Tinubu Mourns as Journalist, Ex-Nigerian Ambassador, Dele Cole, Dies in London at 86
By Dapo Akinrefon Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has mourned prominent Niger Delta leader Patrick Dele Cole, praising his commitment to the struggle for true federalism and resource control. Cole, who was born on August 4, 1940, in Abonnema, in the Kalabari Kingdom of present-day Rivers State, died in London at the age
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- Dele Cole stood firmly with Niger Delta aspirations, Ibori mourns.
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Vanguard NewsCenterIbori hails Dele Cole’s role in resource control struggle
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Tinubu Mourns as Journalist, Ex-Nigerian Ambassador, Dele Cole, Dies in London at 86
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Ibori mourns Dele Cole, hails contributions to resource control, true federalism
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Punch Newspapers: Dele Cole stood firmly with Niger Delta aspirations, Ibori mourns
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Punch Newspapers: Obasanjo mourns Dele Cole, recalls role in Paris debt relief
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Punch Newspapers: Ibori mourns Dele Cole, hails contributions to resource control, true federalism
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Punch Newspapers: Tinubu Mourns as Journalist, Ex-Nigerian Ambassador, Dele Cole, Dies in London at 86
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Punch Newspapers: Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole dies at 86
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Punch Newspapers: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid tribute to the late Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole, recalling his role in securing Nigeria's Paris
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Punch Newspapers: Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has mourned the death of prominent Niger Delta leader, Dele Cole, praising his commitment to resou
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Vanguard News: By Dapo Akinrefon Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has mourned prominent Niger Delta leader Patrick Dele Cole, praising his c
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