| Yakubu Muhammed | |
| Birth Date: | mf=yes 1973, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Gombe, Nigeria[1] |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Education: | Mass Communication (BSc) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Jos, Bayero University Kano[2] |
| Occupation: | Film actor, producer, director, singer,[3] script writer |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
Yakubu Mohammed (alias: Yakubu Usman Shehu Abubakar El-Nafati) (born 25 March 1973) is a Nigerian actor, producer, director, singer and script writer. He is a Globacom ambassador,[4] SDGs ambassador and at a time, an ambassador for Nescafe Beverage. 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[5] and Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
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[6] in 2013 [7] 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[8] and also got featured in MTV's Shuga and Lionheart.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sons of The Caliphate[10] | Dikko | TV Series25 episodes |
| 2017 | MTV Shuga Naija[11] | ||
| Queen Amina[12] | |||
| 2018 | Make Room[13] | ||
| 2018 | LionHeart[14] | Hamza Maikano | |
| Asawana | |||
| 2019 | 4th Republic[15] | Danladi | |
| 2019 | Tenant of The House[16] | Hon. Samuel | |
| 2015 | Dark Closet[17] | ||
| 2018 | Fantastic Numbers[18] | Comedy Drama | |
| 2016 | Walking Away[19] | ||
| My Village Bride[20] | |||
| Chauffeur[21] | |||
| 2015 | Damaged Petals[22] | Jerry | |
| Bunmi's Diary | |||
| 2015 | Power of Tomorrow[23] | Agent Kingsley | Drama |
| My Neighbor's Wife[24] | |||
| 2017 | My Wife's Lover[25] | Francis | Drama |
| 2013 | Blue Flames[26] | ||
| April Hotel[27] | |||
| 2017 | Women | Demola | Drama |
| Wings of A Dove[28] | |||
| 2020 | Badamasi | Prof. Jibril Aminu | Biography / History / Thriller |
| ND | Cikin Waye |
| 2013 | Gabar Cikin Gida |
| Da Kai Zan Gana | |
| Mai Farin Jini | |
| Nas | |
| Romeo Da Jamila | |
| Sani Nake So | |
| Shu'uma (The Evil Woman) | |
| 2014 | Soyayya Da Shakuwa |
| So Aljannar Duniya | |
| Sai A Lahira | |
| Munubiya | |
| Hakkin Miji | |
| Duniyar Nan | |
| Bikin Yar Gata | |
| 2015 | Kayar Ruwa |
| 2016 | Son of Caliphate |
| Hawaye Na | |
| Yar Mulki |