Rahama Ibrahim Sadau (born 7 December 1993) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and singer. Born and raised in

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, she performed in dancing competitions as a child and during her school years. She rose to fame in late 2013 after joining the

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movie industry with her first movie ''Gani ga Wane''. Rahama appears in many Nigerian movies in both

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and English and is one of the few Nigerian actors that speaks

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fluently. She is the winner of ''Best Actress'' (Kannywood) at the

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in 2014 and 2015. She also won Best ''African Actress'' at the 19th African Film Awards in 2015 by African Voice. In 2017. She became the first Hausa celebrity to appear in the top ten Hottest Female Nigeria Celebrities. Throughout her career, Sadau has been a busy actress, appearing in both movies and music videos.

Life and career

Sadau was born in

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, north-western Nigerian State which was the former capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region, to Alhaji Ibrahim Sadau. She grew up with her parents in Kaduna alongside her three sisters Zainab Sadau, Fatima Sadau, Aisha Sadau and brother Haruna Sadau. By 2016, she was recognized as that years "Face of Kannywood. In October of the year, Sadau featured in a movie series on

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. In 2017, she formed a production company named ''Sadau Pictures'' where she produced her first movie, ''Rariya'' starring

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, Sani Musa Danja, Sadiq Sani Sadiq and Fati Washa. She returned to acting to play the career teacher in

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. In 2019 MTV Shuga returned to be located in Nigeria for series 6, "Choices", and Sadau was one of returning actors for the new series which included

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, Yakubu Mohammed,

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and Ruby Akabueze. In 2022, Sadau starred with

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in Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha she played a minor character in the movie. Sadau joined the

movie industry in 2013 through

. She played a few minor roles before gaining fame from her performance in ''Gani ga Wane'',''Jinin Jikina'' alongside the Kannywood actor

. On 3 October 2016, the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), which is the dominant association in Kannywood, suspended her from

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for appearing in a romantic music video with a Jos born singer Classiq Q. One year after in 2017, she wrote to apologize to MOPPAN. In January 2018, the ban placed on her was lifted following the intervention of the

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governor Dr

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. Sadau owns Sadau Beauty, a beauty space. She is the owner of Sadau Movies and also owns an icecream shop in Kaduna state called Yogohamy. She has an endorsement with Maltina as an ambassador. Sadau launched a charitable foundation, Ray of Hope. She was named a "Peace Ambassador" by the Association of Northern Nigerian Students.

Education

Sadau studied

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at school of Business and Finance of

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in Northern

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Awards

Awards received by Rahama Sadau.

Filmography

References

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