Ereyitomi salutes Chief Julie Coker at 80

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Thomas Ereyitomi Ereyitomi salutes Chief Julie Coker at 80
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The member representing Warri Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi has congratulated ace Television Broadcaster, Chief Julie Coker on the occasion of her 80th birthday anniversary.

Ereyitomi described Chief Coker as a dogged and extraordinary woman who was the first Female Newscaster in Sub-Saharan Africa at a very younger age when the broadcast media industry was dominated by nearly all men affairs.

The lawmaker noted that the First female newscaster in Sub-Saharan Africa committed her energy in the art world leading to the blossoming of the industry beyond imagination, even though she may not always get the credit as expected.

Chief Julie Coker hails from Warri, she is maternally from Itsekiri, Warri, Delta State, she won the first edition of Miss Midwest Nigeria in 1958 and emerged as 1st runner-up at the Miss Nigeria contest same year, that opened doors for her then as young lady, she attended Holy Child College, Lagos an….



Source: Vanguard Newspaper