A profanity-laced tirade brought Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr a $25,000 (23,300 euros) fine from the NBA on Monday for verbal abuse of referees and delaying leaving the court.

THE Ondo State House of Assembly was sealed yesterday following a directive by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris.

The Scottish parliament is expected to officially register its opposition to the British government’s march towards Brexit on Tuesday in a vote that will further strain the bonds of the United Kingdom.

THE management of Dangote Group of Companies, yesterday, raised alarm that over 3.5 million of its customised tyres had been stolen, warning people against buying the tyres.

The urgent tone in Kasper Schmeichel’s voice said everything about the fate that has befallen Leicester City, fairytale Premier League champions become shock relegation candidates.

The industrialization dream of the Federal Government will only be realised when the country develops a critical mass of skilled people, the Managing Director of Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria, Nicolas Terraz said.

Global oil and gas deals in 2016 recovered from a slow start in the year with help from the announcements of midstream and oilfield services (OFS) mega deals.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of eight persons alongside many cattle in an accident on Katsina-Kano Road in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State.

A HIGH number of persons in the South East zone of the country are fast becoming blind as a result of glaucoma. Series of surveys carried 10 years ago and recent ones show that the South East has the highest rate of glaucoma in the country with at least 10 per cent of the population affected.

Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, said All Progressives Congress, APC, government did not promise to fix Nigeria’s problem within a year and cautioned those lamenting the economic hardship to wait till 2019 for the desired change.