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  Elderman Folarin Coker, who died on 12th August, 2020 came, saw and conquered. The world has indeed lost a colossus, a man of integrity, a go-getter, a man of many parts, who served his state and his fatherland to the best of his ability. While some believe that Lagos State, Nigeria and Africa have lost a big fish, some are of the opinion that Elderman Folarin Coker is like a typical actor, who must have left the stage when the ovation was loudest. A selfless man with a large heart, Chief Folarin Coker left his footprints on the sand of time and the name of Baba Eto of Lagos would continue to ring a bell in many generations to come. Legendary Chief Nathaniel Coker was born on 22nd July, 1923 at 28 Joseph Street, Lagos, Nigeria to a Christian family. When it was time for him to find a life partner, Chief Folarin Coker got married to former Miss Larvinia Apinke Vanghan. Baba Eto attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos from 1934-1941. The respected elder statesman later attended the Univ...

T he remains of the late Baba Eto of Lagos, Chief Nathaniel Folarin Coker, who died on 12th August, 2020 at the age of 97 would be committed to mother earth on Friday 28th August, 2020 at 11am. According to the burial arrangements released on behalf of the family by his son, Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, the Christian wake keep for the late Barrister, Pioneer Lagos State Civil Servant, Public Servant, Educationist and Patriot to the core will hold on Thursday 27th August by 4:30pm. All obsequies are scheduled to be streamed live on Zoom, YouTube and Facebook. The Facebook account was given as:  http://bit.ly/ ChiefFolarinCokerFB , while the YouTube account is:  http://bit.ly/ ChiefFolarinCoker The elder statesman is survived by an only child and son, the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mr. Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, daughter-in-law, Aisha Folarin-Coker and five grandchildren. The grandchildren are; Feyintola Folarin-Coker, Folayinka Folarin-...

The Coalition of Friends and Supporters of Buhari (CFSB) has warned Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum and his aides over any attempt to sabotage President Muhammadu Buhari's insurgency war with their campaign of calumny against the military.     According to the pro-Buhari group,  Nigerians would reject any move to blackmail or ridicule the military and the president's insurgency war.    CFSB made this disclosure in a statement signed by its Director of Media, Audu Atumeyi, on Thursday.    The group said it is gradually becoming a pattern for Zulum to accuse the military of wrongdoing without the necessary facts and evidence to back it up.    In the statement, CFSB outrightly denied his latest claim that troops engage in fishing business in Borno, describing it as untrue.    "The allegation about troops engaging in fishing business is totally untrue as no military top commander control their postings and therefore cannot ...

  Chief (Elderman) Nathaniel Folarin Coker, father of Mr Folorunsho Folarin Coker, the Director General of Nigeria Tourism Development Commission (NTDC) is dead, The death of the elder statesman was announced in a statement released by the family and signed by the NTDC boss. Read the statement below,………   Announcement Chief (Elderman) Nathaniel Folarin Coker OON The Baba Eto of Lagos, Bobagunwa of Igede-Ekiti, Retired Pioneer Permanent Secretary Lagos State Nigeria (22-07-1923 to 12 -08- 2020) A life beautifully lived! It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of appreciation to Almighty God that we announce the translation to eternal glory of our beloved father, grandfather, uncle and patriot Chief (Elderman) Nathaniel Folarin Coker OON. He died comfortably and peacefully in his sleep in Lagos on the 12th of August 2020 at the ripe old age of 97 years. His was a life so beautifully lived which deserves to be beautifully remembered. He dutifully and meritoriously served his st...

An Islamic advocacy group, Community of Muslim Professionals (CMP), on Thursday, warned the Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akintola, to desist from sowing the seeds of religious friction in Ogun State in the bid to promote his own brand of irredentism. CMC described Akintola as a well-known rabble rouser fond of hiding under the guise of Islamic rights advocacy to promote division, sectionalism and religious strife, adding that Muslims in the state, being responsible and progressive individuals, had not at any time given him a mandate to act as their spokesman. In a statement issued by its Secretary,  Alhaji Saliu Adewusi in Abeokuta, the state capital on Thursday, CMP said it took strong exception to the libelous allegation by the MURIC director that the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, had sold the state to Christians. Describing the allegation as patently false and provocative, CMC said a careful study of the appointments made by the gover...

Global Peace Ambassador and investigative journalist, Mr. Jackson Ude, who exposed the theft and illicit sale of 48 million barrels of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude off the coast of China for $2.5billion has disclosed that he has received several death threats from persons he described as “known and unknown.” Mr. Ude, a Nigerian-American resident in New York, had recently used his newspaper, Pointblanknews.com and his Twitter handle @jacksonpbn, to expose a mind-blowing surreptitious sale of stolen Nigerian crude by highly placed government officials under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The crude oil was allegedly stolen in instalments under the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan administration by officials of the state-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, the then minister of Petroleum, Deziani Alison-Madueke and top officials of the Presidency. The journalist, who had under his belt credit for exposing different financial crimes in Nigeria’s opaque public sector twitt...