Dele Cole: Life and Times of an Eminent Journalist and Ambassador

Eminent Nigerian journalist and ambassador Patrick Dele Cole died in a London hospital after spending a month in intensive care, family sources told Sunday Vanguard. Born on August 4, 1940, he studied at the University of Otago, Cambridge—where he earned a doctorate—and the University of Pennsylvania before entering Nigeria’s civil service. Appointed managing director of the Daily Times in 1976, he worked to restore stability at the newspaper group after the federal government acquired a controlling stake. He later served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Argentina and Brazil.