THE INSANITY OF HAKEEM ONILOGBO

Here on Lines N Lyrics we have always brought to your view, mind-blowing creators of art and the likes. This time it's the ingenuity and insane creativity of Hakeem Onilogbo that struck our attention. This young MAD Make-up Artiste is arguably the most outstanding make-up artist in Africa currently. To say that he's the best ever Nigerian make-up/

artiste isn't a gain statement, neither will that blow up any hyperbole you may think of.

Without any formal training, Hakeem does bizarre, unthinkable make-ups/costumes for movie makers, artistes, dancers, multinational artwork companies etc.  Words will fail woefully in attempting to write out the genius in Hakeem. Pictures speak  far better...

a little brief from the words of Hakeem... (from an interview he granted http://www.misykona.com/)

I started my trade 8 years ago with the Yoruba film making genre of Nollywood. Initially, I had wanted to be an actor, I did not have any formal training nor mentors but I invested in my make-up art talents. I realized that I could do replica of anything I see without being taught. It was quite challenging because no one was ready to accept me and those that did gave me a lowly pay. Afterwards, I met a Nollywood actor, Ernest obi, who gave me a chance to work on his set,he gave me an opportunity to showcase my work to other Nollywood film makers. I am also currently working on several cinema projects now across Africa, God Choose me and trained me and sent me forth to start special effect. The brand slogan: “I am nothing but just a pencil in the hand of my creator” continually gives me a reason to work harder to achieve more progress.

 I don’t have any formal training whatsoever but like I said earlier God gave me power to replicate.

Hakeem Onilogbo recently bagged "Best Make-Up Artiste" at the prestigious African Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (2016) .


Born Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola on Sunday, March 5, 1978.

See more of his works at
Instagram: @hakeemeffect
https://www.facebook.com/HakeemEffect/

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poet/essayist, spoken-word artiste based in Lagos-Nigeria.WhatsApp:08127745061

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INVESTMENT OR INVESTMESS?

By: Bankole Kolawole (2014)

They rode on Glitches
Stole in batches
The many fishes
Of the River of Milk and M(h)onies

A certain Dr. Luck
Invested few token pennies
A "tintini" one billion of our national currency
On mere kitchen utensils
What an InvestMESS!

Over 200 Beauties
Sent as tourists to wizards and witches
In Northern Borno Bushes
On a journey of horrible near-misses.

They spoke and fickled
Helmets in cycles
Then Hell-scent for nostrils
Hunger-oats as pastries
The returns for sweat-scented skins
Who sticked thumbs on thick ink without rethink.

Oh Where is Mrs. Nemesis?
Or Mr. Posterity from the genesis
Or Madam Justice; all seem pierced to pieces
As PoliTRICKcians and LegisLOOTERS squander currencies
Injecting the emotions of nationals with hurting "acriMOANINGS"

Yet,.. all seem stories for the gods and goddesses
As profiting Prophets and Prophetesses pointedly prophetizes
A shoeless and clueless Preacher of 'stenched' air
The consensus Emeritus Sailor for this tower of Milk and M(h)onies...

Even as scores of pupils await Death visits
With their peers blown to pieces
The returns on hard-earned pennies
presented to perfectly poverty-painted parents
What an InvestMESS!!

But...
Let Nigerians without penitence, but with dumb thumbs for second chances
Dance the tune of loud silences
Played on gnashing teeth and nail biting strings
With plenty of hopeful hopelessness
Welcome waiting RAGING free doom in sevens and sixes

Or

Halt these SINators with sin-nature as signatures
Tease those Hoodlums to grace their fund-bearers with bomb letters
The teeming masses bask in fun era at their funeral masses
The returns for our investments NOT this InvestMESS
Then, the Land will again flow with milk and m(h)onies
Breathe the breath of fresh air, not this stenched air.

As we welcome back our stolen fishes of the River of Milk and M(h)onies.


PS: 'tintini' is a Yoruba (one of Nigeria's three major language) word for 'minute' or 'tiny'

The above is a spoken word poem once performed at WarOfWords (4) Poetry Slam Competition (2014) held at TerraKulture, Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria. See video link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_idTbuuJ-_o


Bankole Kolawole (formerly BanKoL, now BankHALL) is a fast-growing spoken word artiste based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Editor's note

The poem centers on the level of impunity daily thriving in Nigeria, Africa's most populated nation. It captures what transpires before, during and after voting for democratically elected officers.

Photo credit: princessadetutu.blogspot.com