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Veteran actor and screenwriter Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan Legendary Nigerian Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, broke down in tears on stage following the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo. Ogogo died on Sunday evening after battling cancer, prompting an outpouring of tributes from […]

The 36 state governors are facing growing pressure to account for how they have spent public funds disbursed as revenue by the Federation Account Allocation Committee in the last three years. This scrutiny follows the revelation that the Federation Account disbursed about N47tn to the three tiers of government in the three years since the […]

Nollywood actor Ogogo and daughter Kira Taiwo. Photo credit: Web One of the daughters of veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, Kira Taiwo, has shared an emotional message she exchanged with her father before his death. Kira shared the message on her Instagram Story on Monday, following the actor’s death on Sunday […]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, will be buried in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday. Hassan died at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the age of 66, according to a burial announcement by veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, on his Instagram page. Kosoko said the actor’s remains would be taken to […]

Popular Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo, is dead. The news of the actor’s death was confirmed by multiple sources, including the founder of Best of Nollywood, Seun Oloketuyi. Oloketuyi announced the death in a post on social media, writing, “Taiwo Hassan Ogogo is dead. “He finally lost the battle of life.” Ogogo’s […]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo One of the daughters of veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, Kira Taiwo, has accused some Nigerians of trying to make money from her father’s battle with stage-four cancer. Kira made the allegation during an emotional TikTok live session on Saturday, where she […]

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has urged Nigerians to resist what he described as foreign interference in the country’s affairs, following moves to release documents allegedly linked to drug-trafficking investigations involving President Bola Tinubu more than three decades ago. Buratai […]

Daughter of veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, Kira Taiwo, has accused some individuals of attempting to profit from her father’s battle with stage-four cancer. Kira made the allegation during an emotional TikTok live session on Saturday, where she broke down while discussing the actor’s condition and the financial demands allegedly being […]

NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent killings and abductions in parts of Nigeria’s North-Central region, warning that the country must not become a “killing field.” Obi made this known in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday, following recent attacks […]

A US judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, ruling that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy, announced by the State Department in January, was “patently unlawful” and […]