The Battle

Week I

Come day two, and the contestants jubilantly sold their company names to their boss, Shobanjo. The girls said they had chosen Matrix because it is used to solve problems and the boys picked Zulu Corp, a strong African heritage.

The tough man didn't hide his delight at the teams' resourcefulness.

He then announced the first task: Street Hustle which required the males [Zulus] to vend skipping ropes while their female counterparts [Matrix Corps] to sell footballs.

Tension heightened as the players descended upon the streets of Lagos and tried to sell their goods. No one wanted to be the first to be fired so everyone pulled out all the stops that could guarantee their team victory.

Later in the boardroom, group and individual performances were reviewed and the Zulus were 'officially' announced task winners because they sold far more and therefore minted more money than their female counterparts.

As a reward, the boys where sent on a partying spree at the secluded beach on the luxurious Ikanre island where they lifted their glasses and danced themselves lame.

Meanwhile in the boardroom, Shobanjo chastised the girls for being tactless: "My information is that you were more of cheerleaders than anything else," he barked.

The unforgiving boss then turned his wrath on our poor Nancy accusing her of ineffective leadership.

In turn, Nancy blamed Blessing [Nigeria] of not cooperating but it's poor Hannah [Ghana] who hadn't sold a single ball during the task that became the first contestant to be "FIRED" from the show.

I retired with a sigh of relief and with a prayer for our 'boys' –Nancy, Oscar and the indomitable Deox to go all the way!