Wale Adenuga

• Name — Wale Adenuga • Honorific Suffix — MFR • Birth Name — Wale Adenuga • Born — 24 September 1950 • Education — Kings College Lagos University of Lagos • Occupation — Cartoonist Publisher Producer • Notable Works — Super Story Papa Ajasco

The son of a tobacco merchant, Adenuga was raised in Ibadan and attended the Ibadan City Academy where he obtained his O-Level certificate, before proceeding to King's College, Lagos for his higher school certificate where he formed a pop band which disbanded upon their secondary school completion.

Adenuga studied Business Administration at the University of Lagos in 1971, and worked for the cartoon section of the Campus' Magazine where he was soon made Chief Cartoonist. In 1975, after graduation and youth service in Bendel, his comic Ikebe Super was launched, introducing several iconic characters including womaniser Papa Ajasco, illiterate Pa Jimoh, and playboy Boy Alinco. A leading female character, promiscuous gold-digger Miss Pepeiye, was later introduced. Adenuga's other magazines were Super Story, which focused on satirical issues and Binta, a children's publication.

On 24 September 1994, Adenuga and his wife Ehiwenma founded Binta International School in Lagos, a foundation dedicated to better education in Nigeria. In 2004, Adenuga opened the Pencil Film and Television Institute (PEFTI). Its courses include Producing, Directing, and Cinematography. In 2009, the school was featured in De Film Industries van Nigeria, a Danish documentary on the Nigerian film industry.

Adenuga has been married to Ehiwenma since 1975.