa were Malians invited by a community leader in Sokoto to protect them from other bandits.

They did the job, got paid after safety was restored, then decided to stay and turn on the same community💀.

Northern 🇳🇬 na Wild West.

[Objectv Media @objectvmedia]

Thugs Lining The VGC, Ikota, Ilaje To Ajah & Abraham Adesanya Are Seen Stifling The Road With Idle Tyres To Create Traffic Bottleneck. Anyone Removes It To Free The Road, Is Att@cked! For Your Attention 👉 @LagosPoliceNG @PoliceNG @lagosstategov @jidesanwoolu

[Nairametrics @Nairametrics]

BREAKING: Femi Otedola acquires 680 million First Holdco shares, stake reaches 20.42% https://t.co/55NGJ6OYyo

[usman @secmxx]

This are the people kidnapped from Ariko village in kachia lga of kaduna state.. They have been in captivity by bandits for 78 days now and the bandits are demanding ₦1 billion ransome and 35 bikes, some of the victims are dead already and a pregnant woman in the group gave birth 2 weeks ago....the terrorist is bold enough to post ransome videos on TikTok..... No bandit or terrorist deserves a second chance...

[Last B 🌸✨ @Ony1nyechi]

Why not Afghanistan?
Or Pakistan, or Palestine, or Libya or the 50+ Islamic countries that Muslims have destroyed and turned into filth?
Seems like Muslims don’t want to live in Muslim countries

[Mobilisingnigerians™ @mobilisingniger]

BREAKING: Suspected Sadiku-led Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Sabu Gangale community in Borgu LGA of Niger State, killing several residents and burning homes.

Sources said the terrorists stormed the community around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, attacked for about three hours, and returned early Thursday for a second assault, forcing residents to flee.

The exact death toll is still unclear as authorities assess the situation.

[Ugegbe ✨ @MarinatedTurks]

A pastor was accused of raping a 12 years old, infact he was arrested.

People were still in his church praying for his return, he did return and the joy??

The girl's mother couldn't fight as the case was settled in police station.

That's the kind of Christian some of you are.

[UG @UgwunnaEjikem]

His name is Pastor Amos Isah, lured the child to his office & assaulted her.

The Police tends to sweep matters like this under the carpet but evidence was strong enough for them to detain him…TWICE.

Yet he still has “a flock”. Most Nigerian Christians are spineless.

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: "On Nigeria, where many were very concerned about violence against Christians, we are now actively in counterterrorism cooperation with the Nigerian government and Nigerian security forces."

[Seyram @__theSeyram]

I think being able to afford whatever you want in life & not depending on people has to be one of the greatest keys to a happy life & fulfillment

[MrBanks💰 @Mrbankstips]

NO LOSSES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

Meta Instagram Reels is currently doing $50B of run rate revenue

Just Reels alone makes more revenue than Netflix, Nike, Coca Cola, Visa, Spotify, Uber and Airbnb

Let that sink in

[GehGeh @official_Gegeh]

Family pressure is one thing that drives a lot of people to look for fast money.

[Inibehe Effiong @InibeheEffiong]

419 people.

Shameless lots parroting fake primary votes as a warning of the rigging that they’re preparing for in the general elections.

One day, Nigerians will show that they have had enough of this criminality and madness.

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

JUST IN: Bandits have abducted 13 residents of Tangaram Village in Wasagu District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State following a midnight attack on the community.