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+Born: Saturday 7th January 1984 in Jinja Hospital (UG) to Elizabeth Ndezo Dramani (from Ayivu) + James Dramani (from Maracha)
+Tribe: Lugbara
+Baptised: Edward Ayikobua [Translated from Lugbara: Happiness is in Heaven] on Sunday 22nd April 1984 in Bugaddu Church of Uganda Bugerere; dropped out letter Y from surname in Primary 1 at age 6
+Religion: Anglican; Savedee (1997); Muslim (2002); now JESUSfreak (Christian)
+Favourite food: Rice, beans, chapati, spaghetti, mayonaise, etc.
+Sports interest: Michael Jordan (since 1992); Football (Germany, Brazil, Arsenal FC, Real Madrid, Lionel Messi)...
+Education: Garage Daycare, then Modern Nursery Jinja (1989); Victoria Nile School (1990-5); Kalinabiri Primary School (1995-6); St. Mary's College Kisubi (1997-2000); Makerere College School (2001-2); Uganda Christian University in Mukono (2003-6); Maisha Filmlab (2008)
+Childhood Ambition: Become a Footballer (1992), but gave up in 1996. Idea for an art label came after Y2K
+Penname: Aiko, chosen after a 1997 Christmas card from VNS and SMACK OB named Robin Kasinda who addressed him as "Aiiko"
+Art-label name: AikoGraphics came to him during Sunday 2nd February 2003 around 4:39pm on Mt. Wati Road (Arua)
+Tagline: Designs and Portraits
+Notable Artworks: Bob Marley (for S4 deskmate Jean Rwamukaga) when he discovered focussed inking without pencil sketches, Emmanuel Petit, Thierry (Y2K); ChurchTV logo (2002); Emily (2005); Uganda Clearing Industry & Forwarders Association (UCIFA) logo (2007); Procurement Initiatives Asia-Pacific (2011); Arua Citystate emblem (2016) made in memory of his first true love (Kawino) a day before Women's Day and emblazoned on the West Face of the 2021 Arua Central Market; Block Owners crest in SMACK League (2017); AruaCartoons, Maracha View (2018); Lugbara (2019); Jackline Katusiime (2020) sparked his Ugatoons Epiphany; Namesake (Jhene Aiko) two days after seeing her in a birthday wedding dream, Lugbara With a Pearl Earring (2021) a month after Cynthia Letasi's 26th birthday; Black Peace (Dreamscape); HR (Humura Ronivich) Handyman, Self-portrait (2023); Farida, Ojapi, West Nile logo (2024); 12-colour Clock (2025)...
+Blogs: Kargo Magazine (2008); Arua District Local Government (2009)...
+Books: Aiko's Lugbara Dictionary (2016) dedicated to his first crush in West Nile (Cynthia); Dreamsurfing (Book cover features his 2005 Bounceback Girlfriend in the centre), United Gombololas (2020); Suicide Notes (2025); Sadness Trench - ignited by an unexpected call from Campus OG named Mariam Nakafu, Arua Tourism (2026)...
+Editorial Cartoons: The Standard (UCU Newspaper) from 2007-2015 and 2019-2020 Lockdown; Sunday Vision (January 2011)...
+Films: The Casual (2008)...
+Illustrations: World Wide Fund for Nature (2012); Plunging the Depths by Mike Watmon Kinyera (2015); Weaving a Path to Wisdom by Victor Draman Afayo (2025)...
+Paintings: Green Lamp (Y2K); Ndedra Stores for his parents at Arua Central Market; KADS backdrops (2007, 2009, 2012); Springs Kindergarten (2017, 2025); Charis International School (2022)...
+Writing: Sokka Magazine (2015) invited by Reverien Fils Kiruzi (Rwanda)...
+Big Plan: Depression Network (Tuesday 1st October 2024).
+Testimonials: Fundi... (Elizabeth Dramani); Naturally bright... (Emily Ampaire); Best Cartoonist I know... (Nakanwagi Nsamba in Seeta, Mukono); Lugbara researcher... (Charles Kirikiri Bua from Vurra); etc...
+Advice: Fast and pray...