Patrick Dele-Cole Explained
Patrick Dele-Cole |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Education: | |
Occupation: | Journalist and Diplomat |
Known For: | Managing director of Daily Times. |
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Children: | Tonye 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
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020-08-08. Patrick Dele Cole: The Consummate Newspaperman At 80, By Abdu Rafiu - Premium Times Opinion. 2021-07-12. en-US. 2021-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116124453/https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2020/08/08/patrick-dele-cole-the-consummate-newspaperman-at-80%ef%bb%bf-by-abdu-rafiu/. live.
- Web site: Adams. Joy. 2021-03-29. Successful Entrepreneurs in Nigeria - Their First Jobs (Part 7). 2021-07-12. The Journal. en-US. 2021-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329214741/https://thejournalnigeria.com/successful-entrepreneurs-nigeria-first-jobs-7/. live.
- Web site: Fishman. the, Penn, Daily Pennsylvanian, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Margie. Nigerian ex-politico brings insider's view to History Dept.. 2021-07-12. www.thedp.com. en-us. 2021-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712203042/https://www.thedp.com/article/1997/09/nigerian-expolitico-brings-insiders-view-to-history-dept. live.
- Web site: 2021-05-26. Rain of tributes for media icons The Nation News Nigeria. 2021-07-12. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US. 2021-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526043637/https://thenationonlineng.net/rain-of-tributes-for-media-icons/. live.
- Web site: 2015-03-11. Soyinka accuses presidency of using vulgar language at campaigns. 2021-07-12. Vanguard News. en-US. 2021-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309131442/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/soyinka-accuses-presidency-of-using-vulgar-language-at-campaigns/. live.
- Web site: 2020-08-08. Patrick Dele Cole: The Consummate Newspaperman At 80, By Abdu Rafiu - Premium Times Opinion. 2021-07-12. en-US. 2021-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116124453/https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2020/08/08/patrick-dele-cole-the-consummate-newspaperman-at-80%ef%bb%bf-by-abdu-rafiu/. live.
- Web site: 2020-08-06. Patrick Dele Cole is 80. 2021-07-12. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US. 2020-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929152657/https://guardian.ng/opinion/patrick-dele-cole-is-80/. live.
- Web site: 2021-06-10. Why we are honouring Daily Times icons - Fidelis Anosike. 2021-07-12. Vanguard News. en-US. 2021-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711064344/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/06/why-we-are-honouring-daily-times-icons-fidelis-anosike/. live.
- Web site: 2020-08-31. Patrick Dele Cole: A significant brilliance. 2021-07-12. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US. 2021-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712203121/https://guardian.ng/opinion/patrick-dele-cole-a-significant-brilliance/. live.
- Web site: 2020-10-20. Dele Giwa's kind of journalism. 2021-07-12. TheCable. en-US. 2021-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712203116/https://www.thecable.ng/dele-giwas-kind-of-journalism. live.
- Web site: 2021-06-12. No matter where Buhari runs, Twitter is going to chase him, says Dr. Patrick Cole. 2021-07-12. The Sun Nigeria. en-US. 2021-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613001109/https://www.sunnewsonline.com/no-matter-where-buhari-runs-twitter-is-going-to-chase-him-says-dr-patrick-cole/. live.