{
  "id": 2840001,
  "title": "Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan, veteran Nigerian actor, is dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/taiwo-ogogo-hassan-veteran-nigerian-actor-is-dead",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T18:02:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/904958-taiwo-ogogo-hassan-veteran-nigerian-actor-is-dead.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Veteran Nigerian actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died. His daughter, Kaira Taiwo, announced his death during an Instagram Live session on Sunday. According to reports, Ogogo had been battling stage-four cancer.\n\nThe news of his death was confirmed by multiple sources, including Seun Oloketuyi, founder of Best of Nollywood, and other industry figures such as Saheed Balogun, who mourned Ogogo on social media. Days before his death, Ogogo's daughters, Kaira and Lima Taiwo, had appealed for medical assistance for their father, as doctors had informed the family that chemotherapy was no longer an option.\n\nOgogo was a prominent figure in the Nigerian film industry, particularly known for his roles in Yoruba-language movies and his contributions to the growth of Nollywood.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ dies at 65",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/breaking-veteran-nollywood-actor-taiwo-hassan-ogogo-dies-at-65",
        "published": "2026-08-23T17:54:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ is dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/breaking-nollywood-actor-taiwo-hassan-ogogo-is-dead",
        "published": "2026-08-23T18:20:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Taiwo Hassan: Curtains close on veteran actor Ogogo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/taiwo-hassan-curtains-close-on-veteran-actor-ogogo",
        "published": "2026-08-23T19:06:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}