Yakubu is an English transliteration of a West African name and is a cognate of
Jacob and
James. Notable people with the name include:
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Yakubu (born 1982 as Yakubu Ayegbeni), Nigerian footballer
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Yakubu (Gobir ruler)
Yakubu was ruler of the Hausa city-state of Gobir (in what is now northern Nigeria) from 1795 to 1801. Succeeding Bawa, Yakubu waged a number of military campaigns. His reign is also noted for a deterioration of relations between the Hausa elite ...
, historical ruler of the Hausa city-state of Gobir
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Yakubu II, most recent ruler of the Kingdom of Dagbon
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Yakubu Abubakar Akilu (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
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Yakubu Adamu
Yakubu Adamu (born 4 October 1981) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as defender. He played for one season in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli ( ...
(born 1981), Nigerian footballer
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Yakubu Adesokan
Yakubu Adesokan (born 16 July, 1979) is a Nigeria, Nigerian powerlifter. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 48 kg, men's 48 kg powerlifting event, lifting .
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(born 1979), Nigerian powerlifter
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Yakubu Alfa
Yakubu Alfa (born 31 December 1990 in Minna) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Niger Tornadoes F.C. He plays as a central midfielder with scoring and assisting ability.
Career
Alfa moved on 8 January 2009 from Niger Tornadoes F.C. ...
(born 1990), Nigerian footballer
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Yakubu Bako, Nigerian governor
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Yakubu Dogara (born 1967), Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives
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Yakubu Gowon (born 1934), head of state of Nigeria
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Yakubu Gowon Airport
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Yakubu Gowon Stadium
Yakubu Gowon Stadium (formerly ''Liberation Stadium'') is a multi-purpose stadium in the Elekahia suburb of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Rivers United F.C., formerly Dolphin ...
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Yakubu Itua
Justice Yakubu Itua (October 9, 1941 – August 8, 2006) was a Nigerian jurist and formal member of the federal House of Representatives in 1983. He was appointed a judge in the Edo state judiciary in 1999, by the then military governor of Edo ...
(1941–2006), Nigerian jurist
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Yakubu Tali, Ghanaian politician
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Abubakari Yakubu (born 1981), Ghanaian footballer
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Ahmadu Yakubu, Nigerian-born polo player
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Andrew Yakubu
Andrew Laah Yakubu (born 10 September 1955) is a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He was given the appointment by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 201He and the management team were relieved of t ...
(born 1955), Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
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Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (born 1959), Nigerian author
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Bawa Andani Yakubu, traditional ruler of Gushegu and former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service
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Garba Yakubu Lado, Nigerian businessman
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Hawa Yakubu (1948–2007), Ghanaian politician
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Ismail Yakubu (born 1985), English footballer
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John Yakubu John Yakubu is a former chairman of Esan North-East local government area. He was the running mate of Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the People's Democratic Party nominee in the 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election
The 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election ...
, Nigerian politician
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Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu (born 1958), Ghanaian politician
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Haruna Yakubu (born 1955), Ghanaian academic
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Mahmood Yakubu, Nigerian academic
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Malik Yakubu, Deputy Speaker of the Ghanaian parliament
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Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu
Malik al-Hassan Yakubu is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Ghana. He is a Ghanaian politician and a Member of parliament for the Yendi constituency. He was previously Minister of Interior, but resigned in 2002 amid accusations of back ...
, member of the Pan-African Parliament from Ghana
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Shaibu Yakubu
Shaibu Yakubu (born November 2, 1986, in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Adıyamanspor in Turkey.
Career
In 2008 Yakubu moved to Hacettepe Spor Kulübü in the Süper Lig, before joining Kartalspor in 2009. Then he moved t ...
(born 1986), Ghanaian footballer
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Yusif Yakubu (born 1976), Ghanaian footballer
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