Eagle Online Publisher Dotun Oladipo Dies at 56

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, publisher of Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has died at the age of 56. His death was announced by Eagle Online on Wednesday, with the publication stating that he was in his usual state of health earlier in the day before suddenly falling ill at his office. The death was confirmed by the President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, Danlami Nmodu, who described Oladipo as a former president and emeritus president of the guild. The General Secretary of the Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society, Nkanu Egbe, also confirmed that Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Lagos, describing his death as a major loss to the cooperative and Nigerian journalism.

Oladipo had a journalism career spanning nearly three decades. He was a former politics editor at PUNCH Newspapers and also worked with Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Compass and The Sun before founding Eagle Online. He obtained a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in 1992. Following his death, tributes have poured in from colleagues and public figures, including African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, who described him as a complete gentleman, accomplished digital journalist and remarkable human being. Funeral arrangements and other details are expected to be announced by his family and associates.

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