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Halloween costumes are easy enough to find. Celebrating Halloween in this country? Now that’s the problem. Just in case you can make it work, here are 7 Halloween costume ideas you can get from 2021 Nollywood movies.
1. Omo Ghetto: The Saga
This is the sequel to the 2010 film Omo Ghetto. If you watched the movie, then you know why it’s perfect to pick Halloween costumes from. To achieve any of the looks, you must mix colours in the worst possible way. Purple shoes, orange pants, a pink shirt, silver lipstick, and, most importantly, dyed hair. Bonus points if you’re a twin. Then one person can dress like a tout and the other can dress like a mummy GO.
2. Prophetess
This movie follows the life of a prophetess in a small rural town who makes false predictions in exchange for money. Seeing as we are talking about Halloween costumes, for this look, all you have to do is to dress as every Nigerian thing/person that has ever lied to or disappointed you. For example, a politician, PHCN workers, your interviewer at the embassy, your parent that time they told you to go wear your shoes and then went out without you, etc
3. Kambili: the whole 30 yards
Did this movie go on for longer than necessary? Yes. Did it feel like a “romantic comedy?” Not at all. But we’re digressing… For this costume, think klutz. Tap into your inner lastborn or family disappointment. The goal is to look basic and out of place. Think cheap coloured wigs and a beach outfit. And just like that, you have the perfect Kambili.
4. Day of destiny
This is Nigeria’s first sci-fi time travel film. Since it was made in Nigeria, sci-fi here has less to do with science and more to do with juju. We’ll ignore the fact that they decided to make their own time travel rules and focus on the costume.For this Halloween costume, you can either go as their alternate timeline goth sister, Helen, the classic nerd (Rotimi) or a wannabe musician (Chidi).
5. King of boys: the return of the king
One thing the characters in “King of Boys” will do is serve looks. From Laburu’s fabulous dresses to Makanaki’s outfits. Or even the lowkey “Naked weapon” slasher girl. There’s no reason why any of these Halloween costumes should flop. Except your tailor hates you. That’s a story for another day.
6. Breaded life
This movie tells the story of a privileged and irresponsible guy. One day, he wakes up to find out that all the people in his life inexplicably no longer remember him, except a bread hawker. For this Halloween costume, think silk shirts, cotton pants, and a pan of agege bread on your head.
7. Namaste wahala
Even if you haven’t seen this movie, the name suggests that it’s a fusion of Indian and Nigerian cultures. Just like they did in the movie, wear your Nigerian native attire and dance to Indian music like a normal person.
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You’re probably wondering why Nigerians don’t celebrate Halloween. We would love to, honestly, but Nigeria is a conglomeration of problems, and you don’t know which one you will trigger by deciding to dress like your grandfather’s ghost from 1842. Here’s a list of possible things that can happen if Halloween was celebrated in Nigeria.
1. That will be the night your village people will manifest.
And you know how that can end.
2. You’ll go trick or treating only to end up as a sacrificial goat.
Jehovah God of mercy.
3. You’ll collect candy from your neighbours and find yourself flying at 12 am in the midnight.
Ordinary sweet oh. Ordinary sweet.
4. Costumes can become real, like play like joke.
Them no go know say na Halloween you go celebrate.
5. The venue of your Halloween party can turn to real-life Koto Aye set.
Halloween is a western tradition that basically involves lots of costuming and sweet sharing but many Nigerians don’t see it that way. For them, engaging in trick or treating is a sure way to turn into a cat and start flying at night.
While people in the abroad were celebrating Halloween yesterday and our very own Falz even threw a Halloween party this week, Nigerian mothers who have banned their children from watching Harry Potter, least they get initiated into witchcraft, were raising their eyebrows.
We feel the pain of Nigerians who simply can’t believe that Halloween is nothing but an occult practice that is cloaked in trifling activities that seem harmless, which is why we’ve created a list of why Halloween cannot happen in Nigeria
1) Nigerian parents that believe that you’ll become a vampire if you watch Twilight for too long
Because those characters can jump out of the TV to turn you
2) The belief that people sharing sweets are distributing witchcraft
…and you’ll see yourself flying at night as bird and waking up in a cave.
3) The belief that the children going from house to house trick-or-treating are evil spirits in children’s form
Why else will children be walking up and down begging for sweets at night?
4) The belief that you’ll be used for money rituals if you attend any Halloween party
Remember the party scene in Jenifa?
5) The belief that the gathering is an unholy one of pagan worshippers
Because anyone that celebrates Halloween is a Satan worshipper
6) Pagan parents who will ask their children which god approved Halloween
…warning them not to offend one god in favour of another, so the don’t get struck by thunder.
7) The belief that the party decorations are cloaked spirits that can be invoked at anytime
Because those fake spiderwebs might have been soaked in juju
8) The belief that anybody that gets excited about Halloween is Devil’s incarnate
Prepare yourself to be excused from all religious activities in Nigeria if you dare go to an Halloween party
But, for real though, imagine how scary it will be if Nigerians embrace Halloween; everyone will be geared up in the most fearful costume, think of our Nigerian gods o–we don’t have tooth fairy here, just ol’ masquerades that walk around with koboko and strike fear by their presence.
It’s bad enough that some Nigerians insist on getting dressed up for Halloween. But for the 5th year in a row, some of you are going to dress up as olopa. Instead here’s a list of Nigerian/Nollywood inspired Holloween costumes you could pick from.
Liz Benson as the ghost in Diamond Ring.
If you don’t know who she is and you haven’t seen Diamond Ring go and do your homework.
Alex Usifo as Beelzebub in ‘End of the Wicked’.
You remember that part of the movie where he drinks ‘blood’, just a carry a calabash full of zobo as your own prop.
Literally any character from Papa Ajasco.
In fact, you and your squad can go as the whole cast.
The one and only Baba Sala is also a great option.
If you don’t know who is you are wrong. Skim through his legendary life and career here.
Aki and Pawpaw from ‘Aki na ukwa’.
In fact, Aki and Pawpaw in any movie you’ve seen them works great.
When they caught Alamieyeseigha dressed as a woman.
Are we the only who thinks this deserves a Nollywood movie of its own?
Bisi from ‘I Need To Know’. If you happened to go to ISL just dig up your old uniform.
Or you could even go as Jenifa straight out of Ayetoro.
You can pay tribute to musical icon, Baba Fryo with his iconic star-shaped eye patch.
The fact that he gave us ‘Dem Go Dey Pose’ is reason enough for you to.
Wale Adebayo as Sango in ‘Sango’.
Even though nobody could ever come close to owning a character as well as he did, you could try
If you wanted to go as a slay queen, go as Rita Dominic from 2005.
Nobody did it better that year.
Get some black paint, a hat, t-shirt and jacket and you are ready to go as Baba Suwe.
Don’t forget the gold chains.
In the spirit of Halloween what was more terrifying than Ayamatanga from ‘Ultimate Power’.
Who else is still terrified by this movie?
What’s more perfect than the witches from Koto Aiye for you and your girl squad
