Completed scoreboard in the first one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Tauranga on Thursday:

A 73 year old woman, Mrs Cecilia Attah, has been reportedly killed by her son at Nru, in Nsukka Local Governments Area of Enugu State.

Some Lagos-based legal practitioners on Thursday, called for a reform of the Justice system and the various provisions of its laws in order to enhance the Nigerian judiciary.

Here is a summary of events since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed and allegedly dismembered in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate three months ago.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Ankara and Baghdad would deepen cooperation against terrorism after tensions last month over Turkish air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta on Wednesday night kept vigil in Asaba to dedicate the party’s 2019 general elections campaign to God.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, said on Thursday that it arrested 154 drug traffickers, with 24 convictions between January and December, 2018.

 The  Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe -Abdullahi, said  the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) would  not be an alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in 2019.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was bundled out of the WTA Auckland Classic in the second round Thursday, beaten in straight sets by 18-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu.

The federal government has introduced electronic yellow card for international travellers out of the country. This will replace the old card with effect from April 1 this year.

The Benue Police Command has arrested one Godwin Raphael, 21, with 26 brands of mobile phones, a locally made pistol and other items in Otukpo Local Government Area.

Ferrari issued an emotional message on Thursday to mark the 50th birthday of Michael Schumacher, who has not been seen in public since he suffered head injuries in a skiing accident five years ago.

Jos – A fresh skirmish in Kwata Zawan community of Jos South local government area of Plateau State has left some people killed and others sustaining various degrees of injuries, locals and Police say.

Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says voters will elect candidates based on merit during the election.

The first Vice-President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi on Thursday said that the Super Eagles appearance at the 2018 World Cup was his greatest moment in Nigerian football in the year.