Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has died at the age of 56.

Oladipo reportedly died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after he suddenly took ill at his office in Lagos. Reports said he drove himself to a hospital for medical attention but died hours later. His death has since been confirmed by the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he previously led as president.

The media entrepreneur was the founder, Managing Editor and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, publishers of The Eagle Online. He had a journalism career spanning nearly three decades and previously worked with Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Compass, The Sun and PUNCH Newspapers, where he served as Politics Editor.

Oladipo was also the founding president of the Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society (IMPCMS). The organisation described his death as a devastating loss to its members an