Tag: #DoyinAbiola

  • TINUBU MOURNS DOYINSOLA ABIOLA, MEDIA ICON AND SOLDIER OF DEMOCRACY

    TINUBU MOURNS DOYINSOLA ABIOLA, MEDIA ICON AND SOLDIER OF DEMOCRACY

    President Bola Tinubu expressed heartfelt sorrow over the passing of Dr. Doyinsola Abiola, hailing her as a trailblazing media pioneer and a true soldier of democracy. At 82, Dr. Abiola broke gender barriers as the first woman to edit and manage a national newspaper and played a vital role in Nigeria’s democratic struggles, especially after…

  • NGE MOURNS DR. DOYIN ABIOLA, JOURNALISM TRAILBLAZER

    NGE MOURNS DR. DOYIN ABIOLA, JOURNALISM TRAILBLAZER

    The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) mourns the loss of Dr. Doyin Abiola, a pioneering journalist and former MD/Editor-in-Chief of Concord Newspapers, who passed away at 82. Celebrated as the first Nigerian woman to lead a national newspaper, she broke gender barriers, mentored generations, and championed press freedom and national development. NGE remembers her resilience…

  • LAGOS GOV SANWO-OLU MOURNS PASSING OF DR DOYIN ABIOLA, PIONEERING MEDIA ICON

    LAGOS GOV SANWO-OLU MOURNS PASSING OF DR DOYIN ABIOLA, PIONEERING MEDIA ICON

    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed profound sadness over the death of Dr. Doyin Abiola, widow of Chief MKO Abiola and Nigeria’s first female MD and Publisher of the National Concord Newspapers. Passing at 82, she left a powerful legacy in Nigerian journalism, breaking barriers as a reporter, editor, and media leader. Sanwo-Olu hailed her as…