Oladotun Samson Oladipo, the publisher of The Eagle Online, has been laid to rest. He was a former Political Editor of Punch Newspaper before founding The Eagle Online. Family, friends, and colleagues from the media industry gathered for his interment.
Oladipo's death occurred on August 25. Further details about his life and death are available.
The ceremony to lay him to rest took place on Friday, and it was attended by people from Nigeria's media industry, as well as his loved ones.
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