Yakubu Lere is one of the leading stakeholders in the Hausa film industry (a.k.a. Kannywood). A producer, he made some of the best known movies in the language. Before venturing into Kannywood in 1999, however, he had served as the Deputy Director of Press to Kaduna state Governor, the late Alhaji Dabo Mohammed Lere. [...]
Hassana Aminu Baba (Maryam) is an achieving diva who has carved a niche for herself in the Hausa music scene. Her interest in music began since when she was a child, she says. According to her, she ventured into music in order to satisfy her passion for art. She spoke to our reporter AHMAD MUHAMMAD [...]
Tanimu Yahuza Shaban is an A-grade Hausa actor, singer and business man. After his primary and secondary education, he proceeded to Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, in Kano state and later graduated from Bayero University, Kano, in 2005. Shaban, a father of three children, had for long been telling those who cared to listen [...]
ALIYU ASKIRA ASKIRA met one of Kannywood’s most popular actresses in Kano and had a no-holds-barred interview with her. Born in 1993, Maryam Booth comes a family of actors. She is the daughter of a no-nonsense Hausa actress, Hajiya Zainab Booth; her younger brother, Ammude Booth, is also an actor. And her elder sister Sadiya, [...]
Fiddausi Idris is not worried that producers always prefer to give her supporting roles instead of the lead role. She is apparently also not educationally ambitious, that is why after completing her primary and secondary school education in Kankia, Katsina state, she quickly jumped into acting. Now she is three years in the industry and [...]
Famous Kannywood and Nollywood star, Ali Nuhu, yesterday in Kano dismissed reports on Facebook that he was dead. Ali was recently hospitalised at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, but was discharged. Blueprint learnt that people have been calling on Ali and his friends to find out his health condition. A rumour circulated early this week [...]
At 20 years old, Hannatu Bashir is tall, slim and good-looking. She also has eyes that remind one of those of legendary Bollywood actress, Hema Malini. After successfully appearing in over 14 major Hausa films, Hannatu is set to hit the limelight. Recently, she secured a one-year advertisement and promotion contract with communication giant MTN [...]
Hajiya Ladidi Fagge is the Patience Ozokwor of Kannywood, thanks to her very tough mien and wicked disposition. Any movie director or producer who wants to sell his film would want to have her on his cast. So far, she has featured in many successful Hausa films, like ‘Jalaluddeen,’ ‘Jakadiya,’ ‘Ahlil Kitabi’ and ‘Carbin Kwai,’ [...]
Hauwa Abubakar is a Fulani damsel from Yola, Adamawa state, but was born and bred in Jos, Plateau state. She schooled in Kano up till the secondary level before she got married to her relation at the age of 14. The marriage collapsed before she conceived. Hauwa’s role in movies like ‘Kona Gari’ and ‘Yar [...]
If one is to talk of successful singers in the Hausa film industry, the name of Nazifi Asnanic will come either first or second. When this holder of NCE released the song “Kwankwaso, Dawo-Dawo” before last year’s general elections, he instantly became a celebrity and some thought the song would change his fortune. But Nazifi [...]
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