Mike Okiro
10 Jan
No fewer than 300 delegates are expected to vote today, as the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, elects its new leadership for another four years.
9 Jan
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chief Mike Okiro, Thursday night announced his withdrawal from the contest of the president general of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, billed for Friday, January 10, citing an Enugu High Court order. Okilo's aspiration had been married by an identity crisis. Some segments of the southeast region…
9 Jan
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) on Thursday endorsed the aspiration of the former Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mike Okiro as president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. It stated that Okiro has what it takes to move the organisation to greater heights, stressing that he had excelled in previous assignments. President general of…
9 Jan
Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike Okiro, has said insecurity in Igboland will be nipped
8 Jan
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, to stay off the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Presidential election, stressing that electing him at the leadership of the organisation would disrupt its zoning arrangement.
6 Jan
The Indigenous Igbo in Rivers State (IIC) has threatened to boycott the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Organisation's election, scheduled for January 10, if their demand to allow only recognised and registered Igbo members to contest the prestigious Ohaneze Ndigbo presidency position is not considered. The group also warned that it will be difficult to unite the…
18 Dec
South-South Youth Wing, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Worldwide has backed former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, to become Ohanaeze President-General when Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu completes the tenure of late Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Co-ordinator of Ohanaeze Youth Wing South-South zone, Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
4 Oct
A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, said the amendment of Section 7 (6) of the Police Act 2020 to allow for a four-year tenure for the office of the IG would stabilise the police system. Okiro, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja, added that…
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