Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to veteran journalist and former Managing Director of the defunct Concord Group, Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, who died on Wednesday at the age of 82.

In a statement made available to The News Chronicle on Wednesday, Tinubu described her as a "media trailblazer and soldier of democracy," adding that the late Doyin Abiola broke barriers in Nigerian journalism and played a pivotal role in the fight to uphold the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

"She was an Amazon, an icon who charted new paths for women in media," the President said in a statement. "Her legacy of integrity, tenacity and commitment to democratic ideals will never be forgotten."

Abiola, wife of the late ...