Following vs Follower

Some examples from the web:

• Following these events, FSO became State controlled.
• Following chemotherapy, patients should receive radiotherapy.
• Following this complaint extensive correspondence took place with Germany.
• Distribution Following intravenous administration concentrations of micafungin show a biexponential decline.
• I Developed An Addiction To Painkilrs Following A Cycling Accident.
• Following his accurate statement of happenings.
• Following disclosure the parties reiterated their claim.
• Following the second opinion, the legislative proposal was withdrawn.
• Following an unintentionally racist press conference...
• Following disclosure, those parties reiterated these claims.
• Following disclosure, one party challenged this statement.
• Following the provisional disclosure, this Italian user reiterated its request.
• Following definitive disclosure, the complainant reiterated this point.
• Following enlargement, environmental and health policies have acquired new frameworks.
• Following is a news about an illegal immigrant.
• Following this authorisation, the Presidency negotiated the Agreement.
• Following a complaint by Ryanair, infringement proceedings were initiated.
• Following that, the Council adopted a revised Partnership in January 2006 [3].
• Following the disclosure of the definitive findings, the exporting producer in Belarus offered a price undertaking.
• Following this Decision, the competent Belgian court declared the company insolvent on 3 January 1997.

Some examples from the web:

• I want to be a Follower of Flesh.
• Nate says he's more of a follower than a leader.
• He is a follower, not a captain.
• This follower named Sagara upset me.
• I'm no longer your follower.
• Father is a follower of Pythagoras.
• And here comes a second follower.
• The founder of I.B.M. was a devout follower of Hitler.
• Sire, I'm more of a follower.
• A passionate follower of the Third Reich.
• Loyalty is admirable in a follower.
• He's become a follower of Jesus.
• Saul has become a follower of Jesus.
• You have always been my most devoted follower.
• Take a born leader, and turn him into a loyal follower.
• It is even said that he is a follower of Napoleon.
• So today's shooting could have been a follower who wanted revenge.
• A follower of Abraham, I suppose.
• Lance, the dead follower from the bookstore seems like our best lead.
• Sheriff Corbin, devoted follower of the occult.