Yakubu Mohammed (alias: Yakubu Usman Shehu Abubakar El-Nafati) (born 25 March 1973) is a Nigerian actor, producer, director, singer and script writer. He is a Globacom ambassador, SDGs ambassador and at a time, an ambassador for Nescafe Beverage. He has sung over 1000 songs, featured in over 100 Hausa films and more than 40 English films some of which includes; Lionheart, 4th Republic, Sons of the Caliphate and MTV Shuga which earned him City People Entertainment Awards and Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Career Yakubu Mohammed started off in Kannywood as at 1998 writing scripts and working behind the scene. Along the line, he got trained on the job whilst rising through the ranks and files and in no time found himself calling the shots. Yakubu as a music artist has recorded over 1000 songs for film music and albums in Hausa and English. After working from the background for so long he got his first movie gig in Gabar Cikin Gida in 2013 where he got featured alongside his friend and partner Sani Musa Danja. He made a cross over to Nollywood in 2016 with a debut in Sons of the Caliphate together with his colleague Rahama Sadau and also got featured in MTV's Shuga and Lionheart.
Nollywood movies Year TitleRoleNote2016Sons of The CaliphateDikkoTV Series 25 episodes 2017 MTV Shuga Naija Queen Amina 2018 Make Room LionHeartHamza Maikano Asawana 2019 4th RepublicDanladi Tenant of The HouseHon. Samuel2015Dark Closet2018Fantastic NumbersComedy Drama2016Walking AwayMy Village BrideChauffeur2015Damaged PetalsJerryBunmi's Diary2015Power of TomorrowAgent KingsleyDramaMy Neighbor's Wife2017My Wife's LoverFrancisDrama2013Blue FlamesApril Hotel2017WomenDemolaDramaWings of A Dove2020BadamasiProf. Jibril AminuBiography / History / Thriller2022Rising: City of DreamsInvadersWedding in NigeriaAishaIkemba2023Love, Lust & Other ThingsBamaiyi BakoBeyond the VeilSadiqThe PlanNasiru Koda2024Hijack '93UsmanDisaster filmKakaAllura Cikin RuwaMainaThe Kiss of DeathMusaThe SuyisDanjuma
Kannywood movies NDCikin Waye2013Gabar Cikin GidaDa Kai Zan GanaMai Farin JiniNasRomeo Da JamilaSani Nake SoShu'uma (The Evil Woman)2014Soyayya Da ShakuwaSo Aljannar DuniyaSai A LahiraMunubiyaHakkin MijiDuniyar NanBikin Yar Gata2015Kayar Ruwa2016Son of CaliphateHawaye NaYar Mulki
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