[4] 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,[5] introducing several iconic characters including womaniser Papa Ajasco, illiterate Pa Jimoh, and playboy Boy Alinco.
[4] In the late 1980s, Nigerian publications were affected by the economic depression, leaving Adenuga with the decision to move from print to electronic media.
[6] Before the growth of the film industry, Adenuga had released the celluloid movie Papa Ajasco, which was based on the main character in Ikebe Super, in 1983.
This small screen version saw the return of the old characters alongside Pa James who was created to avoid offending Muslims.