JUST IN; MKO’s Wife Dr Doyin Abiola is dead
JUST IN; MKO’s Wife Dr Doyin Abiola is dead
Dr. Doyin Abiola, a veteran Nigerian journalist and former Managing Director of National Concord, has died at the age of 82.
According to family sources, she died peacefully at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday after a brief illness.
A pioneering figure in Nigerian media, Dr. Abiola, who was MKO’s wife, was also the first Nigerian woman to serve as both editor and later managing director/editor-in-chief of a national daily newspaper.
Her decades-long career not only broke barriers for women in journalism but also helped shape the editorial landscape of modern Nigerian print media.
Born in 1943, Abiola studied English and Drama at the University of Ibadan, graduating in 1969. She began her career at the Daily Sketch, where her column Tiro gained wide readership for its bold commentary on public affairs, especially issues affecting women.
In 1970, she travelled to the United States to further her education, earning a Master’s degree in Journalism.
Upon returning to Nigeria, she joined the Daily Times as a Features Writer and rose through the ranks to become Group Features Editor. She later earned a Ph.D. in Communications and Political Science from New York University in 1979.
