The brains behind Papa Ajasco & Company and Super Story, Wale Adenuga, has had both series ruling the airwaves for over 40 years.
Adapted from Adenuga’s successful Ikebe Super comics from the 80s, Papa Ajasco and Company has been on air since 1996 while Super story, also adapted from a magazine of the same name Adenuga ran in the 80s, has been on air since 2001.
How then, you might ask, did the son of a tobacco seller become one of Nigeria’s most prolific TV producers?
Born on September 24, 1950, just outside Ile-Ife, Adenuga had his primary education in the town before moving to Ibadan to attend the Ibadan City Academy for his secondary education.
The son of a tobacco merchant, Adenuga was a brilliant student and ended up studying Business Administration at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
It was during his time at UNILAG that he joined the school magazine as a cartoonist, soon he was made Chief Cartoonist.
After graduation and NYSC service, he launched his own comic called Ikebe Super.
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It was in this comic that he introduced characters such as the womaniser, Papa Ajasco, illiterate Pa Jimoh, and playboy Boy Alinco.
The gold-digger Miss Pepeiye was introduced in later editions.
In 1984, he launched Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP).
Along with his wife Ehiwenma, he co-founded Binta International Schools on September 24, 1994, and launched the Pencils Film and Television Institute (PEFTI) in 2004.
Wale Adenuga launched the WAPTV cable channel in October 2012 and today it shows on 6 different cable platforms.
As a businessman and creative, there is a lot of inspiration to glean from Wale Adenuga.
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