{"id":396049,"date":"2026-08-26T10:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/396049\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:25:10","slug":"veteran-journalist-eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo-dies-at-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/396049\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran journalist, Eagle Online publisher Dotun Oladipo, dies at 56"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has died at the age of 56.<\/p>\n

Mr Oladipo died on Tuesday, 25 August, after he suddenly took ill in his office in Lagos, according to The Eagle Online.<\/p>\n

The circumstances surrounding his death were still emerging on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

His death was confirmed by the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he previously led as president.<\/p>\n

Danlami Nmodu, the current president of GOCOP, announced the death on the guild\u2019s platform on Tuesday night, The Cable reported.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt has just been confirmed that Emeritus President, Mr Dotun Oladipo, died today. May his soul rest in peace. Amen,\u201d Mr Nmodu said.<\/p>\n

Mr Oladipo was the founder and publisher of The Eagle Online and the chief executive officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited.<\/p>\n

He was also the pioneer president of the Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society (IMPCMS), an organisation established to promote collaboration and professional development among media practitioners.<\/p>\n

From newspaper newsroom to digital publishing<\/p>\n

Mr Oladipo built his career across Nigeria\u2019s traditional and digital media industries.<\/p>\n

He worked with several major Nigerian newspapers, including Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Compass, The Sun and PUNCH<\/a> Newspapers.<\/p>\n

At PUNCH, he served as Politics Editor, a position that placed him at the centre of the newspaper\u2019s coverage of Nigerian politics. A recent PUNCH retrospective also identified him as having occupied the position during his years at the newspaper.<\/p>\n

He later moved into digital publishing, establishing The Eagle Online and becoming its publisher and managing editor.<\/p>\n

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His professional profile described him as an investigative journalist with a strong interest in news, analysis and thorough reporting. His work appeared across several Nigerian media platforms during a career spanning almost three decades.<\/p>\n

The Eagle Online became his most enduring professional project, allowing him to combine newsroom experience with the emerging possibilities of internet journalism.<\/p>\n

The publication was still active on Tuesday, with stories published under its banner on politics, business, crime, sports and other issues before news of its publisher\u2019s death emerged<\/p>\n

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