Aston Villa will appoint ex-Lyon boss Remi Garde as their new manager on Monday – replacing Tim Sherwood. The Frenchman will sign a three-and-a-half-year deal and will watch Monday’s trip to Tottenham from the stands. The 49-year-old inherits a team bottom of the Premier League with just four points from 10 games. Bastia coach Reginald Ray will become Garde’s assistant ...

Pop star Taylor Swift is being sued for $42m (£27m) for allegedly stealing the lyrics to her hit 2014 song Shake It Off. US R&B singer Jesse Braham has claimed in legal papers Swift stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate. As well as the monetary compensation, Mr Braham also wants his name ...

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, state-run Anadolu Agency said AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had “shown that they prefer action and development to controversy”. The ...

Monze PF District Chairman Gilbert Mwila has backed calls for politicians to be united and work together as one in addressing the social challenges in the country. Mr. Mwila says the issue of politicians uniting and working together is unquestionable saying a lot of people expect them to be united as one. Mr. Mwila states that there is no need ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) is happy with the overwhelming response and support it is receiving from the public since it launched its “Go to Register” campaign. FODEP Executive Director Macdonald Chipenzi says people have raised concerns on the process of replacing and getting the voters card, the police stations and registration centres are miles apart, some people skeptical ...

Youth Development Organization Executive Director Partner Siabutuba has urged Electoral Commission of Zambia to consider extending the voter registration exercise after 11th November when the exercise comes to an end. Mr. Siabutuba says citizenry will blame ECZ if they fail to get national documentation such as the voter’s cards and national registration cards. He noted that the voter Registration exercise ...

Opposition political parties have been advised to re-organize themselves ahead of the 2016 polls saying they will be facing a stable and organized ruling PF. Governance Activist Maurice Malambo says the tight contest that was witnessed in January for the presidential by-election will not be the case during the tripartite elections. Mr. Malambo has explained to QFM News in a ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders says Zambians should be worried with the high levels of thuggery in the country. Mr. Saunders says the confusion that characterized the Chakwela Makumbi Traditional Ceremony of the Soli people in Chongwe District where UPND and PF cadres openly clashed at the main arena should be condemned. Mr. Saunders says the nation is preparing for the ...

Barotse National Freedom Alliance Trustee William Harrington has observed the need for the Enquiries Act to be amended in order to provide for mandatory publication of commission of Enquiries Reports and recommendation in the public interest. Mr. Harrington says this is because the country has continued to loose huge sums of money on commissions of enquiries but their reports have ...