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]
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]
^"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.
