Kola King

Kola King is a journalist and novelist. He has worked for over three decades as a reporter, correspondent and editor in major national newspapers in Nigeria. He’s currently Managing Editor, Nigeria Now, a public policy magazine based in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital. He also writes for The Africa Paper, Minnesota, USA, He’s a columnist with Public Review newspaper, Freetown, Sierra-Leone. His debut novel A Place in the Sun was published and released in May 2016 by Verity Publishers, Pretoria, South Africa. His writings have appeared in some literary journals including The Kalahari Review, The Missing Slate Literary and Arts Journal, Litro and The New Black Magazine. He holds a degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.


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	2023 Presidential Campaign: Open Season of Insultfest by Kola King The main issues that are germane to the electorate are being swept under the carpet and left unchecked, the ocean of insults and hate speech is capable of sinking the ship of our fledgling democracy.
	Prospects and Prognosis: 2023 will bring the true test of democracy by Kola King Still, the prognosis for 2023 looks dreary. From all indications, Nigerians should brace up for more economic hardship since the incoming administration is expected to remove the oil subsidy.
	Nigeria: 2022 IN RETROSPECT by Kola King 2022 was a rollercoaster and quite rough and turbulent across the world and Nigeria was no exception. 2022 was a rollercoaster and quite rough and turbulent across the world and Nigeria w

	Leather and Leather Products a Game Changer for Forex Earnings by Kola King The new national policy on leather products is geared towards a sustainable funding structure through the government, organized private sector, and development financing. The global trade
	2023 and the spectre of a Presidential Runoff Election by Kola King The 2023 general elections will be a test case for democracy. From all indications, the electoral management body has put in place all the necessary measures for the conduct of a runoff election.
	Nigeria: A Democracy in search of Democrats by Kola King INEC has suffered 47 attacks on its facilities and offices since February 2019. Observers believe that the attacks are deliberate attempts to scuttle the 2023 general elections. The recen
	Obasanjo's Peace deal in War-Torn Ethiopia by Kola King African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s unique role as a peacemaker has been further cemented with the peace deal he secured as the AU envoy for Ethiop
	US Terror Alert: Nigeria, South Africa and Conspiracy Theories by Kola King Nigerians were shocked to no end when on 23 October the United States declared a red terror alert claiming there was a high risk of a terrorist attack on the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Simultaneously a similar terror
	It's Time To Declare A National Emergency in the Health Sector by Kola King The recent news reports in which the President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Uche Rowland Ojinmah indicated that over 10,000 doctors have migrated to the United Kingdom in search of greener pastures is enough
	Nigeria: A Nation Underwater by Kola King Hundreds have been killed, homes submerged, farmlands swept away, and roads turned into rivers. Millions are fleeing from their homes, escaping from the floods only with the clothes on their backs.
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