Only a few youth remember the late comic actor, Afolabi Afolayan, who became popular for his role as TV sitcom star, Jagua.

However, memories of the brilliant comedian remains evergreen for those that watched him perform on his popular sitcom that aired on NTA and ruled airwaves for a several years.

Here are 5 interesting facts about Jagua.

1.

Jagua was born Afolabi Afolayan
2.

Jagua died at the age of 52
3.

The late actor passed away on October 5, 2000 at a Lagos Hospital.
4.

Afolabi Afolayan has two daughters, Olayinka Afolayan Odiase and Omotola Afolayan Okudero, who are currently actors with few movies to their credit.
5.

The late Jagua kicked off with his popular comedy series in 1968 and became popular for his role as Jagua on NTA for his sitcom.

http://ngfolds.com/5-facts-about-late-comedian-and-actor-jagua/

There are more facts such as:
He was based in Jos,
He was married to Grace: that's her real name,
He was fluent in Hausa,
He was also a musician,
He was huge in stature and charismatic.

Etc

I met him in Jos back in the day.

More facts

He is not from Otuoke so he wasn't clueless.

He has been a supporter of Buhari

To him, stealing is corruption.

He is not a wailing wailer

GudluckIBB:
More facts

He is not from Otuoke so he wasn't clueless.

He has been a supporter of Buhari

To him, stealing is corruption.

What's this one saying?

GudluckIBB:
More facts

He is not from Otuoke so he wasn't clueless.

He has been a supporter of Buhari

To him, stealing is corruption.

He is not a wailing wailer

I hope Buhari is better now? ����
Time has tell

My belle o, my head o.

He added so much value to the industry.
His generation got little money from their films.

He died young.

GudluckIBB:
More facts

He is not from Otuoke so he wasn't clueless.

He has been a supporter of Buhari

To him, stealing is corruption.

He is not a wailing wailer

I don't want to say you are a bit slow, but I have to.

Wow... Funny man.. I miss him

juman:
My belle o, my head o.

He added so much value to the industry.
His generation got little money from their films.

He died young.

Chaiii.. I dey tell you

GudluckIBB:
More facts

He is not from Otuoke so he wasn't clueless.

He has been a supporter of Buhari

To him, stealing is corruption.

He is not a wailing wailer

I know you will be ashamed of yourself now

Auxtin85:


I know you will be ashamed of yourself now

[b][/b]

Seuncoded:
Only a few youth remember the late comic actor, Afolabi Afolayan, who became popular for his role as TV sitcom star, Jagua.

However, memories of the brilliant comedian remains evergreen for those that watched him perform on his popular sitcom that aired on NTA and ruled airwaves for a several years.

Here are 5 interesting facts about Jagua.

1.

Jagua was born Afolabi Afolayan
2.

Jagua died at the age of 52
3.

The late actor passed away on October 5, 2000 at a Lagos Hospital.
4.

Afolabi Afolayan has two daughters, Olayinka Afolayan Odiase and Omotola Afolayan Okudero, who are currently actors with few movies to their credit.
5.

The late Jagua kicked off with his popular comedy series in 1968 and became popular for his role as Jagua on NTA for his sitcom.

http://ngfolds.com/5-facts-about-late-comedian-and-actor-jagua/

Chief James Afolabi Afolayan MON,MFR popularly known as Jagua was born 4th July 1946 in Iludun- Oro kwara state Nigeria.

He managed on his own to finish secondary education but his journey into entertainment started when he was just 8years old in his paternal hometown Iludun-Oro where he formed the Iludun-Oro Jolly Mambo.
It was a singing group.
The young Afolabi then go about adding spice to social gatherings by singing.. Yes he was a singer and a great dancer too
He did this for some years until he met the doyen of Nigeria theatre, the iconic Hubert Ogunde.

James Afolabi learnt that Chief Ogunde and his group will be performing in Esie so he made plans to be there,saved up some money from selling bush meat so he could make it to the show.
On getting there he was intrigued by Chief Ogunde's musical rendition and decided he was going to move to Lagos to have chief train him in music.

James Afolabi whose family was mainly into buying and selling expressed his desire to go fully into music to his family and they never objected despite the fact that such professions was seen as mainly for the "never do well" in those days.

Few days after a family member brought young Afolabi to Lagos and they headed to Chief Ogunde's office and joined a very long queue of people wanting to join the group.
Eventually it was Afolabi Afolayan's turn to audition and though baba Ogunde thought he was very young, he also saw that he was very determined.He then handed daddy to his first wife saying " Gba omo e ni" ( take him, he is your child)

Afolabi said he never knew baba Ogungbe was also into acting.
He said he admired his stage presence.
Afolabi said for him as a young person it was divine whenever baba graced the stage.

Afolabi Afolayan considers Baba Ogunde as a father and his first wife who took him in a mother.

He was with Chief Ogunde and family for 2years (1960-1962).

Afolabi Afolayan also trained under Akinsola Ogungbe before he teamed up with his friend Ishola Ogunsola aka Isho Pepper to form the Afolayan Ogunsola Theatre group in 1964.

Afolabi was the main singer and instrumentalist in the group while Ishola composed more of the stage performances.
The performances was rendered in Yoruba language.
Besides other productions, I remember they did "Iyawo alalubosa"together...back then, it was quite popular.

Besides music, 'Folabi( like his friends and family calls him)was known to be the fun guy at every gathering.
He just loves making people laugh and as time goes on he realizes he seem to be more interested in the comedy aspect of acting and went for it.

He met very young Elyzar Taylor a Sierraleonian who was still a student at the time.
It was Elyzar who gave him the stage name Jagua and advised him to act in pidgin English as that will cut across every tribe and make them more widely accessible.
Jagua also called Elyzar Grace on stage.

That was how Jagua play Group was born.

They had their first major television show in 1968 with RKTV Kaduna.

Jagua and Grace got married in 1970. Grace was juggling marriage and the group while still in school.

With God by their side and love from friends and fans who we see as family, the Jagua brand became widely accepted.
Jagua comedy was in all the NTA stations, was in almost every Nigerian home.
It is devoid of vulgar languages...you don't have to send your children to bed because you want to watch Jagua...it is actually a family programme and many children look up to it.

Jagua comedy entertained and educated most of us via TV screens and live stage performances.

They were also involved in charity causes.
They entertained the less privileged for free, raised money to champion charitable causes, entertained our troops abroad (ECOMOG).

In the very early years of Nollywood, Jagua and his group made some home videos which was released in VHS cassettes but most of his works are with the NTA.

Jagua was recognised by the Nigerian government for his works hence his national honours.

As a father, he was a great father and friend.
The laughter never stops on stage.
He was the best.

He died 0ct 5th 2000.

20years on...we still hear his signature tune "my belle ooo my head".

To God be all the glory.

Thank you Nigerians.

Dyoungjagua:
[b][/b]Chief James Afolabi Afolayan MON,MFR popularly known as Jagua was born 4th July 1946 in Iludun- Oro kwara state Nigeria.

He managed on his own to finish secondary education but his journey into entertainment started when he was just 8years old in his paternal hometown Iludun-Oro where he formed the Iludun-Oro Jolly Mambo.
It was a singing group.
The young Afolabi then go about adding spice to social gatherings by singing.. Yes he was a singer and a great dancer too
He did this for some years until he met the doyen of Nigeria theatre, the iconic Hubert Ogunde.

James Afolabi learnt that Chief Ogunde and his group will be performing in Esie so he made plans to be there,saved up some money from selling bush meat so he could make it to the show.
On getting there he was intrigued by Chief Ogunde's musical rendition and decided he was going to move to Lagos to have chief train him in music.

James Afolabi whose family was mainly into buying and selling expressed his desire to go fully into music to his family and they never objected despite the fact that such professions was seen as mainly for the "never do well" in those days.

Few days after a family member brought young Afolabi to Lagos and they headed to Chief Ogunde's office and joined a very long queue of people wanting to join the group.
Eventually it was Afolabi Afolayan's turn to audition and though baba Ogunde thought he was very young, he also saw that he was very determined.He then handed daddy to his first wife saying " Gba omo e ni" ( take him, he is your child)

Afolabi said he never knew baba Ogungbe was also into acting.
He said he admired his stage presence.
Afolabi said for him as a young person it was divine whenever baba graced the stage.

Afolabi Afolayan considers Baba Ogunde as a father and his first wife who took him in a mother.

He was with Chief Ogunde and family for 2years (1960-1962).

Afolabi Afolayan also trained under Akinsola Ogungbe before he teamed up with his friend Ishola Ogunsola aka Isho Pepper to form the Afolayan Ogunsola Theatre group in 1964.

Afolabi was the main singer and instrumentalist in the group while Ishola composed more of the stage performances.
The performances was rendered in Yoruba language.
Besides other productions, I remember they did "Iyawo alalubosa"together...back then, it was quite popular.

Besides music, 'Folabi( like his friends and family calls him)was known to be the fun guy at every gathering.
He just loves making people laugh and as time goes on he realizes he seem to be more interested in the comedy aspect of acting and went for it.

He met very young Elyzar Taylor a Sierraleonian who was still a student at the time.
It was Elyzar who gave him the stage name Jagua and advised him to act in pidgin English as that will cut across every tribe and make them more widely accessible.
Jagua also called Elyzar Grace on stage.

That was how Jagua play Group was born.

They had their first major television show in 1968 with RKTV Kaduna.

Jagua and Grace got married in 1970. Grace was juggling marriage and the group while still in school.

With God by their side and love from friends and fans who we see as family, the Jagua brand became widely accepted.
Jagua comedy was in all the NTA stations, was in almost every Nigerian home.
It is devoid of vulgar languages...you don't have to send your children to bed because you want to watch Jagua...it is actually a family programme and many children look up to it.

Jagua comedy entertained and educated most of us via TV screens and live stage performances.

They were also involved in charity causes.
They entertained the less privileged for free, raised money to champion charitable causes, entertained our troops abroad (ECOMOG).

In the very early years of Nollywood, Jagua and his group made some home videos which was released in VHS cassettes but most of his works are with the NTA.

Jagua was recognised by the Nigerian government for his works hence his national honours.

As a father, he was a great father and friend.
The laughter never stops on stage.
He was the best.

He died 0ct 5th 2000.

20years on...we still hear his signature tune "my belle ooo my head".

To God be all the glory.

Thank you Nigerians.

Exactly 20yrs today May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Thanks bro

Auxtin85:


Exactly 20yrs today May his soul rest in perfect peace.

respect man, before now I thought I was the biggest Jagua fan, Bros you try

captainspear:
respect man, before now I thought I was the biggest Jagua fan, Bros you try

Bro I loved that man, may his soul Rest In Peace

I remember his song my bele o my head o.
Brings back old memories.

GudluckIBB:
More facts

He is not from Otuoke so he wasn't clueless.

He has been a supporter of Buhari

To him, stealing is corruption.

He is not a wailing wailer

How market?

Such actors died in penury.

Most of our veteran actors live in poverty.
Such as baba lere paimo, baba charles olumo etc.

joyfull120:

How market?

Market is excellent.
Jagaban is the president elect.
We are getting it right.
Tinubu de, irọrun de.