we ll ask how the plan might work. also ahead. downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been positive , raising hopes of a new agreement. also in northern ireland. a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. officially, there are just 30 minutes left to vote in nigeria s most competitive elections since the end of military rule. but there are still long queues, with reports that some polling stations didn t open on time. a record number of people, nearly 90 million, have been eligible to vote. there s tight security across the country. 18 candidates are running to replace president buhari. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years. joining me now from lagos is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. thank you forjoining us. just give us a little bit of context surrounding these elections, they are taking place i
with the amount of confidence that we ve got, on a wicket that we have seen the bold move around, with the number one test bowler, and two leading wicket takers we ve ever had, itjust seems like a very brave and attacking option. full credit to ben for taking it on. the sacramento kings beat the los angeles clippers 176 175 in a dramatic encounter which became the second highest scoring match in nba history. malik monk top scored with 45 points for the kings, while teammate de aaron fox contributed 42 points in the double overtime win. the points tallies for both teams were franchise records while the nba s highest scoring game was in 1983 when the detroit pistons beat the denver nuggets 186 184. the focus is on the extremes of the premier league table with the six games today, with leaders arsenal and second placed manchester city both playing. arsenal can, temporarily at least, re establish a five point lead at leicester.