THE GOVERNOR of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed grief over the passing of the Publisher of The Eagle Online, Mr. Dotun Oladipo. He described Oladipo’s death as shocking, painful, and heartbreaking. In a statement signed by Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity; Governor Sanwo-Olu extended his condolences to his immediate and extended families, the management and staff of Premium Eagle Media Limited, publishers of The Eagle Online, following the sudden death of the organisation’s Managing Editor and Chief Executive Officer. He also sent a message of condolence to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Guild…
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THE OGONI Dialogue Committee (ODC) has refuted the allegation of corruption against its leadership, describing it as “false and misleading”. The committee’s Chairman, Prof. Don Baridam, made the rebuttal at a news conference on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the ODC in January 2025 to negotiate the resumption of oil exploration and production in Ogoniland, Rivers, after over 30 years of halted operations. However, the apex socio-cultural and regional organisations in Ogoniland, including KAGOTE (Khana, Gokana, Tai, and Eleme) and the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People…
20 Vessels To Arrive Lagos Ports With Petroleum Products, Food THE MANAGEMENT of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has expressed concern over the continued issuance of petroleum product import licences despite the refinery’s proven capacity to meet and exceed Nigeria’s domestic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) requirements. The refinery noted that while it remains fully committed to supporting Nigeria’s energy security and ensuring uninterrupted fuel availability across the country, the volume of imported PMS entering the market has created uncertainty in domestic demand planning and inventory management. According to market data available to the refinery, imported PMS accounted for approximately…
THE NIGERIAN Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has condemned the August 21 terrorist attacks on four communities in Borgu LGA of Niger State, describing the assault as a barbaric attack that killed and injured civilians and resulted in the abduction of dozens of people, including Muslim worshippers observing Jumu’at prayers. In a statement signed by its Public Affairs Officer, Abbas Jimoh, and issued on Wednesday, NSCIA said the attacks targeted Gbeji (Gidan-Zana), Kpenya, Giyan Gbasu and Dekara, leaving communities traumatised and raising fresh concerns over the security situation in the region. NSCIA, led by its President-General and Sultan of…
THE TERTIARY Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged tertiary and specialised health institutions in Nigeria to continuously review curricula to align with emerging public health priorities. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sunday Echono, made the call at the 6th SPHPN and 37th PAPHNON Joint Scientific Conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Echono was represented by Prof. Saidu Ibrahim, a member of the National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee, who delivered his address on his behalf. The ongoing conference has the theme: “Public Health in a Changing World: Innovation, Equity and Global Health Security.” Echono said education remained the most…
THE NIGERIA Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take over the conduct of local government elections from State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs). The National President of NULGE, Mr Aliyu Kankara, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Kankara said transferring responsibility for council elections to INEC would strengthen democracy and produce credible leadership at the grassroots. “We should abolish the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) and allow INEC to conduct local government elections across the country. “When one political party wins all…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Mr Dotun Oladipo, Publisher of The Eagle Online and former Political Editor of The Punch newspaper. Dotun Oladipo Tinubu described Oladipo’s death at 56 as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry and the nation, commending his contributions to journalism and democracy. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja. The President acknowledged Oladipo’s dedicated service in political reporting and his commitment to providing Nigerians with credible information through traditional and digital media platforms. He said Oladipo’s career reflected the important…
BY IDUH ONAH FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent promise to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027, though still enveloped in fervent public debate, may be a political gift after all. For Organised Labour, particularly the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and progressive civil society organisations, the ongoing interesting discursive engagements between major political actors, social and traditional media analysts on Atiku’s promise offer an opportunity that is too consequential to be reduced to another partisan quarrel over whether petrol should be cheap or expensive. The Atiku gambit should therefore be seized as an opening to demand that every…
THE GUILD of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed sadness over the death of its former President, Mr Dotun Oladipo, publisher of The Eagle Online. This is contained in a statement signed by Kemi Yesufu, GOOP’s Publicity Secretary on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 56. He was President of GOCOP from 2017 to 2021 and was one of the publishers who helped shape the Guild in its early years. His death is a loss to GOCOP and the wider Nigerian media community. Oladipo came into online publishing with years of…
THE NIGERIAN media community has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of Dotun Oladipo, Publisher of The Eagle Online and former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), at the age of 56. A terse announcement of Oladipo’s sudden death was posted on GOCOP’s WhatsApp platform on Tuesday night by the organisation’s President, Mr Danlami Nmodu, at exactly 10:21 p.m. The brief announcement did not disclose the circumstances surrounding his death, leaving members of GOCOP who were online at the time shocked and deeply saddened. According to additional details reported by TheNiche Tuesday morning, Oladipo had…