Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- Opposition demands for scrutiny of Nigeria's voters' register intensified on Friday after an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said registration officers had introduced irregular entries, including AI-generated photographs, into the database.

Atiku Abubakar sought the identities of implicated officials and election-material contractors, while the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) demanded answers about reports of deceased people remaining on the register. INEC said it was correcting irregularities ahead of certification on 15 December.

The exchanges unfolded alongside a dispute over President Bola Tinubu's borrowing plans, questions about the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) support for...