It is not in doubt that security of lives and property remains a panacea for sustainable growth and development of any given society. And it is for this reason that successive governments in Nigeria have devoted huge sums to the funding of the Police and other auxiliary agencies that complement the efforts of the Nigerian Police Force in the protection of lives and property of the people.

The pointer to the misdemeanour of 40yearsold Alex, as he is popularly known, could be traced to his undergraduate days at the Lagos State University ,where he was rusticated following his arrest for smuggling. Determined to make ends meet, Alex who claimed to be the son of a serving Brigadier- General in the Nigerian Army, toed an illegal path to achieve his goal. But unfortunately, things never went the way he had envisaged, as he currently regrets his action.

With Daddy Showkey, Darey Art-Alade and Emeka Ike, the last men standing, the die was cast for the history maker; but unknown to the audience history had already been made earlier in the day as the three contestants had concluded the last task of the reality TV show with a winner already awaiting to be crowned.

Some of the boos of the night came when Terry Tha Rapman was announced winner of Best Rap Single for his song Sample (remix) and when Skuki went on to win the Next Rated category. Speaking on performances, only Gen. Pype delivered a live performance. All the others merely lip-synched- a big minus for an awards ceremony, especially one of Hip Hop World’s rating.

To correct certain negative impression created in our movies on the womenfolk, a two-day forum tagged, “Nollywood and the Dynamics of Representation” holds at the Colonades. Hotel, Ikoyi.