Folagade Banks Biography: Education, State, Age, Skits, 5 Secrete Facts People Don’t Know About Him

Folagade Banks Biography: How He Rose To Celebrity Status.

Folagade Banks is a popular actor and skit maker. He rose to fame because of the character of ‘Mama Deola’ on his social media account. Folagade Banks was given birth to on the 29th of August.

The comic star has worked with several actors such as Adunni Ade, Stephanie Coker, and Isaac Ayomide.

His character in playing the role of an African mother has gained the reaction of social media users. This article provides a brief overview of the biography of Abiri Tobi Festus, also known as Folagade Banks.

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Folagade Banks Early Life

Abiri Tobi Festus, popularly known as Folagade Banks, was given birth to on August 29, 1996. However, his year of birth has not been disclosed.

He hails from Osun State. Folagade Banks grew up in a very disciplined home. His mother was a headmistress. While his father was an Engineer.

Folagade Banks was inspired by his mother. He follows his mother practically everywhere. He carefully observes his mother’s activities. Since he is the last child, he gets firsthand knowledge of how his mother treats her family members and colleagues.

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Folagade Banks Education

Folagade Banks lived most of his life in Ife, Osun State. Since his parents were education-inclined, he got the basic education needed. In Ife, he attended Daysprings International School. At the age of five, he wanted to become a Doctor.

So, after his primary education, he studied at Ambassadors’ College Secondary School, still at Ife. At the age of 11, he realized that his dream did not lie in the Clinical field. Folagade got more intrigued by the entertainment industry.

As a result, he enrolled to further his education at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). He studied Geography. Although very strenuous, he graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree.

In recent interviews, he expressed his desire to further his education. He stated that he would like to enroll in a postgraduate program, such as a Master’s and a PhD, as time goes on.

Folagade Banks Career

Folagade Banks’ career has been full of rewards. He started skit-making while he was at the University. However, before gaining admission, he was famous in his secondary school.  He was awarded the most jovial student in his school. 

Progressing into University, he continued this style. He would make content for brands while in school. His friends had urged him to open a social media account and upload his content there. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, he used this leisure to grow his brand even more.

In 2021, he started playing the role of Mama Deola. Mama Deola is a role of every Yoruba mother. Her attitude toward being stereotypical got the attention of social media users. No matter what tribe you belong to, you can resonate with the role of Mama Deola by Folagade Banks.

He realized that there is some homogeneity in the role mothers play in an African home. This skit portrays the way people viewed the way African mothers behave and react in certain circumstances. Mama Deola is by far one of the best characters played by Folagade Banks. 

Looking at Folagade Banks’s rise to fame, he faced many challenges. One of these challenges is that he did not get engagement in his videos. He felt very discouraged. However, he motivated himself and concluded that even if it was only five people who watched his videos in a day, he would be satisfied.

Another challenge was time management. He realized that some of his creative time was creeping into his time. In a bid to curtail this, he realized that he needed to organize his time in a way that would not tamper with his alone time. He set a scale of preference to rank his activities in order of importance.

Folagade Banks Net Worth

Folagade Banks is one of the consistent content creators on the internet. He has a great following on social media. On Instagram, he has over 380,000 followers. While on Facebook, he has amassed over 90,000 followers.

Folagade Banks also owns a car. Although there is no reliable source for his net worth. However, we can estimate his net worth to be between $3,000 to $10,000.

5 Facts To Know About Folagade

1: His confirmed birth year is 1996, born August 29, 1996. His age was deliberately omitted from most early coverage, but multiple credible sources now confirm it, making him 29 as of 2025.

2: He had an acting career before his skit fame fully took off, appearing in the film “The Eve” (2019) and the Africa Magic series “Okoto” (2021), well before the Mama Deola character went viral.

3: His brand partnership list includes some of the world’s biggest companies, Netflix, Coca-Cola, Toyota, KFC, Shoprite, MTN, Knorr, Prime Video, Colgate, Peak Milk, and Sprite, a commercial footprint that places him among Nigeria’s most commercially sought-after content creators.

4: Beyond Funke Akindele and Mr. Macaroni, he has collaborated with Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, RMD (Richard Mofe-Damijo), Kizz Daniel, and PSquare, collaborations that span Nollywood’s biggest veterans and Nigeria’s top music acts.

5: Data analytics platform Dataleum ranked him Nigeria’s Number 1 male skitmaker for two consecutive quarters in 2025 (Q1 and Q2), with over 72 million views recorded across that period, a specific, verifiable metric that defines his scale.

Folagade Banks Highlights

Folagade Banks has always been grateful to his mother. He revealed that his mother was a Master of Ceremonies (MC) at various events. He stated that he loved what his mother did.

Also, he stated that people always wanted his mother to be present at their event because of her jovial nature. Apart from that, his mother has always encouraged him to utilize his talent.

However, Folagade Banks also drew the attention of people outside his family. Another highlight of Folagade came when renowned actor Funke Akindele posted his content.

He stated that the actress would often leave a comment after sharing his content. In fact, after his popularity, he now considers the actress as his ‘godmother’.

Folagade also said that actors like Sola Sobowale have also been supportive of him. He stated that when he was at a show organized by YouTube, the legendary actress called him and showered him with praise. To him, that expression meant a lot. Folagade also acknowledges the efforts of other creatives like him in the industry.

Conclusion

In a bid to make the character of ‘Mama Deola’ more delectable, Folagade tries to mimic the dress of a true Nigerian mother.

Another unique feature about Folagade is his ability to change his accent when needed. He often combines Yoruba and English when playing the role of ‘Mama Deola’ in his social media accounts.

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