Hakeem Effects

Hakeem Effects (born Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola), is a Nollywood make-up artist; with specialties include special effects,^[1] eyebrows and eyelashes.^[2][3] He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of "Tricks International"; a special effects and prosthetics company serving a range of productions in the Nollywood film industry.^[4] He is known for working on several major films such as King of Boys and Omo Ghetto: The Saga, as well as several music videos.^[5]

Hakeem Effects
Born	(1978-03-05)March 5, 1978 Ibadan, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	make-up artist
Spouse	Oluwaseun Onilogbo ​ (m. 2008)​

In 2017, he won the "Best Make-up" Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award for Oloibiri^[6][7][8] and Africa’s Best Makeup Artist at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards in both 2016 and 2017.^[9][10]

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2012	Okafor's Law	special makeup effects
2017	House on the Hill	special makeup effects
2018	The Delivery Boy	special effects coordinator
	King of Boys	special effects supervisor
2019	Blameless	make-up, special effects
2020	The Milkmaid	make-up
	Omo Ghetto: The Saga	make-up, special effects
2021	Lugard	special effects
2021	Plus Hubby	Special effects
2021	King of Boys: The Return of the King	special effects coordinator
2021	Online	Special effects
2021	Manifestation	Special effects

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Work	Result	Ref
2017	2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Make-up Artist	Oloibiri	Won	[6]
2018	2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards		Tatu	Won	[11]
			Disguise	Nominated
2023	2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards		Anikulapo	Nominated	[12]
			Shanty Town	Won
			Battle on Buka Street	Nominated

References

1. "My husband and I never dated–LOLA MAJA OKOJEVOH". The NATION. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
2. "Hunger motivated my interest in special effects make-up — Hakeem Onilogbo". Punch Newspapers. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
3. Alawode, Abisola (2017-01-12). "Can you tell if this gory video is real or its just makeup?". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
4. "'I don turn black pesin to oyibo before'". BBC News Pidgin. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
5. "Nollywood award winning Makeup Artist Hakeem Onilogbo – he makes Buhari look-alike turned a black person white for the movies - CyberTranic". cybertranic.com. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
6. "'76' is Best movie at AMVCA 2017". Punch Newspapers. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
7. BusinessDay (2017-03-05). ""76" biggest winner at AMVCA 2017". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2022-07-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
8. Inyang, Ifreke (2017-03-05). "'76' wins five awards at AMVCA 2017 [See full list of winners]". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
9. enkay. "Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola wins in Best Makeup artist category". Ivory NG. Retrieved 2022-07-22.^{[permanent dead link]}
10. PositiveNaija (2019-10-31). "Winners Of 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)". PositiveNaija. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
11. "AMVCA 2018: Full list of winners". Punch Newspapers. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
12. "Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees". AMVCA - Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees. Retrieved 2023-04-23.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Hakeem Effects at IMDb