Columnist / Nimi princewill
African feminists and the luxury of madness
African culture isn't bosom friends with women's rights. Neither is religion a known admirer of ambitious women who demand equality with men. It only requires a bit of emotional blackmail to muscle a ...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 22:30hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Charred remains of literacy in Nigeria
Sixty-five million Nigerians are illiterates, according to UNESCO. Nevertheless, the year has been moderately fine for Nigeria, having fared favorably in enviable awards, such as ranking big as the wo...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 12:22hrs | 2 | by Nimi Princewill
Africa could use another peaceful coup this year!
There isn't a better conversation starter than this: "Africa is the wealthiest continent, but the poorest and least developed." Try it, and you'll be overwhelm...Published: 07 Jan 2018 at 10:28hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
When your net-worth threatens your self-worth
Society don't care what value you create. If you aren't getting rewarded with an obese paycheck, you aren't doing nothing. Well, shame on society. Finding fulfillment in the service you render (even o...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 16:04hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
The next suicide threat you come across isn't a joke!
Suicide is fast becoming a quick fix to intolerable depression. While we try to preserve the only life we have; every one hour, some other people are trying to lose theirs - intentionally. Stories of ...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 07:02hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
How much longer should kids tolerate the whip as a corrective measure?
To be on the receiving end of a cane, is the common nightmare of nearly every kid who's strongly extroverted, consistent with poor grades, reports late to school, fails to turn in assignments as and w...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 11:36hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
President Zuma has a crush in Nigeria, and it isn't female!
Somewhere in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, a fancy statue of President Jacob Zuma poses in elegance, despite widespread condemnation of the romantic gesture by the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, wh...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 07:28hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Can our Human Rights come in handy this year?
If you know your Rights, you're to blame for every Human Rights violation which you let slide right under your nose. If you aren't aware of your Rights, you're slightly worse. People who are equipped ...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 07:20hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Nigeria celebrates 57 years of independence in dependence
Over five decades ago, Nigeria had begun her final rites of passage from an adolescent colony of the British to a sovereign adult nation. Seemed like a whole lot of responsibility, but not such the ex...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 09:36hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Why Can't the U.S. learn to live with a nuclear-armed North Korea?
What drives a country into possessing weapons of mass destruction that could kill millions of people, and wipe an entire city off the map in one trip? Power, prestige, or protection? How about we go w...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Education and Fancy Clothes Do Not Erase The Savage Nature of Humans
It hasn't been long since a lot of us finally got our lives back - after enduring the massive media hype that surrounded the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. Just like every other bo...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Nimi Princewill
Find yourself first, before you find a job
The economy only gets better on paper. The list of bills to pay are growing longer, and the influx of income - relatively thinner. We can't deny the fact that a nine-to-five job, can come in quite han...Published: 29 Aug 2017 at 13:24hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Superstition: Africa's worst nightmare after poverty
Every part of the world has had their fair share of ignorance; especially, the naivety that accompanies the weird beliefs people grow into believing. But while other continents seem to be gradually mo...Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 09:50hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
What does the military do to our loved ones?
A while back, a close friend of mine and neighbor, decided to pursue his dream of joining the Nigerian Army. Was it a cool decision for his friends and family? Yes. Were we expecting him to preserve a...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 12:59hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Rid yourself of the 'bandwagon effect' and take full control of your life
The more people believe in a thing, the easier it becomes to gradually lure other people into jumping on the bandwagon in agreement. The bandwagon effect, has proven to be a strong mind-controlling fo...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 08:57hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
People only die from what's meant to kill them
'Something must kill a man!' As heartwarming and pleasant as that phrase sounds, it's a nagging reminder that neither of us will be lucky to get out of Earth alive! Well, of course, except the Astrona...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 12:24hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Waiting to make the 'Perfect Decision' is the wrong decision
The outcome of every decision we make is not always guaranteed to measure up to our expectations, regardless of our well-thought-out plans, hard work or plausible calculations. It's not entirely withi...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 14:22hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Why we must evolve our indigenous greeting culture
There are values Africans hold on to quite strongly, that people who are considered to be of "Advanced Civilisation" rarely concern themselves with. One of which, is the slightly weird nature of our i...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 11:38hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Our current knowledge will be a lie in the future
Knowledge is an easily acquired unreliable asset! The continuous reliance on whatever portrays an individual as "knowledgeable" can likewise, portray the same individual as clueless and outdated in th...Published: 22 May 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Africans Crave Freedom: Yet, neither hate bondage nor love it!
"Indifference" best describes the willpower of a great portion of Africans who desire, yet slumber on their bid to untie the leash strapped on them by tyrant/under-performing leaders (most of which ha...Published: 14 May 2017 at 07:36hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
How African parents teach girls to be gender slaves!
African parenting culture, doesn't exactly seem to be bosom friends with the feminine gender.A girl child in Africa, is widely considered a future property of her potential suitor, so the need...Published: 10 May 2017 at 21:16hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Why it is treacherous to disrespect Judas Iscariot!
The Christian Easter festivities have hurriedly come and gone, but one name has remarkably stayed stuck on the lips of a large portion of Christians. As often the case every year, this mysterious name...Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 15:33hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Seeing Africa through the eyes of the average American youth
I can't disagree much with the glowing report that America has become very diverse, and as a result, opinions towards Africa (depending on who's asked), may have advanced in some quarters.None...Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 08:09hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Why Every President Is Mysteriously Hated!
Over the years, it's been more or less, a traditional ritual for an incoming president to enjoy a rite of passage into power as a crowd pleaser.Sadly, maintaining such romantic connection with...Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 12:27hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
How to remain bosom friends with the law!
However minor, severe or abominable, almost everybody commits crime!The adorable part is, not everybody gets caught! Likewise, not everyone who gets caught, gets convicted.The law is a...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Approval rating from family, friends, clergy won't guarantee a good wife!
Wife hunting, has interestingly been modified from a mere romantic craving, into a more complex form of informal recruitment.Candidates who scale through the first series of selection (from ep...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 13:28hrs | 3 | by Nimi Princewill
Domestic Violence/Abuse: Shouldn't women share a mini-portion of the blame?
It's both our prayers, that men who are domestic abusers, "burn in hell and rot away in agony!" Oh yeah, I totally do agree with the vengeful prayer request, but hit the brakes for a moment... I think...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 11:25hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Male child preference and the evil of gender-selective abortions
Top of the wish list of most 'expecting' first-time mums, as required or demanded by their husbands, extended family or society (whether verbally requested or emotionally concealed), is primarily cent...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 11:01hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Fight For Fairness And Justice, But Not Equality!
Let's begin on the premise that whatever theoretical knowledge we've acquired, that affirms the equality of all men, is wrong, fictional and in direct contradiction to the original truth!It's ...Published: 18 Mar 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Authors pen down another Family and Religious Studies book
Bulawayo based author Witness Dingani with Paddington Chakabva having authored book for Family and Religious Studies last month, they have penciled down another book .The book is in Question a...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Nimi Princewill
A Tiny Grain of Jealousy Can Profit Much!
As opposed to popular misconception, jealousy isn't so much a 'high-frequency evil' as often projected. Neither is it a dreadful 'rotten part' of human character, which every individual should strive ...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
It's a shame black footballers still cry when racially abused!
Racism in football may tarry a few more years, so let's not kid ourselves we can do much right now to arrest it.Deep questions like "Why are there a few black club managers?" and "Why do we ha...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Nimi Princewill
What Have We Benefited From Being 'Politically Correct?'
Political correctness has evolved quite interestingly, into a common media practice and a cardinal feature of journalistic writing/urban verbal expression. In recent times, you call into a radio or TV...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 17:11hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Why Women's Rights May Never Be Guaranteed In Africa And The Middle East!
The large craving for gender equality and a continuous upgrade in affirmative action for women, may yield a generous amount of progress in the liberal world, but will continue quite sadly, to suffer r...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 01:11hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
The Horror of Being Black and African!
To the wider world, being 'black' first identifies you as human, but further categorizes you as a "special grade" of human, fortified with great physical gallantry, but a reduced level of brain power....Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
The seemingly cool gay practice
Years ago, I always muttered to myself that if I ever applied for visa to any of the countries that endorsed the Gay Rights, or granted freedom to gays in whatever dimension and at the visa interview,...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:42hrs | 3 | by Nimi Princewill. Twitter: @princewill_nimi
Every theological law was designed to be broken!
Error-free compliance with the law was certainly never intended for humans! Even in Heaven (the Christians' famous land of perfection) Lucifer jilted the law and got himself thrown out! The fi...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:42hrs | | by Nimi Princewill. Twitter: @princewill_nimi
Misdirection in the 'Contemporary African Church'
The 'practice' of Christianity in Africa, is gradually on the verge of a wild goose chase. The more impressive the proliferation of churches (the credibility of which cannot be truly ascertained), the...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:40hrs | | by Nimi Princewill. Twitter: @princewill_nimi
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