Hauwa Allahbura | |
Birth Place: | Lagos Nigeria |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Alma Mater: | Nasarawa State University |
Website: | https://www.instagram.com/hauwa.allahbura |
Hauwa Allahbura is a Northern Nigerian business woman from Kanam Local Government Plateau State, born in Lagos state Nigeria. Political activist, an advocate of peace and good governance, and founder of Pull-up Naija. She is also Nollywood film producer. She is the CEO of Cut24 Productions and she has produced and directed several films including Gidi Blues (2016) The Eve (2018) and Code Wilo (2019).[1] [2] [3] [4] She is the founder of Pull-up Naija, a group that is sensitizing the Nigerian youth on the modus operandi of participating actively in the election process.[5] [6] [7]
She was born in Lagos State, Nigeria into a family of customs officers. She hails from Plateau State, where her father originates from. Because of the nature of her father's job, she attended primary schools in three different places; the Crescent International School, Lagos; the Crescent International School, Kano; and the French International School, Badagry. For her secondary school, she attended the Police Secondary School, Minna, Niger State; and Federal Government College, Ilorin, Kwara State. She obtained her first degree in History and international Studies from Nasarawa State University, Keffi. She is also a graduate of London Film Academy; New York Film Academy and Montana State University.[8] [9]
Allahbura started her acting career as a True TV presenter. She went for audition, and she was selected to join the Mnet Family TV on DSTV she was playing the character of Maro in Tinsel. Since then, she has featured and produced different movies including Battle Ground: African Magic, Las Gidi Vice, Gidi Blues (2016) The Eve (2018), Code Wilo (2019).[9] She encourages youth to partake in the forthcoming 2023 Nigerian general election.[10]