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Patrick Dele-Cole
NationalityNigerian
Education
Occupation(s)Journalist and Diplomat
Known forManaging director of Daily Times.
ChildrenTonye Cole

Patrick Dele-Cole (born 1940) is a Nigerian politician, journalist, historian, and diplomat who in 1976 became the managing director of the Daily Times.[1][2] He was also a presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the early 1990s,[3] and was Nigeria's ambassador to Argentina and Brazil.[4]

He is author of the book Modern Traditional Elites in the Politics of Lagos.[5]

Life

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He attended the University of Otago, New Zealand, where he earned a first class honours degree. He also studied at Cambridge University.[6][7]

As a managing director of the Daily Times in 1976 he restored the paper's former influence[8] to become one of Africa's largest at that time,[9] and brought in influential journalists, including Dele Giwa and Dr. Stanley Macebuh.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Dele Cole: The Consummate Newspaperman At 80, By Abdu Rafiu - Premium Times Opinion". 2020-08-08. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ Adams, Joy (2021-03-29). "Successful Entrepreneurs in Nigeria - Their First Jobs (Part 7)". The Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. ^ Fishman, the, Penn, Daily Pennsylvanian, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Margie. "Nigerian ex-politico brings insider's view to History Dept". www.thedp.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Rain of tributes for media icons | The Nation News Nigeria". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-05-26. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ "Soyinka accuses presidency of using vulgar language at campaigns". Vanguard News. 2015-03-11. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  6. ^ "Patrick Dele Cole: The Consummate Newspaperman At 80, By Abdu Rafiu - Premium Times Opinion". 2020-08-08. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. ^ "Patrick Dele Cole is 80". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-08-06. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  8. ^ "Why we are honouring Daily Times icons - Fidelis Anosike". Vanguard News. 2021-06-10. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  9. ^ "Patrick Dele Cole: A significant brilliance". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-08-31. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  10. ^ "Dele Giwa's kind of journalism". TheCable. 2020-10-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  11. ^ "No matter where Buhari runs, Twitter is going to chase him, says Dr. Patrick Cole". The Sun Nigeria. 2021-06-12. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-07-12.


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