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Balaraba Ramat Yakubu

NIgerian writer and film producer

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  • Momentum10.3
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Born 1959 · age 67Nigeria
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    Born 1959
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Updated 2026-06-25

Balaraba Ramat Yakubu is a Nigerian author who writes in Hausa. She is a leader in the genre of littattafan soyayya or "love literature", and one of the very few Hausa-language writers whose work has been translated into English. She has also worked as a screenwriter, producer, and director of Kannywood films. Her stories have focused on issues such as forced marriages and women's education.

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Momentum10.3
Historical7.9
Now attention57.3
Source confidence55.0
Completeness70.0
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