{
  "id": 1641711,
  "title": "Nollywood actor, Ogogo diagnosed with cancer, children solicit help [VIDEO]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nollywood-actor-ogogo-diagnosed-with-cancer-children-solicit-help",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:18:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/18/nollywood-actor-ogogo-diagnosed-with-cancer-children-solicit-help-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Veteran Nigerian actor Taiwo Hassan, known as Ogogo, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, according to a video shared on Instagram by his daughter, Shaki Taiwo. In the video, Shaki appealed for medical assistance, stating that the hospital had ceased Ogogo's treatment due to the severity of his condition. She expressed her father's wish to live and appealed for help, whether medical or traditional, to save his life. Shaki's second daughter, Haleemah, in a separate post, revealed that the family was only aware of the diagnosis \"three weeks ago.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Hospitals refusing to treat our father, Nollywood actor Ogogo’s daughters cry out over stage-four cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/hospitals-refusing-to-treat-our-father-nollywood-actor-ogogos",
        "published": "2026-08-17T22:00:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "‘Our father is battling Stage 4 cancer’ — Ogogo Hassan’s daughters reveal, seek treatment options",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/our-father-is-battling-stage-4-cancer-ogogo-hassans-daughters-reveal",
        "published": "2026-08-17T22:16:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}