Why does his death heavily cast a pall on the Nigerian media industry? It is not only because Dotun’s journalism career took him in turns to Newswatch, The PUNCH, The Sun, The Nigerian Tribune and The Compass, after which he established The Eagle Online. The incontestable testimony is that as he crossed through these media organisations, he left indelible impressions in the minds of those he encountered along the way.
Today is Tuesday, exactly one week that death, like a night thief, sneaked in and snatched away my friend, Dotun Samson Oladipo.
One week after, I seem to have some strength today to punch the keyboard for these lines; having been emotionally drained by this cruel pang of separation.
It was the passing of the legendary American country music star, Dolly Parton at the age of 84 to which I was paying attention late on the night of Tuesday, 25 August. Nothing prepared me that a more hard-hitting tragedy had just taken place and was lurking around the corner to end the day for me in the most callous manner.
A few minutes after calling the attention of NPO Reports’ Newsroom to the death of Dolly Parton and dropping the phone, it was my son who called my attention to another incoming phone call.
