Okiro contributed to bank collapse, says NDIC It’s not true—IGP – Daily Trust
July 23, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has accused Inspector General of Police Mr. Mike Okiro of contributing to the collapse of Lead Bank because of the failure of a company linked to him to defray a loan of N162 million taken from the bank between 2000 and 2001. Read more
OAU lecturers allege threat to their lives – The Nation
July 14, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Five employees of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, including three senior lecturers, have petitioned the police over alleged threat to their lives.
We’ll surrender Friday -Bin Laden, Ateke Tom, Boyloaf, other militants pledge, As JTF arrests 9 militants – Tribune
June 24, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Mainstream militant leaders in the Niger Delta have met with the Presidential Panel on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants in the Niger Delta, promising to disarm by Friday morning. The militants, who met by proxy with the Minister of Interior, General Godwin Abbe and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, said the visit of the panel had strengthened their faith in the amnesty arrangement.
Presidency shortlists six candidates for Okiro’s job – The Nation
June 23, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Six top officers are in the race for the post of Inspector-General of Police (IG), which will become vacant on July 24, it was learnt yesterday. IG Mike Okiro is retiring on that day.
