'Tinsel' Season 8 Episode 1765 Recap - Aired: Friday 29 April 2016

Chuks is talking to Bimpe on the phone. They make arrangements for a surprise party for Ene.
Ene comes in and asks him what surprise party he is planning.
Chuks is shocked that she knows. He asks who told her.
She calls him the worst surprise party planner; he accidentally included her number when he was sending out the invitations.
She gives him a kiss and calls him a sweetheart.


Sankey asks Angela what she means.
Angela says since Sankey has refused to help, she will do it herself.
Sankey says she hopes she won't do anything stupid.
Angela says her doing something stupid will only mean she believes he is dead but she has no proof now.
Sankey tries to convince her that Masters really is dead.
Angela gets up and says she has a lot to do and Sankey can see herself out
.
She walks out if the office.


Chuks Ene and Amara enter Ziggy's and everyone shouts “Surprise”
Chuks tells then she already knows.
Bimpe says she will  miss Ene; who will she be disturbing with her wahala now.
Ohakanu comes in uninvited and immediately raches for booze.


Cosmo is in the living room. He hears a sound coming from inside the house and wants to go and see when Amaka enters the living room .
He asks if she left something inside and she makes up an excuse of going to see the floor because she likes the pattern.
She also says that she left her ring.
They hear Sheila's car horn and Cosmo goes to get the gate.


Sheila comes in and Amaka asks her how it went with the ICC agent.
Sheila says they just had a few more questions and she answered.
Amaka says she is worried about Tsav and she asks if Sheila knows anything about diamonds.
Sheila is surprised and asks if Tsav still has them. She says Yahimba has been chasing after them for a while; the diamonds are covered in blood and if Tsav has them then she doesn't want anything to do with him.
Cosmo brings Amaka her ring.


Maro brings Kwame to Brenda in the office.
Brenda says she may need her to come and pick him up later if he gets fussy.
Maro says she has al lot to do , she has some unfinished work and even Mimi has been breathing down her neck.
Brenda raises her voice, saying “and so?”,  then she checks herself. She thanks Maro for all her help and says she can go ahead and finish her work.


Philip takes Yaya to a restaurant. She thanks him for making an effort and he says he should be doing it more often.
Yaya is uncomfortable and scanning the place for Richard.
Philip asks what she is looking for and she says she’s looking for the waiter.


Next day, Angela gets to work..
Nnenna comes in to ask for her help with her pitch for the world movies’ film.
Angela gets upset and asks who is watching her desk.
Nnenna apologises and leaves.
Angela gets a call from Sankey asking her to come to the station.


Yaya is now relaxed and laughing with Philip, as they enjoy their meal.
She asks for more wine and Philip says she had two bottles already.
 The waiter comes and Philip dismisses him but she tells him she wants more. The waiter pours it and she begins to act like she’s tipsy.
Philip is embarrassed by her behaviour.


At the Police station, Sankey brings Masters' sword out of a polythene bag and says they found it next to his body.
Angela breaks down in tears then rushes out of the station.


Ene's father comes to the house as she is packing up her things.
He tells her to hurry up as Amara is already in the car.
Ene says she is looking for one of her tops and wants to check if it is in the car. She runs outside, leaving Chuks and her father alone.
Chief Obi tells Chuks not to take Ene's departure as a licence to misbehave because he will have his eyes on him.
Ene comes back inside, she found what she was looking for so she packs her things and they leave.


Philip helps Yaya into the house and complains about her being drunk before noon.
He tells her that he needs to get back to work and she grabs him tight telling him not to go.
She starts to ramble about being this way because she has a secret she can't tell him and she's drowning.
Philip asks her what secrets but she has already passed out.


Angela barges into Brenda's office and tells her Masters is dead because of her (Brenda).
Brenda tries to hold  her but Angela doesn’t allow it.



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'Saloni' Season 2 Episode 179 Recap - Aired: Friday 29 April 2016

 Laali is taking care of Advitya and talking to Tara.
She says she has a lot of experience with children and can tell who loves a child and wishes them bad.
She asks Tara to get her water. When Tara leaves the room, she shows Saloni's photo  to Advitya tells Advitya to call Saloni ”Mummy”.


Brajesh tells Veer that the supplier is a good man and if they take their deal from him, he will be ruined. Veer says Brajesh needs to stop doing business with him.
Veer insists they stop doing business with him.
Nahar backs Brajesh up.
Veer says if they will keep going against his wish then he will leave them alone to do as they want.
Nahar wants to say more but Brajesh tells him not to say anything. He tells Veer that they will carry out his wish.
Brajesh and Nahar leave the office and Kshitij tells Veer that they were being rude. Veer says Brajesh has never behaved like that before.



Babho consoles Saloni over the things Laali said regarding cutoms.
Saloni says she doesn't want anything bad to happen because of her so if they don't want her in a room,  she will obey.


Nahar and Brajesh come home looking worried.
Saloni and Dheer ask them what is wrong.
Brajesh asks Saloni for water and as she is going, she remembers what Laali said so she begs Babho to get the water
Nahar asks why she is sending Babho instead.  Saloni doesn’t respond.
Dheer says he will tell them.  Saloni tries to stop him but he goes ahead anyways.
He tells them what aunt Laali said.
Saloni leaves the room in tears.
Brajesh is angry, saying she hasn't spent 2 days in the house and she's giving orders.
Nahar is also upset he says Laali is taking advantage of being a relative and an elder.


Nahar goes to meet Saloni in the room. She says she has accepted it in good fate but she doesn't know why such things keep a happening to her. She laments over the loss of her daughter.
 Nahar says he will have a word with Laali but Saloni begs him not to.
Nahar consoles her.


Tara accuses Brajesh of caring too much about Saloni.
She says Laali talked about customs and they need to follow it.
He tells her that it is all nonsense
She says he is only concerned about Saloni.
She picks up her child and leaves the room.
Babho enters and Brajesh asks if she heard Tara.
Babho says he should just drop it because Tara will not listen.


The family gathers in the living room. Dheer says the snack he is eating tastes like what Saloni made.  There's an awkward silence in the room.
Dheer realises why and then he says he forgot she has been banned from entering the kitchen, by Laali.
Laali says she didn't stop anyone she merely spoke about custom.
She asks if Advitya has started talking yet. They say he hasn't.
She calls him and she asks him to say ‘Mum’. Tara is waving at him and trying to get his attention but Advitya looks at Saloni and calls her ‘Mummy’. Tara is upset.
Saloni is excited and picks Advitya up.
Everyone makes a fuss about Advitya saying his first word.
The more they talk, the more hurt Tara gets.
Tara goes to Advitya and tells him to call her Mummy but he doesn't.
She gets up and Laali goes to her.
Laali says it is a great injustice to her that her child is calling Saloni ‘Mummy’.
Saloni takes Advitya to Tara and tells her that Advitya may have called her mother but Tara is the real mum and the one who has first rights over him.


The family goes to the prayer room for blessings over the child.
After Tara performs the rituals, Brajesh tells Saloni to bless the child as well.
Saloni says she cannot, it is the right of the mother and Tara has already blessed him.
Brajesh insists but Saloni maintains that she can't.
 Tara is so upset that she has tears in her eyes.
Veer and the rest of the family tell Saloni to bless him, so Saloni gives in.
Aunt Laali goes to Tara and tells her Saloni is very smart in making people say what she wants them to; first she made Advitya call her ‘mum’ and now she wants to bless the child.
 Tara leaves the room.


Brajesh goes to meet her in the bedroom packing up a bag.
She tells him to take the bag, it's filled with Advitya's things. She tells him to take them to Saloni since he no longer considers her the mother.
Brajesh tells her that she ought to be ashamed of herself because Saloni lost her own child while trying to save theirs.


Brajesh leaves the room and sees Laali eavesdropping. He asks her what she is doing there.
She is shocked but quickly get over it and lies that she came to call them for the family photographs.
She says Tara is not wrong because the customs dictate so.
Brajesh puts her in her place by reminding her that she is a guest and an elder so she needs to act accordingly.


Brajesh gets back to the others and Saloni asks for Tara.  He says she has a migraine.
Dheer asks what will happen with the family photograph.
Saloni says without Tara, it is incomplete, so they will wait till she can be part of it.

Everyone leaves the room but Babho asks Brajesh what is wrong.  He says he doesn't understand Tara these days.


Next day,Tara takes food to Brajesh and he thanks her.
She asks if he thinks she is a bad wife. She says he didn't carry out his duties as a husband in defending her when she had issues with Saloni.
Brajesh gets upset and says he doesn't understand what she has become.
Saloni comes in and says she wants to take Advitya outside for fresh air.
Tara says she will take him out by herself.
Saloni says, no problem, she will go and warm up his bath water.
Tara says she will do it herself.
Saloni asks why Tara is acting this way.
Brajesh makes an excuse, saying Tara is upset because she woke up with a headache.
When Saloni leaves, Brajesh begs Tara not to start any drama in the house as he wants peace.
Tara says she wants peace as well but he should promise her that Saloni will not come near her child again.
He leaves the room in anger.


Brajesh meets with the supplier in the office and apologizes to him.
The man says he is ruined and may have to sell his house to pay off the debt he has incurred.
Brajesh says he will cover his expenses.
As the man is leaving, Veer and Kshitij come into the office.
Veer asks Brajesh what the man was doing there and Brajesh says the man is in trouble and may need to sell his house.
Veer says he has to deal with the consequences of his actions.
Brajesh says he doesn't agree with him, with this, he walks out.

Kshitij asks Veer what is wrong and Veer says Brajesh is at odds with him.
Kshitij says he will talk to Brajesh.
He goes to Brajesh's office and says Brajesh being next to Veer in the company hierarchy,keeps him from going against Veer.  He says the only way is to put someone else in his place so as to make things easier.
Kshitij goes back to Veer and says he tried to talk to Brajesh but he didn't budge.


Tara notices Advitya has a fever so she calls for Babho.
Babho  and Saloni enter the room and she tells them he has a fever.
Saloni goes to get medicine but Tara says she will give it to him herself.
Laali comes in and Babho tells her not to worry because Saloni already brought medicine.


Later in the room, Kalika tells Laali that they need to take advantage of the situation and ensure that Advitya 's fever doesn't subside.


Saloni tells Nahar that she is restless and feels bad about Advitya' s fever is not coming down.
Nahar consoles her.

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'Hush' Season 1 Episode 19 Recap - Aired: Thursday 28 April 2016

Folahan asks Benson what will now happen and Benson says they will change the name in the envelope.
Folahan tells him that the votes are currently tied between him and Bem and this envelope is the tie breaker, meaning if they leave the name as it is, Bem will become the new head .
Folahan tells Benson that if he is the new head, Benson will be his second in command.
Benson says he is aware and will do the needful.
Folahan says he served Gerard and he should be the obvious choice as he is even running to be governor but for Gerald, it has always been Bem.
Benson tells him not to worry.



Oye and Arinola are expecting Chief Lasisi and some party big wigs at work. Oye is anxious and coming down hard on the staff.

Chief Lasisi, Babtunde Baker and the man who is going to be Arinola’s running mate, arrive for the meeting.
Oye is eager to prove herself, she hands them some documents that show what they’ve done with the campaign till date.
Chief is not interested. He asks for the most important things, one being funds, what they have in their coffers towards the campaign.
Oye does not have a figure. Arinola tells them that she has been paying for the campaign from her own pocket.
They are shocked.
Chief  tells Arinola that her campaign office looks like a house.
Arinola says it is indeed her house, she’s trying to save cost because she has been paying for everything herself just to stay away from playing the dirty game of god-fatherism.
Chief and the others cannot believe what they are hearing. Chief tells her she cannot use her house as a campign office Her house should be a safe haven where she gets away from it all because the office will have just about anybody coming and going out of it.
He ask Oye what she has been doing since she was the one heading the campaign all along.
Arinola comes to Oye’s defense telling them that everything was ultimately her own decision

Chief takes Arinola outside for a private talk.
He tells her that her divorce issue is a problem for them; she's running for Governor and people will have an issue with it since she couldn't keep her home, how will she then run a state.
She asks if she cannot be judged on her merits and policies, she gets upset saying it is because she is a woman.
Chief listens to her and says he is only telling her what the people would think, no one cares if she did her best or if she wasn’t the one at fault, they expect the woman to be the one to keep the home.
Arionla keeps her cool and listens to him.
He finishes by saying , It's either she reconciles with her husband or she finds another.


Bem's man tells him Folahan and Benson were talking in the car and Folahan gave him something. Bem asks what it was. The man says he couldn’t really see it.
Bem opens the box where the ring  for the seal is placed and laughs.

Oye meets Arinola in the office and Arinola tells her what happened with Chief Lasisi.
Arinola apologises to her and tells her she won't allow anyone treat her like an intern.

Iyke's Mother has her things outside threatening to leave. He begs her not to leave and they start dragging the bags.
Her grouse is that he threatened to send her packing because of his girlfriend.
He gets on his knees to beg and she eventually agrees to stay.

A lawyer comes to see Arinola in the office. He invites her for the reading of Gerald's will.  She asks if Nse, Gerald’s daughter, has been notified.
The lawyer says they have tried but have not been able to reach her.


The club members are gathered in the clubhouse.
Bem goes up to Benson and asks what he and Folahan are up to. Benson says there is nothing.
Bem says he's thinking that Folahan got him to break the seal so as to change the name on the envelope for Gerald’s successor.
Benson doesn’t own up to it but Bem continues. He says he thinks if thats the case then Benson is helping Folahan because Folahan may have made him a promise, probably to make him a warden if he wins.
Benson says Bem cannot prove anything.
Bem tells him to think and choose wisely because Folahan just deceived him; the position of warden is a lifelong one and can’t be changed at will.



Tes makes a call and tells the caller “Guess who is back in business? It's time for the next step"
Tes is definitely up to something.  

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'Tinsel' Season 8 Episode 1764 Recap - Aired: Thursday 28 April 2016

Soji is with Obiora at Ziggy’s, drinking.
Chuks joins them and Soji asks about Ene.
Chuks says he doesn't know what she wants anymore because he has begged and promised to change.
They try to cheer him up.




Brenda takes a bag of snacks to Angela in her office.
She asks how she is and Angela says she's busy.
Brenda says she knows how she felt about masters and if she needs some time off work, she can take it.
Angela says she has a lot to do at work and besides, he is not dead.


Chuks asks Soji how he handles women, being a ladies’ man.  Soji says he should never make a woman feel he is in charge.
Obiora gives his own  gist about how a woman betrayed him and Soji tells Chuks that  they are the wrongest people for Chuks to seek advice from.


Yaya gets home and her phone is ringing. She picks it up and in a loud voice, tells Richard to stop or she will call the police.
The caller is her friend Tessa.  She apologises for not making the meeting and wants to reschedule. Yaya says she is not up to going out again, so Tessa offers to  meet her at home.



Bimpe hears a knock on the door and she tells the person to come in.
Chuks enter and tells her he has come to discuss some serious matter. He says Ene is behaving like a stranger and he has been begging but she hasn't forgiven him.
Bimpe tells him that’s the problem, he takes Ene for granted. He messes up and thinks he can just apologise and everything will return to normal.
He begs Bimpe for a solution saying anything she says, he will listen.
Bimpe says Ene has never bad mouthed him and she chose to marry him so he should stop feeling the need to prove himself to her; all his get –rich-quick schemes should stop and he should just relax and enjoy his marriage.


Ceaser gets a call from a member of the vigilante, asking for Yahimba. The guy says he must deliver her today or he will be treated as an accomplice.
Caeser says he has the son with him and he can deliver both of them. The guy says he should forget about the son for now, they want Yahimba.
After the call, he tells Tsav to start talking otherwise he will deliver him to the sharks.


Tessa meets Yaya at home and they catch up on old times then Tessa asks her who Richard is.
Yaya says he's not important.
Philip comes home ad says hello to Tessa. He kisses and cuddles Yaya which makes Tessa joke about leaving.
They laugh and she tells Yaya that it's a good thing she didn't make the Ziggy’s appointment because she gets to meet her charming husband again.
Yaya looks very uncomfortable and Philip takes notice.


Sankey comes to Amakas office.  She asks Amaka what the abductors asked for in terms of ransom for Tsav.
 Amaka looks lost. Sankey says she shouldn't keep anything from her and if she knows anything she should come forward.

Chuks is at home with Amara. Ene enters and asks if she's in the wrong house. She thanks him for cleaning the house.
She asks what he's doing and he says he's updating his CV.
She tells him that she stopped over at her father's and told him what she really thinks of his interference in her marriage.
She finishes by saying she wants him to move back home. Chuks is very happy.


Sankey enters Angela’s office and Angela doesn’t look like she cares that she is there. Sankey asks how she is and Angela says she is fine.
Sankey says they have been able to identify the body and it is Masters’.  Angela sounds uninterested. Sankey hands over the documents but Angela doesn't open it before handing it back. Sankey asks if she accepts it now.
Angela says she is ok and will just have to find Masters by herself.


Tessa takes her leave. Philip asks Yaya why she went out even after agreeing to stay indoors.  They argue a bit and he says he doesn't have to listen to her. She tells him to go and leave her locked indoors as always just because he doesn't want her to mess up his business.



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'Saloni' Season 2 Episode 178 Recap - Aired: Thursday 28 April 2016

Veer tells the family that he wants to throw a grand party but he wants the proof to show he's really going to be a grandfather.
Tara says Kalika took a home test and it was positive.
Veer insists that he wants a test done, just to be sure.
Kshitij says he will take Kalika to the hospital.
Tara says they can't go alone; she and Saloni will go with them.


At the hospital, a doctor takes a sample and tells them to come back in the evening.
When they get back home, Saloni immediately grabs Advitya from Babho and starts to play with him. Tara is watching and not happy about it.
Saloni tells Advitya that he will get a friend soon. She asks if he wants a boy or a girl.
Tara doesn't say a word.


Kshitij is worried as he is not sure if Kalika is really pregnant or it’s just one of her plans.
Nahar and Brajesh go to the office to chat with him a little then he tells them he is going to the hospital to collect the results of the pregnancy test.


An unknown woman goes to the hospital to collect Kalika's report and she gives the nurse a lot of money, as a bribe, for it.
Kshitij gets to the hospital and the nurse tells him a lady just collected the result.


Saloni answers the door. Kalika's report is delivered by courier.
She tells Tara and Babho about it and they open it to see it is, of course, positive.
They are very excited and hug Kalika to congratulate her.


The man who delivered the courier, makes a call to the lady who collected the result from the hospital to inform her that he carried out her wish.
She tells him to come for his money. She is holding the real result in her hands and she tears it up.

Saloni calls Nahar on the phone to give him the news.  She tells him she is sad because it brings back memories of their own child.
Nahar says he's also depressed.
They agree to put their own sadness aside and support Kalika.
Nahar suggests throwing her a lovely shower and Saloni tells him it is still too early.
They decide to come up with another present for her.

Kshitij confronts Kalika and asks how come she is pregnant. She says she is not pregnant that she forged the result.
Kshitij says she may get caught and he doesn't want to be thrown out of the house with her because he doesn't understand her game.

Saloni takes the pregnancy result to the hospital to book a private maternity room for Kalika.
They nurse checks the system and tells Saloni that the report is fake as she cannot find the name in their computer system.

Kalika tells Kshitij that she forgot to collect the report from Saloni.
She goes to Saloni's room but she is not there.
She meets Dheer and asks about Saloni. Dheer tells her that Saloni told him not to say but he will tell her anyways; Saloni has gone to the hospital to book the best maternity room for Kalika as a gift.


The lady who collected the report initially, is back at the hospital. Saloni bumps into her but doesn't see her face.
The nurse she had paid earlier meets up with Saloni and says there was an error in the entry but she has corrected it. She says Kalika is indeed pregnant and she will book a room for her.


Babho calls Kalika to her side and tells her that they need to say some prayers for an hour daily for the baby.
Kalika is alarmed.
Nahar and Saloni come in and tell Kalika that they booked the best room in the hospital for her.
Ambica appears with Shama. Kalika is pleasantly surprised.
She tells them to leave her mother with her for a while and she will return her back in the evening.


Kalika takes her mother to the room and shows her Narpat's photo. She says she will soon take revenge on his daughter, Saloni.
Shama takes the photograph in excitement and shock, then says Narpat will be back.
Kalika tells her that she will make sure Saloni gets thrown out of the house because of the same baby she is excited about and she will make sure she inherits all that's due Saloni.


Saloni and Babho are seated in the living room with a plate of food.  Babho calls Kalika and tells her to eat.
Kalika says the food is oily and unhealthy.  Babho tells her she has to eat it because of the baby.
Tara comes in with Aditya and Saloni wants to take him from her but Tara tells her that Advitya needs to be with his mother too.

Kshitij is with Veer in the office. He tells Veer that the supplier they have is not an honest man.  Veer says he will investigate the matter.


Babho and the women of the house fuss over Kalika.  They make her eat, tell her not to lie on her stomach and make her exercise. Kalika is not finding any of it funny.


Padma and Gaj come to visit Kalika at home. They tell her that they have a surprise for her.
In walks the woman who paid for the real result at the hospital.  Saloni looks at her and tries to remember where they had seen before.
Kalika introduces her as her aunt Laali.
Aunt Laali says she has come to look after Kalika and she won't leave till she sees her grandchild.
Kalika says the family is already taking care of her. Aunt Laali says she cannot have too much care and she doesn't want to take chances.

Tara, Kalika, Babho and aunt Laali are seated at the dinning. Saloni joins them and aunt Laali tells her she heard from Gaj about her miscarriage and inability to conceive again.
She goes on and on about how it is difficult to live like that, then she says what you sow in life is what you reap, people have to pay for their sins.
Saloni and the other ladies look at her, aghast.
Saloni is in tears.
Kalika tries to rein aunt laali in but she carries on. She says Saloni is like her daughter and she has to be able to talk to her and say what she feels.
She says if they don't want her to speak her mind then she would leave.
Saloni tells her not to leave.

Aunt Laali follows Kalika to the bedroom and Kalika thanks her for helping to change the hospital report.
She tells Kalika not to worry because she will take care of her.
Kalika tells her not to forget the reason why she is here; she wants Narpat to see his children suffer so he can understand the pain he caused her.
Laali says she knows Kalika wants to create hostility between Saloni and Tara so they need to start today.


Advitya is crying and Tara is trying to console him and cook at the same time.  Laali goes to meet Tara and says she will help her cook.
Saloni comes and just before she enters the kitchen Laali yells for her to stop and not enter.
She says Saloni just had a miscarriage therefore she is still unclean and will remain so for 40days. She can't enter the kitchen or the temple.
Babho comes in and asks what happened.
Laali tells her everything.
Babho says they do not believe in those customs and Laali says that is the reason why such a calamity befell them.
She tells them they need to adhere to the custom so no trouble comes to Advitya or Kalika's unborn baby.
Tara is listening.
Advitya is still crying.
Babho takes Advitya from her and wants to give him to Saloni but Laali takes him from her.
She says she knows how to make a child stop crying. She puts something in his mouth and he stops crying.
 She tells them she will take him outside to play. As she walks past Saloni, she makes sure her body doesn't come in contact with Saloni’s, as though she was a leper. Saloni stands there with tears running down her face.


Dheer is watching all along and thinking that Saloni's tears is payback for the slap Brajesh gave him because of her.


Kshitij is with Veer in the office. An employee comes in and complains that the supplier that Brajesh and Nahar have been working with, has a bad reputation and he has even been blacklisted but they are still doing business with him.
Veer tells him to hand over the books so he can look through them.
Kshitij is happy that another one of his plans is falling into place.

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'Hush' Season 1 Episode 18 Recap - Aired: Wednesday 27 April 2016

Bem asks Folahan what he is up to. Folahan throws the question back at him and Bem says he likes to come into the inner chambers sometimes, to clear his head.
They talk about the late Gerald and reminisce about old times.
Folahan offers Bem a drink but Bem reminds him that he doesn’t drink alcohol.
Bem walks out and Folahan follows, taking the seal with him, carefully concealing it.




Tes comes to see Adze at home. He tries to fool around but Adze is not in the mood.
He is worried about what their father will do to him after his confession. He tells his Tes that he is worried their dad may kick him out.
Tes tries to allay his fears.


Oye comes home looking worried and tired.
Coco asks her what is wrong. She says Arinola chose Babatunde Baker over her as her campaign manager.
Coco tells her to stick it out. She has worked too hard to quit now.
Oye says Arinola actually promised to make her Chief of Staff when she wins the governorship elections so she will just hang around but won’t make Babatunde’s job any easier.


Bem meets with one of his men. He tells the man that Folahan and Benson have been behaving rather suspiciously, so he needs them watched.


Folahan meets with Benson. He says Bem was lurking around the inner Chambers of the clubhouse.
Benson asks if Bem saw him take the seal and Folahan says he didn't.
He gives the seal to Benson.
Folahan says he is worried about Bem because he keeps sniffing around.

In the morning, as they are getting ready for work, Coco’s fiance comes to pick her up. He apologises to Oye and she says she is cool as long as he treats Coco right.


Bem walks into Adze’s room and meets him still in bed. Adze jumps up and gets treated to a lecture about freedom and the consequences of one's choices.
After giving him an earful, Bem tells him to get out of his house; he made the choice to smoke weed and now he has to deal with the consequences, one of which, is to leave the house.


Adze gets a call from his girlfriend.  She tells him she will leave work early and come over to spend the night.
He tells her he has been kicked out for telling his father the truth about the weed.


Tes is having breakfast with his dad. Bem says he will come with him to the office but Tes says he doesn't want to work for him.
Bem says he needs to be involved in the family business, he doesn’t have to go into fashion but he needs to know the business.
Tes asks about Adze and Bem says he kicked him out. Tes tries to beg for him but Bem is adamant.


Tes follows Bem to the office. Sule tells Bem that he wants to discuss something with him and Bem tells Tess to wait downstairs.


Coco comes in and sees Tes. She asks what he's doing here.
She goes on about him following her and refusing to acknowledge that she is back with her fiancé.
She asks who he came to see but before he can respond, Bem comes back downstairs and calls both of them to his office.

In the office, he introduces Coco to Tess as his head designer and he tells Coco that Tes is his son.
Coco is shocked and asks him again to be sure she heard correctly.
Tes is enjoying himself.
Bem tells her that Tes will be working closely with her and she needs to show him the ropes.


Adze moves into his girlfriend’s apartment.


Coco is showing Tes some designs but she can barely look at him.
He finds it amusing.
She says they need to talk outside and he says he can't, as he has some things to do but they will find the time later.


Benson meets up with Folahan in his car and they open the envelope that has the name of Gerard’s successor. The name inside the envelope is BEM.
Folahan shouts. Benson tells him it is a good thing that they took the measures to find out and now they can do something about it.

The man Bem put on their trail is watching them from his car, using binoculars.



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'Tinsel' Season 8 Episode 1763 Recap - Aired: Wednesday 27 April 2016

Ene is on the phone with her mum.
Chuks comes into the house.
She ends the call and asks Chuks what he has done this time because her father called her several times.
Chuks says he was drunk and she asked how.
He says when a man doesn't sleep at home he is bound to do something drastic.
She tells him he has to apologise and he says he already saw him this morning and apologised
He tell her that he misses her.



Angela is in the office still trying Masters' phone.
Her phone rings and she gets excited but it quickly dies when she hears it's a client from World Movies.


Ene is packing up her things for her trip.
Chuks gives her advice on wardrobe. They joke around a bit about living abroad. He tells her what she needs to take for the trip.
He asks if she's really sure about the course she wants to study in Ghana and she tells him she is because when she gets back she will be able to handle bigger projects than Ziggy’s.
They joke and laugh some more.


Yaya and Philip come home. Yaya is worried.
Philip asks her why and she says she is worried about Tsav.
He tells her she needs to stay indoors till the whole thing blows over.


Laide, Philip and Amaka share a laugh in the office.
Laide leaves them and Amaka asks Philip if he thinks Tsav's disappearance will give the company bad publicity.
Philip says they should just not say anything to the press.


The guy who called Angela earlier from World Movies comes to the office to have a meeting with her and Brenda.
He says he needs Odyssey on a big project.
He wants 3 movies done in 5 months.


Aunty Nonye calls Chuks. She says she heard that he is not living with his wife anymore.
She asks if he wants to disgrace the family.
Ene takes the phone from Chuks and tells her that they are doing fine and if they have any problems it will be between them and they will sort it out.
She ends the call and Chuks has a wide grin on his face.


Yaya gets a call from a friend, Tessa.
They fix a lunch date.

Brenda is having a meeting with her staff. She has baby Kwame with her.
She tells them about the project with World Movies.
Angela makes her own contribution.
After the meeting, Angela watches as  Brenda plays with the baby.


Maro brings Kwame to Brenda. She says he's still refusing to eat.
Brenda asks him what he wants and Maro says maybe he wants Zane.
Brenda almost bites her head off, saying Zane is not here.


Yaya is siting at Ziggy’s. Richard walks in and sits with her.
She begs him to leave becasuse she is expecting a friend.
He tells her he is not leaving.


Chuks asks Ene if he can move back home today.
She says she appreciates him helping her and all but nothing has changed.
He is confused. She asks him what his plan is.
He says things have changed, the old Chuks wouldn’t have helped her pack.
She says she needs to be sure that he has really changed
He asks her to telll him what she wants and he will do it. She tells him to figure it out on his own.


Angela goes to ask Sankey what is going on because she has not been able to reach Masters.
Sankey tells her she needs to wake up to reality, masters is dead.
Angela says they need to look for him because the people who want him dead may have captured him.
Sankey says they have a body but Angela says the body is not Masters'.


Yaya tells Richard to arrange a time and place and she will meet him but for now, he has to go.
He asks who she is expecting to want him to go away so badly.
She says it doesn't matter who and he gets upset, saying it matters.



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'Saloni' Season 2 Episode 177 Recap - Aired: Wednesday 27 April 2016

Tara goes back to her room and wakes Brajesh up.  She asks him who Krishna’s mother is.
He tells her and he goes back to bed.
She remembers what Kalika said about Advitya having two Mothers and she says her son can never have two Mothers.


Tara takes food to Advitya in the morning and meets Saloni already feeding him.
Saloni says he woke up hungry and she had to feed him.
Tara says Advitya is just like her, her mother said she used to wake up at night to cry because of food.
Saloni says he never cried during the night.
Kalika comes in and Saloni starts talking about Advitya smile that is just like hers.
Kalika says she doesn't see it; all she knows is that he has Tara's eyes.




The woman with Saloni's real baby is consoling her as she cries.
Her husband asks her for food and she tells him she is feeding her baby.
He yells at her and she gets up, leaving the baby crying on the floor.


Saloni is with Advitya and Kalika is watching them.
She gives Advitya to Kalika so she can go and have a bath.
When Saloni leaves, Kalika picks up a photograph and shows Advitya but when Babho opens the door, she quickly hides it.
Babho drops a glass of milk and tells Kalika to ensure Saloni drinks it then she offers to take Advitya away.
Kalika tells her to let him spend some time with his aunt.

At work, an employee is singing Kshitij's praises, he says all thanks to Kshitij, he has paid for a flat and wants to buy a car.
He tells Kshitij that he wants to go and deposit some company funds in the company account but Kshitij tells him to deposit the money in Nahar's account.


Kalika goes to see Kaveri to convince her to fight for her marriage.
Kaveri agrees and Kalika offers to follow her to Samar's house.


Samar sees a button on his shirt has come off so he calls for Kaveri but immediately remembers she's not there.
Ginni comes in and he tells her he wants his mum to help him fix his missing button.
Ginni says Ambica is not back but she can help with the button.


Ginni sews the button and as she is leaving the room, her Sari gets stuck on Samar’s ring. Kaveri comes in at this time and accuses Ginni of of planning to steal Samar all along.
She drags Ginni out of the room but Samar follows them and says she got it all wrong.
He says he called Ginni because kaveri refused to come and take care of Nikita.
Kaveri says he's always making excuses and should just accept that he is in love with Ginni.
Samar raises his hand to slap Kaveri but Ginni stops him.
Kaveri says he has to make a decision and if she leaves she will leave for good and she will not come back again.
She leaves in tears.

Kalika is waiting outside.  Kaveri comes out and Kalika asks what happened.
Kaveri says she never wants to hear Samar's name again.
She recounts all that happened in the house.
Kalika apologises to Kaveri saying it is all her fault for making her come but she will talk to Samar.
Kaveri says even if Samar comes begging, she will never forgive him.
As Kaveri leaves on a taxi, Ambica who is coming back home sees her and calls out but Kaveri doesn't hear her.
Kalika tells Ambica all that kaveri said.

Ginni starts packing her things and Samar asks what she's doing. Ginni says she has to go because she is creating problems.
Samar tells her not to go because he sent for her; Nikita needs her and she can't neglect her now.
Ginni insists that she must go. Samar tells her that kaveri doesn't understand what it means to be a mother.

Ambica comes in and says Samar is right, Nikita should not be deprived of a Mother's love because of Kaveri's behaviour.


Saloni and Babho are with Advitya.  Tara comes in and asks Saloni if she can take Advitya to bed.
Saloni says he is already sleepy.
Tara says she wants Advitya to sleep with her.
Saloni says Tara should not be afraid that she won't be able to take care of  him.
Tara says a baby only sleeps well with his own mother.
She carries Advitya and as she is leaving, he starts to cry.
Saloni runs after them and says she wants to calm him down.
Tara tells her she will calm him down herself; that the way Saloni keeps talking; one would think she (Tara) can't take care of her own child.
Saloni looks downcast.
 When Tara leaves, Babho comforts her.


In the middle of the night, Saloni is sitting up in bed, awake and touching the space where Advitya usually sleeps.
Nahar wakes up and she tells him that she misses Advitya.
Nahar tells her to imagine the way his real mother feels, if she's feeling this way.
Saloni says she can't help how she feels.
He tells her to go to sleep and she will see Advitya in the morning.
She gets excited and says she will wake up early so she can feed Advitya.


The drunk husband of the woman with Saloni's real baby is complaining about the baby, as usual.
The baby starts to cry and he calls her dark and ugly, that she ruined his sleep.


Saloni goes to Tara's room in the mooring and sees Tara feeding Advitya.
Tara tells her she is late, she is already feeding him.
Saloni offers to give him a bath but Tara says he already had a bath.
Saloni now wants to take him to go and play but Tara says he didn't sleep well because he is used to sleeping with Saloni,so he needs to rest.
Babho watches everything quietly then tells Saloni that Ambica called for her.


Saloni goes to see Samar. She tells him he should have stopped Kaveri.
Ginni says Saloni is right.
Samar says Kaveri has made up her mind and no one can change it.
Saloni says she will talk to Kaveri but Samar has to go with her to see Kaveri.
Samar doesn't want togo but Ambica convinces him to.
After they leave, the house phone rings and Ginni answers it.
 It is a call from Kalika. Ginni tells her that Samar and Saloni are on their way to Kaveri’s.


Kalika calls Kaveri to tell her that Samar and Saloni are coming to beg her to come back.
Kaveri says she will not go back.
Kalika says there's something else she needs to tell her but she doesn't know how to say it and at the same time she doesn't want her to hear from elsewhere.
Kaveri begs her to talk.
Kalika says she found out that Ginni was invited back to the house by Saloni. She was the one who convinced Samar to bring Ginni to the house.
This enrages Kaveri further.


Saloni rings the doorbell and Kaveri goes to the door.
She attacks a Saloni with words and tells Samar to get her out.
Saloni begs Kaveri but Kaveri says Saloni can't keep her own family so how will she be able to keep another person’s.
Samar cautions her but she tells him he can't raise his voice at her in her own house.
Kaveri threatens that if they come to her house again, the police will take care of them.
With this, she goes in and slams the door.


Kalika gives Kshitij feedback. She starts to think of a new plan that will blow the minds of everyone in the house, including Kshitij's.


At breakfast the next morning, Kalika gets up and pretends like she wants to throw up.
Babho goes to her and she says she is feeling dizzy and she wants to throw up.
They want to call a doctor but she says it is normal at such a time to feel the way she does.
Everyone is excited except Kshitij.
Veer says the treasure she is carrying will carry on the family legacy.
He goes to hug Kshitij and say he is waiting for someone to call him a grandfather.
He tells Brajesh to order for sweets and Dheer says he will take care of it.
Babho says they should all go and pray to the goddess before they go to work.



*Catch Saloni on Zee World (DSTV Channel 166) Weekdays at 6pm C.A.T

Nigeria Bows out of 'Top Actor Africa'

The second season of 'Top Actor Africa' saw 3 contestants from Nigeria as part of the line-up.
They include Ifeanyi Dike, Tobechi Nneji and Uriel Oputa.
All 3 have now left the competition.
They had a good run but in the end, only 1 person would be crowned 'Top Actor Africa'.



Uriel was the first Nigerian to be eliminated. She made it to the halfway mark and was the 6th contestant to go.

Uriel |Oputa 

Ifeanyi Dike was next, he made it to the top 5 and was the 8th person eliminated.
Tobechi started the competition really strong and even her fellow contestants felt she was the one to beat. She started struggling from the Comedy-themed week and didn't quite get back on track so she was voted out.

                                                                Ifeanyi Dike Jnr

Well done guys, you have done us proud. You should also know you will get more offers for jobs than you can possibly handle ,so you're winners all the same.

                                                                    Tobechi Nneji

#WCW Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi

Our Woman Crush this week is our very own 'Tinsel Star', one we watch almost everyday and can't get enough of, the gorgeous Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi.

Funlola or FAR as she is known these days, plays the role of Brenda Nana Mensah on 'Tinsel' and I'm sure we can all agree that she is one of the actors who made 'Tinsel' what it has become today- The number one soap opera in Africa.

Funlola made her movie debut in Amaka Igwe's 'Violated'. If you know the movie but can't remember her, she was the babe RMD's mum wanted him to marry, the annoying girl who was supposedly posh and had lived abroad most of her life.

Funlola took a course in acting at the prestigious University of Wesminster, London.

She is married with a son.

She's beautiful and her smile s everything.

Photo source: www.instagram.com/funlolafar

'Tinsel' Season 8 Episode 1762 Recap - Aired: Tuesday 26 April 2016

Chuks takes his bag to Soji’s place. Soji is already in bed.
Chuks complains about his in-laws meddling in his marital affairs.
Soji asks if he wants something to eat and Chuks makes his way to the kitchen.
He is still complaining in the kitchen but Soji is not listening.
He comes back to the main room and continues talking to Soji who is fast asleep.



Brenda and Zane are still in an embrace.  He kisses her and she says she will miss him.
He gives her one last kiss then leaves.
Brenda turns to walk back to the office and she comes face to face with Angela.
Angela says Brenda and Zane are pretty close.
Brenda tries to downplay it but she is doing a poor job of keeping her nerves in check.
She says they became friends but he's gone now
Angela says Sankey warned her about Zane.
Brenda says there should be no reason for that because there is no connection between Angela and  Zane. She says that Sankey sometimes just blabs so she won't take it seriously.
She walks away and Angela looks at her like she didn’t buy anything Brenda just said.

Soji wakes Chuks up in the morning. Chuks doesn’t respond at first and Soji has to really shake him and yell.
Chuks wakes up with an obvious hangover.
Soji asks him what happened last night. Chuks says he had just a few drinks.
Soji tells him he now has a hangover and the next time he wants to go drinking, he should call him so as to keep him in check.
Chuks looks at his phone and he’s surprised to see a lot of missed calls from Ene and her father.
There is a knock on the door and Ene's father walks in, not smiling at all.
He asks why Chuks is not at home with his wife and child.


Caeser continues to torture Tsav. Tsav asks if Yahimba lived to see another day. Caeser says it shows he still cares about her so he must give him what he needs or he will blow her brains out.
Tsav says he can do whatever he likes.
Caeser says maybe he should go after his sisters then. Tsav repeats he can do whatever he wants, then he reminds him that he is in control because Caeser wants something from him.
That earned him a punch.


Amaka is at Sheila's. She tells Sheila she went to the police station but they practically accused her of being Tsav's accomplice and they think this is all part of a plan to help him escape.
Sheila says it does sound like something Tsav would do.
Amaka is upset. For once she is playing the role of Tsav’s advocate. She says she was there and he was really kidnapped; she knows he has done a lot of shady things in the past but this time is different.
Sheila asks why she is so sure but before she could answer, the ICC agents come in.
The female agent tells Sheila that they came with a search warrant to search the premises for Tsav or anything that can lead them to Tsav.


Angela is at work, worried. Brenda asks her what is wrong and Angela says Masters didn't come back home and his phone is switched off. She knows something is wrong.
Brenda tells her to calm down.
Angela asks if Brenda thinks he left her.

Chuks starts his usual stammer whenever he is facing his angry father-in-law.  He father-in-law says when Chuks called him last night, he didn’t sound evasive like he’s doing now.. He accuses Soji of allowing his friend call to tell him such things.
Soji is confused as he has no clue what the man is talking about.
The father-in-law says Chuks called and accused him of interfering in his marriage; he even said he could come and collect his daughter.
Chuks say he can explain.
The father-in-law brings out a note and hands to Chuks saying that is the bride price he paid so he can have it back.
Chuks develops a backbone and says he can't collect it as all protocols must be observed; it wasn’t just him who paid the bride price, his family paid.
The father seems slightly impressed, he says Chuks is now “getting small small sense” and he will wait to hear from his family.


The agents finish searching the house and say they found nothing. They say they want to take Sheila in for questioning.
Sheila says she won't go but they tell her she has no say in the matter and it will only take an hour.
She asks Amaka to come with her. Amaka says she has something to take care of but will join her at the station later


Sankey comes to meet Brenda at work
Brenda tries to play it cool but Sankey asks of her bodyguard
Brenda says she doesn't have a bodyguard anymore and Zane no longer works with her.
Sankey says she told her not to let him out of her sight
Brenda says she also said he was dangerous and she couldn't hold him down when he wanted to leave.
Sankey says she needs to question him as there was an accident and he may know something about it.
She also says there's something she needs to tell Angela and she will need some comforting afterwards.


The agent finishes questioning Sheila at the station. Yaya comes in to see her and Sheila tells her they are beginning to think Tsav planned the kidnap. Yaya doesn’t believe it.
Philip also comes in and they all leave the station.


Soji tells Chuks that alcohol has done some damage to him.
Chuks checks his phone sees the time he spent on the call to his father-in-law was 26minutes.  He starts to lament that he must have said a lot of things on the call.
Soji says they have to do some damage control.


Laide is in Amaka’s office. She asks Amaka if she knows why Philip had to us rush away. He got a call that had to do with Yaya and he dashed away.
Amaka says she has no idea. Laide just wants to do gbeborun.
Laide leaves the office and Amaka locks the door, takes out the diamonds from her bag and locks them up  in her office drawer.

Sankey and Brenda enter Angela's office, looking sober.
Sankey says they need to talk. She asks if Masters has been found.
Sankey says they found his car and his body was burnt.
Angela laughs and says that’s not his body. She asks to see it and Sankey says it was burnt beyond recognition
Angela continues laughing. She says they're talking like they don't know Masters. She tells them that that is not his body.
She laughs and leaves them in her office, looking confused. I hope the laughter is her really believing he can't be dead and not a ressurection of Angelique.



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'Saloni' Season 2 Episode 176 Recap - Aired: Tuesday 26 April 2016

Ambica mourns with Saloni. She cries so much that Saloni had to wipe her own tears and beg her mother to stop crying.
She goes to the wardrobe and gets out the baby sweater she had made when she was still pregnant.
She shows it to Ambica and tells her to take it because Kaveri's child will need it


Samar is told by the doctor that what Nikita needs is her mother and some medication.
He asks where her mother is and Samar says she has left and may not be coming back. The doctor tells him to give her the medication but also get her to her mother.

Samar calls Ambica to find out when she's coming home because Nikita is still sick.
Ambica says Saloni is not feeling well and she will spend the night with her.
Samar offers to come over but Ambica tells him to stay back and take care of Nikita.

Samar calls Kaveri and begs her to come back home because Nikita is sick. She refuses.
He then calls Ginni and tells her to come.




The family is gathered for dinner but Nahar’s mind is far away. They tell him he has to eat so as to be strong for Saloni.
He asks Ambica if Saloni has eaten and Ambica says she refused to eat anything.
Nahar says he will get her to eat with him. He takes his tray and goes upstairs to meet her.


Saloni is singing and playing with Advitya.
Nahar begs Saloni to eat but she says she's fine.
He tells her he hasn't eaten and won't eat till she does.
She tells him he's stubborn but agrees to eat so he feeds her.
She tells him she loves Advitya and nothing can come between her and her Advitya.

Kalika and Kshitij are in the doorway, watching.
Kalika tells Kshitij that they have the opportunity they've been waiting for. Saloni is possessive of Advitya and this could work in their favour.

Brajesh wakes up in the morning and Tara is still sleeping. Advitya is playing on the bed.
There is a knock on the door and Tara has to get up and answer it.
Saloni is standing there.
She tells Tara that Advitya may be hungry so she wants to feed him. Tara says he's not
Saloni says his aunt knows what he wants.
She enters and feeds him while Tara watches.
Brajesh says they need to agree on one thing which is that Saloni knows more about Advitya than Tara; If it was left to Tara, he'd starve.
Tara doesn’t find this amusing but she doesn’t say anything.


Kalika is a watching.  She thinks to herself that Saloni is using someone else as her child not knowing her own child is alive.

A woman takes a baby to the temple and begs the priest to bless her as she is her only hope. The priest blesses the baby.

Tara bumps into Kalika and Kalika thanks her for helping Saloni get over her issue. She says Saloni now has another child in Advitya. Tara doesn’t say anything.


Kalika tells Kshitij that Saloni's child is still alive but with another woman.  She says Saloni gave birth to a live baby but she (Kalika) exchanged the child.
Kshitij is shocked. He asks how she did it.
She tells him how:  On the day Saloni was to have the baby, she gave a nurse a letter to take to the doctor in the theatre.
The doctor comes out of the theatre to inform Kalika that Saloni has delivered the baby.  The doctor says he may lose his licence if he carries out what she instructed him to in the letter.
The nurse says she can help.
She takes the doctor and Kalika to the ward and shows them a woman who had a stillborn was still sleeping so she is unaware. They decide to switch her baby with Saloni’s.
Kalika gives the doctor a large sum of money and he agrees.

Kshitij asks Kalika why she made such a big decision without informing him. She tells him that the important thing is that it is done.
He congratulates her.

The lady with Saloni's real baby is crying and telling God that she has no money to feed her baby and she doesn't know what to do.
Her drunk husband wakes up and she begs him for money to get food for the baby. He tells her that if he had money he'd buy another bottle of liquor.
He complains that the child is a girl and a dark one for that matter.
The mother is crying. She tells the child she can only afford to give her water.


Ginni comes to Samar's house.  She takes Nikita from Samar and asks what’s really wrong with her.
Samar says she must spend time with Nikita.


Ambica feeds Saloni. Dheer comes in and accuses Ambica of  treating Saloni like a baby but Saloni can't be a mother so what more will Ambica do.
Ambica asks him if he has a heart. He says people get angry when they hear the truth.
Saloni tells Ambica that he is saying the truth, now nobody else will call her mother.
Kalika says Advitya is there for her. Ambica concurs and Saloni says she's such a fool, why cry when her child is there for her.
Tara is watching everything and not happy. Saloni takes Advitya from her.
Ambica says she has to get going because Samar needs help with Nikita and he doesn't even know what happened with Saloni.  She tells Kalika to give Samar a call so he can come and pick her up, then she leaves to go and pack her things.


Kalika calls Samar and asks how Nikita is doing. He says her mother is looking after her. Kalika asks if kaveri is back home and he says it's Ginni.
Ambica comes back and Kalika says she I'll take her home instead because Samar didn’t answer the phone.


They get to the house and Ginni is handing Nikita over to Samar but from behind it looks like they are in an intimate position.
Ambica yells at Samar and tells him to see her in her room immediately.


Kalika introduces herself to Ginni as Saloni's older sister. Ginni immediately remembers when she first met Kalika; the day she came to her house pretending she had a wrong address.
Ginni starts to speak but Kalika cuts her off. She says the day she came to Ginni's house, she didn't want to say anything because Samar already had enough problems he was dealing with and she just wanted to see Ginni for herself.


Samar tells Ambica that he called Kaveri but she refused to come and Nikita needs her mother.
Ambica says she doesn't care, she wants Ginni out of her house.
Kalika says she doesn't think it's a good idea because Nikita needs her mother. She says when Saloni needed Ambica, Ambica rushed to her so it's the same thing.
Ambica says they can do what they like, she doesn't care anymore. She says Saloni had to face so much.
Samar asks if something happened to Saloni.
Ambica hesitates then tells him everything.
Samar says Saloni needed him and noone told him anything.  He wants to go to her.
Kalika says Saloni has managed to calm down and if he goes to her, she’ll start crying again.

Saloni and Nahar are playing with Advitya.  Nahar begins to remember Saloni’s pregnancy.
Saloni asks him want is wrong and Nahar says nothing, it’s getting late and they need to get Advitya back to his mum.
Kalika appears and says Saloni can ask Tara if Advitya can sleep with her.


Saloni goes to ask Tara. Tara says she needs to feed him but Saloni says she will do it.
Tara says it's okay then.
After Saloni leaves, Babho tells Tara that she understands that it is hard for her to let Advitya out of her sight but it is important to keep Saloni happy at this time.


In the middle of the night, Tara wakes up and goes to hold Advitya’s toy.
Saloni Nahar and Advitya are in bed. Nahar tells her to stop pulling the covers but she says he can manage, all that matters is Advitya. She says she feels like they're a complete family with Advitya.
Tara is peeping from the doorway.
She turns to go back but she runs into Kalika.
Kalika tells her she is not a mother yet but she knows how she must be feeling to have another woman act as a mother to her child. It's only a matter of time before Advitya believes Saloni is his mother and Tara is removed completely from the picture.



*Catch Saloni on Zee World (DSTV Channel 166) Weekdays at 6pm C.A.T

'Tinsel' Season 8 Episode 1761 Recap - Aired: Monday 25 April 2016

Chuks is having a drink with Soji at Ziggy’s. Franks walks past them and Chuks calls him back to ask if Ene would be coming to the bar today.
Frank says she is not coming, then he walks away.
Chuks asks Soji if he really wanted to delete the files for the movie.
Soji says he can’t believe that Chuks’ marriage is in trouble yet he is acting like all is well.
He says Ene didn't come for the screening because she didn't want to see Chuks.
Chuks says he left the house of his own free will and he will only go back when Ene begs him to.
Soji says he needs to go and beg Ene. Chuks says Ene threw him out of the house and he won’t go back till she begs.
Soji reminds him that he said he left of his own volition.



Brenda tells Angela that they picked up Maro's idea on the project.  Angela says they already discussed it and she would like to go home.
Brenda says they need to discuss a budget. She calls for Mimi to bring in the files.
Angela says she needs to go home.
Zane calls Brenda on her phone and tells her that he is in the parking lot.
She tells Angela to excuse her and she rushes out of the office.

Chuks’ phone rings and he sees Ene is the caller. He gets anxious and asks Soji what he should say to her.
Soji tells him to just answer the call.
He takes it and Ene asks if he's busy.
He tries to put on a fake air of importance by telling her he is very busy.
She asks how he can be busy when he is at Ziggy’s. She asks if he can come over to the house.
Chuks being who he is, says he has to check his schedule first. She tells him not to worry if he is unable to make it.
He quickly tells her he is coming over.


Amaka calls Sankey to ask if she's still at the station. Sankey says she can come to the station tomorrow morning. Amaka says it can't wait.
Sankey tells her to hurry over to the station now, before she closes.


Brenda rushes into Zane’s arms in the parking lot. She asks if he's okay and he says he is.
She asks if it's done. He says now his brother can rest in peace and she has nothing to fear but he has to make himself scarce.
She asks if this is it. He hugs her.


Philip comes home to see Yaya in the living room. She asks how his day went and he says the feedback on the movie has been more than good. He says they are planning the premiere and there’s a critic, Tessa, coming for the premiere.
Yaya says she knows Tessa as they used to work in Tinsel town magazine together.
He says she can count for something, i that is the case.


Chuks gets home, bringing his bag with him.
Ene asks why he brought the bag  and he says he just packed it when she called. He gets ahead of himself as usual and tells her that he wants her to know he has put the past behind.
She tells him she put in for a post-graduate Course in Ghana and she got accepted.
Chuks says she didn’ t tell him and she says that is the same thing he has been doing to her.
She says she is leaving nex week and her father already paid for it.


Amaka gets to the station and meet Segun. He tells her Sankey had to be away but assigned him to attend to her.
She says she has an idea why Tsav was kidnapped.
He begins to interrogate her as though she is an accomplice in the issue with Tsav.


 Mimi gives Angela the production budget.
Angela asks if anything has been changed and Mimi says nothing has changed.
Angela says she will just go home.
She walks out of Brenda's office.


Brenda asks Zane for a number she can reach him on and he says he can't put her in danger.
Sankey calls and asks her if Zane is with her.  She says he stopped working for her and she hasn’t seen him.
Sankey says there has been a shooting incident and Brenda should stay safe and if she sees Zane she should not allow him out of her sight.


Amaka asks Segun if he's accusing her of a crime. She gets upset and he tries to calm her down. He asks if there’s any other way he can help and she tells him she doesn’t need his help, with that, she walks out of the station.


Chuks asks Ene how she could collect money from her father without his consent. She says she needed the money. He says he could have found it and she asks where from.
She tells him she is leaving next week and her parents have offered to take care of Amara while she is away.
He gets upset and says she didnt even consider him in her decison making and infact he is leaving. He gets up and walks out then he comes back and tells her he banged the door the first time and this is him banging the door again.
He leaves again, with his bag.

Angela is walking to her car. She sees Brenda and Zane but they don’t see her.
Sankey calls and  asks where she is,
Angela says she is on her way home. Sankey tells her to be safe, especially around Brenda's bodyguard.
Angela ends the call, looking straight at Brenda and Zane.


Caeser points a gun at Tsav. Tsav asks for Yahimba and Caeser says he hid her from the vigilante.
He later says she is in the next room and she is not moving freely. Tsav asks what he has done.
Caeser says he got tired of her and decided to gag her; he wants him to talk before he puts a bullet through his mother's brain.


*Catch Tinsel every weekday on Africa Magic Showcase (DSTV Channel 151) at 8:30pm C.A.T

'Saloni' Season 2 Episode 175 Recap - Aired: Monday 25 April 2016

Nahar asks Babho if Saloni is okay. Babho says she has regained consciousness and was asking about her baby.
Nahar asks what she told her.
Babho says she couldn't tell her the truth, she lied that she gave birth to a daughter.
The family members are all in tears.



Nahar goes to see Saloni.  She asks him to bring the baby to her.
Nahar says she’s too weak and has to be in the incubator.
Saloni says if the baby can't come then she will go to her.
She tells Nahar to take her to the baby.


Veer enters the room and asks how she is doing. She says she is fine.
Tara also comes in and Saloni asks if Advitya is fine.  Tara says Saloni risked her life for the baby.
Saloni tells them they are all lucky to have seen her baby because she hasn't seen her yet.
Tara makes an excuse and leaves the  room. Saloni asks the others why Tara had to leave.
Brajesh makes up an excuse.
Brajesh says the doctor has told Saloni to rest so they will all go.  Saloni says she wants to see her daughter first.
Kalika says she needs her rest.
Everyone leaves but as Ambica is about to leave, Saloni holds her hand.
She tells Ambica she wants to see her baby.  Ambica says she will find out from the doctor and she hurries out of the room.
Outside the room, Babho consoles Ambica.
They both cry about the situation.

In the middle of the night, Saloni hears a baby crying. She wakes up and sees Nahar  sleeping on a chair beside her bed and Babho sleeping on another chair in the corner of the room.
She gets up and leaves the room, following the sound of the cry.
Ambica is sleeping on a chair in the corridor.
She sees two nurses talking. They are talking about Saloni and how she doesn’t know that she has given birth to a stillborn baby and will never be able to conceive again.
Saloni goes into shock.
The nurses turn and see her.
She walks away in a trance and sees a little girl. The girl tells her she knows Saloni is looking for her but she is going away to the goddess who called her. She calls Saloni “mother” and says she doesn't want to go to the goddess, she wants to stay with her mother.
Saloni stretches out her hands but the girl fades away.
Saloni tells her not to go.


Nahar wakes up and sees Saloni is not in bed. He calls out her name then wakes Babho up to tell her Saloni is not there.
He goes to check the incubator room but doesn't find her. Ambica wakes up and they all start to search.
Nahar wakes up a security guard and berates him for sleeping on duty.
The nurses tell Babho what happened and she tells Nahar.

Brajesh and the other family members arrive at the hospital.
Brajesh assures them that Saloni will be fine.
Babho is blaming herself.
It's raining and they are all outside in the rain.
Nahar is stopping passers-by and cars to ask if anyone has seen Saloni.
He prays for help.

Kshitij is driving with kalika in the car.
He stops the car and tells her that she always wanted Saloni out of the way so it’s a good thing she has gone missing.
Kalika says it is important that Saloni stays alive to endure pain and insults but not death. She says she promised her mother and herself that she will make Saloni suffer.
She tells him to look for Saloni.

Brajesh and Veer are also looking for Saloni.
Nahar is crying in the rain, asking for Saloni to come back. It is late in the night.
In the morning, Veer and Brajesh find him sitting under a tree.
He tells them he can't find Saloni and he feels she won't come back.
They assure him that they will find her
Veer gets a call from Babho telling him to come home immediately.

They all rush back home.They meet Dheer in the living room and Nahar asks him if everything is okay.
Dheer nods towards the bedroom and they rush to the room. They see Saloni sitting on the ground surrounded by Ambica and the rest of the family.
They pick her up and make her sit on the bed.
Saloni is not responding to anyone.
Nahar begs her to say something.
Babho says she is in a state of deep shock and they need to find a way to get her out of it.
She says they have to make her cry. They need to make her believe what she heard the nurses say is the truth so she can accept it and come out of shock.
Nahar says he can't do it; he is not that brave
Babho tells Tara to try.
Tara says she can't do it then she summons courage and tells Saloni that the baby is dead and she needs to accept it.  Saloni is still unresponsive.
Tara begs her to cry, she shakes her but Saloni just stares into blank space.
The others watch in grief.
Tara leaves the room and comes back with Advitya.  She places him on Saloni's lap.
She tells Saloni to put him to sleep.
No response.
Nahar tells Saloni that their baby is gone, he says noone will call her ”Mummy”.
Nahar starts to sing a lullaby and Saloni begins to remember the baby shower and how she fell, then the things the nurses said.
She starts to cry and ask for her child.
Nahar consoles her. He is also in tears.
She begs him to forgive her for not being able to fulfil his dreams.  He tells her not to talk like that because she is his dream and his wish.  He wants nothing else.

Tara brings Advitya back and Saloni hugs him tightly.
Saloni thanks the goddess for saving Advitya.
Tara says she's so ashamed of herself for being mean to Saloni because Saloni loves  Advitya so much.
Saloni tells her not to apologise. They hug themselves.
Kalika and Kshitij are not happy.

Kshitij tells Kalika that they've lost. They've used up all their resources and now there's nothing else they can do. He says that Saloni and Tara are once again on good terms and it seems Veer had sympathy for them.
Kalika tells him not to worry, she has won many cases in her profession and this is the most important case for her so they just need to wait for an opportunity  to present itself.


Dheer goes to visit Kaveri. He says he has news for her.
Kaveri says she is not in the mood to hear about Saloni's baby shower.
He says Saloni slipped and fell at the shower but if she's not interested then he will take his leave.
She begs him to come back and offers him a drink and snacks.
He gives her entire story and she is happy.
He tells her to keep smiling because she is beautiful and Samar left such a beautiful woman to meet someone wretched.
She tells him not to talk about Samar.
He agrees and takes his leave.


The family is still grieving the loss of the baby.
Nahar is pacing up and down the living room.
They try to console him saying Saloni is fine now.
Tara makes him a promise that she will make Saloni forget her grief.


Ambica is trying to feed Saloni but Saloni refuses to eat.
Saloni asks her why such a thing happened to her.
Ambica says some things have no answers and God only gives great sorrow to those who have the capacity to bear it.
Ambica tries to encourage her and says she should have faith in God.
Saloni says she just knows she can never become a mother.


*Catch Saloni on Zee World (DSTV Channel 166) Weekdays at 6pm C.A.T