Africa’s table tennis powerhouses, Nigeria have been handed a tricky group ahead of the men and women’s 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) holding in Busan, South Korea. The draw for the eagerly awaited WTTC Finals Busan 2024 was unfolded on Tuesday at the Busan e-Sports Arena, saw South Korea Nigeria’s men’s team has been drawn in Group 5 alongside Asian giants – Japan and Chinese Taipei, as […]
South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027. The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat. Dog meat has fallen out of favour with diners over the past few decades. Young people especially shun it. Under the law, raising or slaughtering dogs for consumption will be banned, as will distributing or selling […]
By Georgina Humphrey Nigeria is to partner South Korea in exploring the large deposits of lithium-bearing pegmatites in the country. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake stated this at the Seventh Korea-Africa Economic Co-operation conference in Busan, South Korea. Represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, Dr. Abdulrazaq Garba, Dr. Alake, explained that both countries have resolved to revise a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, […]
New Zealand missed a golden opportunity to edge closer to the knockout stages of the Women's World Cup as the Philippines upset them in Wellington. It was a famous victory for the Philippines, the first by one of the eight debutants at the tournament, and they celebrated passionately at full-time. Co-hosts New Zealand shocked Norway on the opening day and knew another victory could have sealed their place in the […]
While reflecting on South Korea's disappointing Women's World Cup defeat by Colombia, manager Colin Bell wryly remarked: "At least we made one bit of history today." He was speaking about Casey Phair, who became the youngest player at a World Cup, male or female. Aged 16 years 26 days, the forward was introduced in the 77th minute from the substitutes' bench in South Korea's 2-0 loss to Colombia at Sydney […]
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