Yakubu Mohammed (alias: Yakubu Usman Shehu Abubakar El-Nafati) (born 25 March 1973) is a Nigerian film actor, producer, director, singer and script writer. He is a

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ambassador,

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ambassador and at a time, an ambassador for Nescafe Beverage. Yakubu Mohammed is a seasoned actor of repute and a household name in both

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and

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. He has sung over 1000 songs, featured in well over 100

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films and more than 40 English films some of which includes; Lionheart, 4th Republic, '' Sons of the Caliphate'' and ''

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'' which earned him several nominations and awards such as

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Career

Yakubu Mohammed started off in

as at 1998 writing

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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

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and albums in

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

in 2016 with a debut in '' Sons of the Caliphate'' together with his colleague

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and also got featured in

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's '' Shuga'' and Lionheart.

Nollywood movies

Kannywood movies

References

1973 births Nigerian male film actors University of Jos alumni Hausa-language mass media Living people Male actors in Hausa cinema 21st-century Nigerian male actors Hausa people Nigerian screenwriters Kannywood actors Nigerian film directors Nigerian film producers Nigerian male singers Nigerian television actors Nigerian media personalities {{Nigeria-actor-stub