{
  "id": 3646839,
  "title": "Tinubu, NGE mourn Eagle Online publisher Oladipo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tinubu-nge-mourn-eagle-online-publisher-oladipo-3646839",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:48:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-nge-mourn-eagle-online-publisher-oladipo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers are mourning the death of Dotun Oladipo, publisher of The Eagle Online and former Politics Editor of The PUNCH Newspapers. According to Punch and Punch Nigeria, Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.\n\nTinubu described Oladipo's passing as a painful loss to Nigeria's media industry and the nation, as reported by This Day. The President acknowledged Oladipo's contributions to journalism, particularly in political reporting and providing credible information through traditional and digital media platforms.\n\nThis Day also reported that Tinubu recalled Oladipo's passion for his profession and his role in growing digital journalism through The Eagle Online, which he founded after his career at Punch Newspaper. Oladipo was 56 years old when he died.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu mourns Eagle Online publisher Dotun Oladipo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tinubu-mourns-eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:52:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu: Demise of Eagle Online Publisher, Dotun Oladipo, Painful Loss To Media, Nation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tinubu-demise-of-eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo-painful-loss-to",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:54:56.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}