The Real Housewives of Lagos Season 1, Episode 5: Friend or Foe?

Eko wengele!

Toyin’s daughter, Tiannah, has never met Toyin’s new husband, Segun Wealth. While Iyabo, opens up about being molested at a young age. During lunch, Toyin casually comments, "I think you and Chioma should be friends", to which Laura responds the logic by saying that they are, while Chioma, responded by saying Laura has been a Good Hair client for about six or seven years, as the ladies seem happy about Iyabo’s invitation to the beach, why Laura turns down the invitation.

It’s all Vibes and Insha Allah

Chioma asks Carolyna what she thought of Toyin’s event, while Laura arrives late at the event. Chioma shares her thoughts about Laura, after seeing her in person looking shy and timid. While Iyabo and her daughter, Priscilla had a chit-chat about her upcoming 21st birthday, as the conversation soon turns to the issue of getting married before 25th.

The Past Comes Calling with gbas gbos

From bling shopping, Iyabo invites Laura to a spa session to discuss things over her absence at the beach outing. Following Iyabo's last encounter with Laura, Iyabo expresses her conflict over the meeting, with Chioma. Soon after, Chioma confronts Laura about the statement she made, and Laura is shocked that Iyabo threw her all out on Carolyna.

The Real Housewives of Lagos take Abuja

Mariam joined the cast, why Chioma refer to Laura as a "client" and not a friend. While trouble started to cool off between Laura and Carolyna, as she promised to speak to her sister, Linda Ikeji, to take down the stories Carolyna had complained about. Chioma then seized the opportunity to ask Laura to appeal to her sister to also take down the stories she had done on her business partner and BFF, Kika Osunde. Why Iyabo learns to use chopsticks, while Chioma invites the ladies to Abuja for a luxury getaway.

Toyin goes to the Zanga

The women come together to support Laura as she launches her new collection. At the event, Laura pulls up in grand style, as she joins Toyin on the party truck while closely guarding her Chanel bag, all through her stay in the ghetto (zanga), just like every true Lagosian knows, you have to shine your eye on the streets of Lagos. Shortly after Chioma and Toyin shade Laura’s collection. Meanwhile, Chioma’s comment, Toyin, who is sitting next to her goes on to show Chioma her pieces while Laura’s show is going on.

Chioma and Carolyna Arrive 5 Hours Late for Lunch

Toyin Lawani-Adebayo reveals that she suffered domestic violence in her previous relationship and Laura doesn't see eye to eye with Chioma.

Wahala Be Like Bicycle, E No Dey Hard to Start

Following the heated exchange between Carolyna and Laura via WhatsApp over late-coming, Iyabo invites the ladies over for an emergency meeting. Toyin thereafter confronted Laura and Carolyna. As Iyabo started the emergency meeting off by telling Laura, she was also a major latecomer and had no right to complain about Chioma and Carolyna’s lateness. During the meeting, Iyabo goes on to tell Laura that she is one of the major reasons why the meeting is being held because she makes everything about her.

Living a Soft Life, Serving Killer Fashion

Chioma, Mariam, and Toyin meet up for an evening of Paint and Sip, and it’s not long before the ladies recount the events from their last meeting about Laura and Carolyna’s fight. Chioma is interested in want the ladies think of the reconciliation, but Toyin is not having the conversation with her, but rather throwing shades at her saying, "You that sat down there looking plastic. I couldn’t even read your expression," and thereafter added, "You act like it’s a competition,". Meanwhile, Chioma isn’t backing down any time soon on the conversation but rather maintains that she’s a "very confident person and I’m confident enough to know that I stand out all the time."

The Ladies Take Dubai

Following the allocation of rooms at the villa, Mariam is unhappy with hers because it's the smallest. Mariam’s also pissed because back in Nigeria, she won a game that entitled her to the biggest room. However, in the spirit of keeping things light-hearted, she’s moved on, but not without a mood swing. The ladies head out to the desert safari, where they had some fun (bike riding and camel riding). Thereafter, they got a party bus, in which Mariam appointed herself the DJ. While Carolyna decides to spray the ladies with some dollars while they dance. Iyabo has us hollering when she presents her booty to Carolyna to be sprayed. Chioma is also twerking up a storm as Carolyna continues to make it rain.

Episode 11

It’s the End of the Road for Chioma and Carolyna

The ladies get vulnerable as they reach out to their families for emotional support. The ladies decide to lounge by the pool after playing in the water at Toyin's pool party. Mariam reminisces on her early dating days with her husband, and how his persistence eventually won her over, and that of her family's heart. She narrates how her husband snuck his way into her family, and how his unflinching support, while she was admitted for a fibroid surgery, made her realize he was the man for her. Chioma narrates how Carolyna lashed out at Iyabo in tears, who then physically attacked Carolyna, as she tries to step in to prevent Carolyna from being hit, she got shoved aside and sustained some minor bruises.

The Reunion Part 1: Here’s All That Went Down

At the reunion, Uti urged the ladies to give Carolyna a warm welcome. However, Carolyna had the ladies side-eyeing her when she arrived after everyone was sitting down and the show was already in progress. During the season, Chioma is known for coming late to events. At the reunion, while everyone was sitting, Chioma finally arrived, while Uti presented her with a late-coming sash, saying "All hail Chioma, best in lateness." During their conversation with Uti, he brought up the conversation of Laura being pimped to a Nigerian governor. Thereafter, Laura revealed that after the episode aired, she got calls from her in-laws and the village looking to find out what exactly had happened.

The Reunion Part 2: All’s Well That Ends Well … or Not?"

At the reunion, Uti asked Chioma "what she meant when she said there’s nothing to compete with" in reference to the apparent competition between herself and Toyin. In response, Chioma replied, "I don’t watch what other people are doing, I like to focus on my focus". However, Toyin points out the moment she arrived at Laura’s fashion show and met Chioma there. She pointed out how Chioma deliberately hung back to do her makeup and make a grand entrance. She also quotes Chioma’s previous comments were "watering down her brand" that was her "life’s work". She also disclose, how she once ate bad meat, at Chioma’s establishment but never went public to say it.