Nigeria: A Look Back At 2024 – OpEd
The year 2024 tested the collective resolve of Nigerians to the elastic limits pushing millions to the brink as the
Read more
Author: Kola King
Kola King is a Nigerian journalist and novelist. He worked for more than two decades as a reporter, correspondent and editor in major national newspapers in Nigeria. He's the founder of Metro newsletter published on Substack. His debut novel A Place in the Sun and was published and released in 2016 by Verity Publishers, Pretoria, South Africa. His writing has appeared in Kalahari Review, The Missing Slate Literary Journal, The New Black Magazine and Litro magazine. He earned a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.
Articles by Kola King :
Nigeria: 2023 Year Of Cash Crunch And Naira Swap – Analysis
2023 started on a cautionary note as the cash crunch from the preceding year festered into the new year and
Read more
The Nigerian Army And Tudun Biri Nakbah – OpEd
Outrage, anger and shock have greeted the killing of 85 persons including women and children in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local
Read more
The Lagos Blue Rail Line: A Game Changer – OpEd
For the long-suffering commuters in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, the inauguration of the Blue Rail Line on September
Read more
The Contagion Of Coups In Africa – OpEd
Africa is on the boil once again. The rule by the ballot box is being replaced with the rule of
Read more
The Armed Forces And The War On Terror – OpEd
Terrorism has bared its fangs once again with the killing of 36 soldiers in Niger State on August 13, bringing
Read more
Remembering Kofi Annan: Global Icon Of Peace – OpEd
The sudden death of Mr Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations came as a rude shock to the
Read more
The Armed Forces Of Nigeria As The Guardian of Democracy – OpEd
In times past, the armed forces of Nigeria had a reputation for overthrowing democratically elected governments, but they have since
Read more
Nigeria: Tinubu’s Jumbo-Sized Cabinet – OpEd
The Senate has concluded the screening and vetting of ministerial nominees. Whether the screening was adjudged comprehensive or not remains
Read more
Niger: The Coup Next Door – OpEd
Barely two weeks after President Bola Tinubu made his inaugural speech as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of
Read more