Yakubu Muhammed

{{distinguish|Yakubu Mohammed (disambiguation){{!}}Yakubu Mohammed}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Yakubu Muhammed

| image = Yakubu-Mohammed.jpg

| caption = Nigerian actor, Yakubu Muhammad performing on stage

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|mf=yes|1973|3|25}}

| birth_place = Gombe, Nigeria{{cite web |title=Yakubu Mohammad [HausaFilms.TV – Kannywuud, Fina-finai, Hausa Movies, TV and Celebrities] |url=http://hausafilms.tv/actor/yakubu_mohammad |website=hausafilms.tv |access-date=24 May 2019}}

| nationality = Nigerian

| education = Mass Communication (BSc)

| alma_mater = University of Jos, Bayero University Kano{{cite web |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Yakubu Mohammed |url=http://youthvillageng.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-yakubu-mohammed/ |website=Youth Village Nigeria |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=8 April 2016}}

| occupation = Film actor, producer, director, singer,{{cite web |last1=Adelaja |first1=Tayo |title=Ban Taba Son Waka A Raina Ba – Yakubu Mohammed |url=https://hausa.leadership.ng/2018/02/02/ban-taba-son-waka-raina-ba-yakubu-mohammed/ |website=Leadership Hausa Newspapers |access-date=24 May 2019 |language=ha |date=2 February 2018}} script writer

| known for = {{unbulleted list

|Sons of the Caliphate

|Lionheart

|MTV Shuga

|4th Republic

}}

| years_active = 1998–present

}}

Yakubu Mohammed (alias: Yakubu Usman Shehu Abubakar El-Nafati{{Citation |title=HADIZA GABON: Hira Ta Musamman Da Yakub Muhammed Daga Dandalin Hadiza Gabon Official Video 2022 | date=15 December 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1wHW_nl4k |language=en |access-date=2023-01-08}}) (born 25 March 1973) is a Nigerian actor, producer, director, singer and script writer. He is a Globacom ambassador,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,75946.0.html|title=The list of Glo ambassadors according to globacom website|date=16 August 2011}} SDGs ambassador and at a time, an ambassador for Nescafe Beverage.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} 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{{cite web |title=Kannywood: Yakubu Mohammed, Hannatu Bashar, five others bag awards in Lagos |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/kannywood/207494-kannywood-yakubu-mohammed-hannatu-bashar-five-others-bag-awards-lagos.html |website=Premium Times Nigeria |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=25 July 2016}} 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{{cite web |title=Dandalin Fasahar Fina-finai – Salon Rubuta Labari a Fim |url=http://ha.rfi.fr/afrika/20160430-salon-rubuta-labari-fim |publisher=Radio France Internationale |access-date=24 May 2019 |language=ha |date=30 April 2016}} in 2013 {{cite web |last1=Lere |first1=Mohammad |title=Kannywood's Yakubu Mohammed stars in 20 movies in two months |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/138356-kannywoods-yakubu-mohammed-stars-in-20-movies-in-two-months.html |website=Premium Times Nigeria |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=10 June 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{{cite web |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/from-kannywood-rahama-sadau-goes-to-mtv-shuga/ |website=guardian.ng |publisher=The Guardian |title=sadau goes to mtv shuga|date=23 September 2017 |access-date=24 May 2019}} and also got featured in MTV's Shuga and Lionheart.{{cite web |last1=Nwabuikwu |first1=Onoshe |title=Nollywood Meets Kannywood in Lionheart |url=https://punchng.com/nollywood-meets-kannywood-in-lionheart/ |website=Punch Newspapers |date=13 January 2019 |access-date=24 May 2019}}

= Nollywood movies =

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! Year

! Title

!Role

!Note

2016

|Sons of The Caliphate{{Cite web|url=http://ebonylifetv.com/programming/ebonylife-homegrown/drama/sons-of-caliphate/|title=Sons of the Caliphate|website=Ebony life tv|date=9 September 2016}}

|Dikko

|TV Series

25 episodes

2017

| MTV Shuga Naija{{Cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/kannywood-stars-rahamu-sadau-yakubu-mohammed-among-cast-mtv-shuga/|title=Kannywood stars Rahamu Sadau, Yakubu Mohammed among cast of MTV Shuga|date=21 September 2017}}

| Queen Amina{{Cite web|url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/izu-ojukwu-queen-amina-movie/#.XOhNvwEFu90.whatsapp|title=TRAILER: Izu Ojukwu's period movie on the legend of Queen Amina|date=7 September 2017|website=Queen Amina Movie}}

rowspan="2" | 2018

| Make Room{{Cite web|url=https://mingooland.com/2018/11/robert-peters-new-movie-makeroom-is-about-boko-haram-with-all-the-violence-heres-the-trailer/|title=Makeroom|date=8 November 2018|website=Mingoroom}}

LionHeart{{Cite web|url=https://punchng.com/nollywood-meets-kannywood-in-lionheart/|title=The Lion Heart|date=13 January 2019}}

|Hamza Maikano

| Asawana

rowspan="2" | 2019

| 4th Republic{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/4th-republic-premier-stuns-lagos-film-denizens/|title=4th Republic premier stuns Lagos film denizens|date=12 April 2019|website=4th Republic}}

|Danladi

Tenant of The House{{Cite web|url=https://nlist.ng/title/tenants-of-the-house-1270/|title=Tenants of the house}}

|Hon. Samuel

2015

|Dark Closet{{Cite web|url=https://naijagists.com/dark-closet-nollywood-movie-trailer-jibola-dabo-eucharia-anunobo-star-in-new-flick/|title=Dark Closet Nollywood Movie|date=23 February 2015}}

2018

|Fantastic Numbers{{Cite web|url=https://nlist.ng/title/fantastic-numbers-1414/|title=Fantastic Numbers Nollywood Movie}}

|Comedy Drama

2016

|Walking Away{{Cite web|url=https://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2016/11/walking-away.html|title=Walking Away Nollywood REinvented|date=10 November 2016}}

|My Village Bride{{Cite web|url=https://nollywoodmoviereview.com/movie/my-village-bride-liz-benson-patience-ozokworvitalis-ndubuisi-bobby-obodocalista-okoronkwo-mohammed-yakubu/|title=My Village Bride – Liz Benson, Patience Ozokwor,Vitalis Ndubuisi, Bobby Obodo,Calista Okoronkwo, Mohammed Yakubu.}}

|Chauffeur{{Cite web|url=https://nollywoodcommunity.com/bobby-obodo-loss-right-eye-movie-set-rita-dominic/|title=Bobby Obodo loss his right eye while on movie set with Rita Dominic|date=14 January 2017}}

2015

|Damaged Petals{{Cite web|url=https://3marilynthemedia.cf/db/watching-full-movies-damaged-petal-nigeria-hdrip-mkv-4k.html|title=damaged-petal-nigeria|year=2015}}

|Jerry

|Bunmi's Diary{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

2015

|Power of Tomorrow{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/power-of-tomorrow-oge-okoye-ik-ogbonna-star-in-new-movie/9p9ft3r|title=power-of-tomorrow-|date=25 April 2015}}

|Agent Kingsley

|Drama

|My Neighbor's Wife{{Cite web|url=https://nlist.ng/title/my-neighbours-wives-1161/|title=my-neighbours-wives|date=16 September 2017}}

2017

|My Wife's Lover{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenetnaija.com/videos/nollywood/4445-my-wifes-lover-nonso-diobi-munachi-abii|title=My wifes-lover-nonso-diobi-munachi-abii- yakubu|date=28 February 2017}}

|Francis

|Drama

2013

|Blue Flames{{Cite web|url=http://www.nigstars.com/abuja-premiere-of-blue-flames/|title=premiere-of-blue-flames/|date=25 April 2013}}

|April Hotel{{Cite web|url=https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/08/yakubu-mohammed-wins-city-peoples-best.html|title=yakubu-mohammed-wins-city-peoples-best.html/April hotel|date=7 August 2016}}

2017

|Women

|Demola

|Drama

|Wings of A Dove{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/09/must-watch-trailer-zack-orji-sani-danja-yakubu-mohammed-star-omoni-obolis-wings-dove/|title=zack-orji-sani-danja-yakubu-mohammed-star-omoni-obolis-wings-dove|date=10 September 2018}}

2020

|Badamasi

|Prof. Jibril Aminu

|Biography / History / Thriller

2022

|Rising: City of Dreams

|Invaders

|Wedding in Nigeria

|Aisha

|Ikemba

2023

|Love, Lust & Other Things