EAGLE ONLINE PUBLISHER DOTUN OLADIPO DIES AT 56

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By; Sunmola Ganiayat

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, Dotun Oladipo, has died at the age of 56.

Premium Eagle Media Limited is the parent company of Eagle Online, where Oladipo served as publisher.

His death was announced by Eagle Online early Wednesday, with the publication stating that he was in his usual state of health before suddenly falling ill at his office.

The news of his death came as a shock to his colleagues, friends and associates.

According to reports, Oladipo drove himself to an undisclosed hospital hours before his death.

His passing was also confirmed by the President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, Danlami Nmodu, who announced the development on the guild’s WhatsApp platform on Tuesday.

Nmodu described Oladipo as an Emeritus President of the guild.

“It has just been confirmed that Emeritus President, Mr Dotun Oladipo, died today. May his soul rest in peace. Amen,” he stated.

The General Secretary of the Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society, Nkanu Egbe, also announced Oladipo’s death on Wednesday.

Egbe described his passing as a profound loss, noting that Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Lagos.

He said Oladipo led the cooperative with dedication while maintaining a distinguished journalism career spanning nearly three decades.

He added that the veteran journalist’s death was a major loss to both the cooperative and the Nigerian journalism profession.

Funeral arrangements and other details are expected to be announced later.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, also paid tribute to Oladipo, describing him as a “complete gentleman, accomplished digital journalist and remarkable human being.”

Oladipo was a former politics editor at PUNCH Newspapers. He also worked with the 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.

His death marks the loss of a veteran journalist who made significant contributions to Nigeria’s evolving digital media industry.