In the past four months, the Ikorodu Bois have been on an unstoppable creative streak, reimagining some of the most powerful and talked-about stories in global pop culture.
Their take on Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has already surpassed 4 million views across Instagram, X, TikTok, and Facebook, with their DIY recreation of Michael B. Jordan’s intense scenes earning admiration from fans worldwide. Not long before, they dropped a remake of Seyi Vibez’s Shaolin music video, followed by a playful yet precise take on Captain America: Brave New World.
Now, the inventive trio who has gone from local to global has turned their attention to FCMB’s Power of the Group TVC and once again, they’ve delivered a grassroots masterpiece worth noticing. What happens when one of Nigeria’s most inventive content creators puts their spin on the cinematic ad of a leading financial services group? You get a low-budget masterpiece that says just as much, if not more than the original.
Originally crafted from sweeping drone shots of Zuma Rock in Abuja, Mambilla in Taraba State; to choreographed transitions between dancers and athletes, the original ad was big, bold, and beautiful.
With their trademark use of household props, improvised costumes, and pure ingenuity, the Ikorodu Bois are a sensation.
In the original, a drummer’s hands rise and fall against traditional talking drums, scored to perfection. In the Ikorodu Bois’ version, that same rhythm is carried by overturned baskets. Where a microphone captures the song in the original, a powder brush takes its place in the remake. For the violin scene, they used sticks and shovels, mimicking the exact motions from the original.
Their stand-in for the theodolite was rebuilt using cardboard and plastic. Even the FCMB Group and subsidiaries logos, were painted on paper to mimic the branded visuals in the original TVC.
This approach is consistent with the way Ikorodu Bois have built their name, by taking big stories and retelling them in ways that are close to home.
