Media titans mourn Dotun Oladipo: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu pay tributes to late Eagle Online publisher - ITREALMS

Tributes have continued to pour in from across the nation following the sudden passing of veteran journalist, media titan, and Publisher of The Eagle Online, Mr. Dotun Oladipo, who died at the age of 56, reports ITREALMS.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have led prominent leaders, professional bodies, and media executives in expressing deep grief over the loss of the former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP).

Veteran Nigerian journalist and Eagle Online publisher Dotun Oladipo dies @56 - ITREALMS

Renowned Nigerian journalist, media entrepreneur, and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has passed away at the age of 56, reportd ITREALMS.

​Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after suddenly taking ill at his office in Lagos. He was rushed to a hospital, where he passed away hours later. His death was confirmed late Tuesday evening by Danlami Nmodu, the President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), on the guild's platform, where Oladipo served as an emeritus president.