The death of a public intellectual: Patrick Dele Cole, 1940–2026, By Reuben Abati

Premium Times20 October 2026, 20:54 UTCNigeria

Death is a fact of life, no living thing exists forever, not even nature itself, for it is written that even the best and the brightest, shall pass to the Great Beyond, to become one with Nature and the Grand Architect, to be remembered on this side of the Divide, thereafter by their deeds. And […] The post The death of a public intellectual: Patrick Dele Cole, 1940–2026, By Reuben Abati appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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