The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Premium Eagle Media Limited, Dotun Oladipo, has been reported dead at the age of 56.
Premium Eagle Media Limited is the parent company of Eagle Online.
Oladipo’s death was announced on the Eagle Online website early Wednesday. The publication noted that Oladipo was in his usual state of health earlier in the day before suddenly taking ill at his office, describing his death as a shock to colleagues, friends and associates.
His death was also confirmed by the President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, Danlami Nmodu, who announced the veteran journalist’s death on the guild’s WhatsApp platform on Tuesday. Nmodu confirmed that the Emeritus President, Oladipo, had died that day, and prayed for his soul to rest in peace. Oladipo had at one point served as president of the guild.
Also, the General Secretary, Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society, Nkanu Egbe, announced the news on Wednesday. Egbe expressed profound sorrow in announcing the sudden death of the cooperative’s President, Oladipo, who passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Lagos, at the age of 56. He described Oladipo as having led the cooperative with dedication, alongside a distinguished journalism career spanning nearly three decades, calling his passing a devastating loss not only to IMPCMS but to Nigerian journalism as a whole.
Egbe said funeral arrangements and other important matters would be communicated at a later time, noting that the Executive Committee would provide further details regarding funeral arrangements, condolence visits and interim leadership matters as they became available. He urged members to keep the family and the cooperative in their prayers during the difficult time.
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, in a Facebook post on Wednesday, described the deceased as a complete gentleman, accomplished digital journalist and remarkable human being. He announced Oladipo’s passing, extending heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and the entire community of digital journalists in Nigeria, and prayed that he would rest in power.
Oladipo served as the politics editor at PUNCH Newspapers during his illustrious journalism career. He also served as a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. After leaving PUNCH Newspapers, he worked with Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Compass, and The Sun before founding Eagle Online.
He obtained a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in 1992.
His professional colleagues have taken to social media platforms to mourn the man they described as a thorough professional and humble.
