2027: INEC FACES CREDIBLE QUESTION AS AMUPITAN CONFIRMS DEAD PERSONS’ NAMES ON REGISTER. (PHOTO).

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 The credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voters’ register has come under intense scrutiny ahead of the 2027 general elections, following revelations by INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan that names of deceased persons remain on the register. Amupitan disclosed that names of voters who died as far back as 15 years ago are still listed, a situation critics say could undermine the integrity of the 2027 polls and lead to significant financial waste through the printing of excess ballot papers and other election logistics. The INEC chairman made the revelation while receiving the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her management team during a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday. Amupitan announced that INEC has entered into a partnership with NIMC to deliver a credible voters’ register and transparent elections. He said INEC would leverage NIMC’s robust data archi...
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UKRAINE’S ALLIES CALL RUSSIAN DEMANDS UNACCEPTABLE AFTER FIRST TALKS IN YEARS. (PHOTO).

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 Ukraine’s allies call Russian demands unacceptable after first talks in years




• Peace talks: Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in three years, where they discussed a ceasefire and talks between the two countries’ leaders. But there were no signs of a major breakthrough - a Ukrainian source said that the Russian delegation demanded that Kyiv give up land under its control.


 Notably, neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or Russian President Vladimir Putin were there, after several days of confusion. Zelensky criticized Putin for not sending “any real decision-makers” for the talks.


 too: Another key absence was that of US President Donald Trump, who had repeatedly hinted he might upend his Middle East travel schedule to join the negotiations. He’s pushing to meet Putin.


 The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Poland spoke with Zelensky and Trump after Friday’s talks, calling Russia’s position “unacceptable.”

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