Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Bayelsa, Ebonyi and Rivers top the list of states with the highest number of invalid registered voters as Nigeria's voter population increased by 9,518,188.

According to the data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, a total of 2,780,756 were consequently delisted from 12,298,944 new voters who completed the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise.

The exercise which was conducted nationwide commenced in June 2021 and ended in July 2022 despite kicks from some Nigerians and civil groups which canvassed its extension.

While the voter registration was free, PREMIUM TIMES uncovered how some corrupt officials had been taking advantage of the rush by Nigerians to beat the de...