Mahmood Yakubu

FAKE NEWS ALERT: US Did Not Place Visa Ban On Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Others

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  Claim A news report going viral claims that Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has made the list of Nigerians to be banned from getting United States of America Visa following his infamous role in the just concluded general elections. Verdict  False. The Visa ban list did …

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FactCheckElections: Top Political Stories Of The Week 

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  Nigerians will be on the march again this morning as they go to the polls to elect their preferred representatives at the state level.  While House of Assembly elections will be held in all 36 states of the federation, Gubernatorial elections will be held in only 28 states. It’s against this background that …

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#2023Decides: True! There is a Petition on Change.org Calling on the US, Canada, UK Government to Cancel INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu’s Visa

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Tijani Abdulkabeer Claim A trending broadcast on WhatsApp suggests that Change.org is floating a petition calling on the US, Canada, UK to cancel the Visa of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu for rigging the ongoing presidential elections in favour of the ruling All Progressive Candidates (APC).  Verdict True. The petition emanated …

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INEC Denies Election Postponement Claims

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  Claim A writeup claimed that the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the commission may postpone the February 25th presidential election by a week or two.  Verdict  False! INEC has no intention of postponing the 2023 General Election.  Full Text  A write up claimed that the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the commission may …

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FactcheckElections: Review of Top Political Events Of The Week

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  The dust raised by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Naira redesign policy continued to rage during the week as the new Naira note scarcity persisted even with the approaching February 10 deadline extension by the apex bank.  The week witnessed protests in many parts of the country as protesters took to the …

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