Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes a lack of “concentration at key periods” could continue to cost his side after their Carabao Cup final defeat. The Gunners were brushed aside by Manchester City, who won 3-0 to secure their first trophy under Pep Guardiola. Arsenal are out of the FA Cup and well adrift in the Premier League, but are in ...

Nigeria has deployed extra troops and planes to search for 110 schoolgirls believed to have been abducted by Boko Haram militants last week. The girls went missing after jihadists stormed their school in the town of Dapchi in the north-eastern Yobe state on 19 February. President Muhammadu Buhari said it was a “national disaster” and apologised to the girls’ families. ...

Peoples Alliance for Change President Andyford Banda says there is need for all stakeholders to agree on whether to print the ballot papers locally or abroad to avoid electoral conflicts in 2021. Mr. Banda is of the view that minus stakeholders agreeing, this will bring another electoral confusion as some may suspect that this is a gimmick of wanting to ...

Nigeria has deployed extra troops and planes to search for 110 schoolgirls believed to have been abducted by Boko Haram militants last week. The girls went missing after jihadists stormed their school in the town of Dapchi in the north-eastern Yobe state on 19 February. President Muhammadu Buhari said it was a “national disaster” and apologised to the girls’ families. ...

The US National Rifle Association (NRA) has said it does not support any gun ban following a shooting in a Florida school that left 17 people dead. The NRA’s comments appear to go against President Donald Trump’s proposals to tighten gun controls. Since the 14 February attack on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the NRA has become a target ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has instructed all UPND Members of Parliament to commence the impeachment process of President Edgar Lungu. The UPND leader says there are many reasons why the Head of State should be impeached. Mr. Hichilema cites the refusal by President Lungu to handle over power to the Speaker of National Assembly when the UPND had petitioned the ...

Standard and Poors on Friday, affirmed Zambia’s rating at B with a stable outlook with Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe saying this is a very important assessment of the country’s economy. Ms Mwanakatwe says the rating outcome is also a confirmation that Zambia’s Economic Stabilization and Growth Programme is firmly grounded and is producing positive results as recently confirmed by other ...

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has observed that Zambia’s exports of goods and services to South Africa are less saying South Africa is dominating the trade between the two countries. The Zambia’s envoy to South Africa said this when he unveiled the new board for the Zambia South Africa Business Forum (ZSBF) following the end of tenure ...

Advocacy against Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence Executive Director Bellion Chola has welcomed President Edgar Lungu’s pronouncement that government intends to criminalize tribalism saying this will promote peace and unity. Mr. Chola has told QFM News via telephone that once the issue of tribalism is criminalized it will reduce the number of conflicts that couple faces because of the ...

A nine member team of experts from the Turkish Co-operation and Co-ordination Agency (TIKA) and Turkish Red Crescent is today expected in Lusaka to conduct a waste management needs assessment exercise and Training of Trainers’ course in waste management, and techniques in packaging health education information for health promotion officers. The TIKA waste management team consisting of six experts will carry out a ...