By Lanre Idowu THE PASSAGE of Dr. Doyin Abiola (nee Aboaba) on 5th August has rightly elicited an outpouring of tributes on her place in history. It is not an exaggeration to say no woman has matched her influence in Nigerian journalism history, and few men have surpassed it. Throughout her lifetime, she was a […]
By Femi Adesina WHEN YOU have a Bachelor’s degree in English and Drama tucked in your belt and follow up with higher degrees in Communication Studies up to doctoral level, you are poised to conquer the world of journalism. And that was what she did. Dr Doyin Abiola (née Aboaba) took Nigerian journalism by storm. […]
By Tunji Bello THE PHRASE “Gentlemen of the Press” used for both male and female journalists, has no known origin. But it became popularised following the 1929 American film by Walter Huston who portrayed the life of a professional journalist deprived of joy of ordinary life due to the exigencies of duty. So, with time, […]
By Joke Kujenya SEVEN DAYS after the death of the pioneer Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, the Concord Press family is still in mourning. They declared in a short release on their WhatsApp platform, “The Great Concord Family,” that from Sunday morning until Tuesday night, former staff members of...
By Joke Kujenya THE FAMILY of the late Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the defunct National Concord Newspapers, Dr Doyin Abiola, has confirmed that her burial will take place from 9 to 12 September in Lagos. According to the family’s statement, further information on the arrangements will be released in due course. Colleagues from th...
By Joke Kujenya I WAS much younger then. But I could recall that her office door was always open as you would see people go in and come out at one time or the other. I watched from afar being a quiet and easygoing young journalist. On the second floor of the Concord Newspapers headquarters […]
By Joke Kujenya LEGACY OF pioneering journalism, newsroom innovation and unmatched leadership has been noted to define the transition of Dr Doyin Abiola, former Managing Director of Concord Press of Nigeria, whose death has marked the end of a remarkable era in Nigerian media. Described as a woman who inhaled and exhaled journalism, Dr Abiola...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to the late Dr Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, describing her as a media trailblazer, gender equity advocate, and soldier of democracy. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the President confirmed her passing at the age of 82 and recounted her decades-long impact on journalism and the ...
By Joke Kujenya DR. DOYIN Abiola, Nigeria’s first female Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of a national daily newspaper, National Concord, has died at the age of 82. Messages shared among former colleagues on The Great Concord Family WhatsApp platform by Dr. Tunji Bello, confirmed she passed away at exactly 9:15pm on Tuesday after a bri...
