Increase Herbert Ebenezer COKER,

Jurist

Journalist, born March 10, 1920, Calabar; married, has five children; Education: Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha; joined West African Pilot and Zik's Press Limited, 1943; Career: Appointed Editor, Southern Nigeria Defender (zik's paper), Ibadan 1947; editor, Eastern Nigeria Guardian, Port Harcourt, 1948; editor, West African Pilot, 1948- 51; appointed Information Officer, Commodity Marketing Boards ofNigeria. 1951-54; Senior Information Officer, Min istry of Information, Lagos, 1954-61; editorin- chief, Nigerian National Press and Chief Columnist, Sunday Post, 1961- 67; Deputy Director (Special war-time duties), Federal Ministry of Information, 1967-68; Pioneer Lecturer in Principles of History of Mass Communication, Institute ofJournalism, Uni versity of Lagos, 1967; Editorial Adviser and General Manager, Nigerian National Press, Publishers of the defunct Morning Post, 1968-73; Senior Lecturer and assistant Di rector, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, La gos, 1973-75; fellow, Public Relations As sociation ofNigeria; Publications: The Sur plus Women, 1949; Seventy Years oftheNi gerian Press, 1953; Grammar of African Names, 1964.; Address: 12, Molade Okoya Thomas Road,…