Veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, lived a remarkably private family life despite spending more than four decades in the public eye. The celebrated Nollywood star, who died on August 23, 2026, at the age of 66 after battling stage-four cancer, was married to two women, Ajoke Hassan and Taibat Hassan.
His family became a subject of renewed public interest following his death and burial in Ilaro, Ogun State, on August 24. While fans knew Ogogo primarily for his commanding performances in Yoruba-language films, those closest to him knew a different side of the actor as a husband and father.
Two Wives
Ogogo practiced polygamy and had two wives, Ajoke Hassan and Taibat Hassan.
The family structure attracted attention because the two women came from different religious backgrounds. Ajoke was known as a Christian, while Taibat was Muslim.
Despite that difference, reports about the family have described a relatively peaceful household. Ogogo’s family life was generally kept away from the intense publicity surrounding his acting career, meaning relatively few details were publicly discussed while he was alive.
His death brought many of those family connections into public view as relatives gathered for his final rites.
Ajoke Hassan
Ajoke Hassan was Ogogo’s first wife and the woman most prominently seen mourning him during his funeral.
Images and videos from the August 24 burial showed her overcome with grief as she said goodbye to her longtime husband. Her emotional reaction attracted considerable attention online, particularly because it offered a rare glimpse into the private family behind the famous actor.
Ajoke is also the mother of some of Ogogo’s best-known children, including daughters Kira and Lima Taiwo.
The family’s recent public appeal for medical assistance had brought Kira and Lima into the spotlight shortly before their father’s death. They spoke openly about the seriousness of his condition and appealed for access to cancer specialists after his health deteriorated.
Taibat Hassan
Taibat Hassan was Ogogo’s second wife.
Unlike Ajoke, Taibat has maintained a much lower public profile, and relatively little verified information about her personal life is available in mainstream reporting.
Her marriage to Ogogo formed part of the extended family that he maintained during his lifetime. The family’s ability to live together despite the different religious backgrounds of the two wives has been noted in biographical accounts of the actor.
As with many aspects of Ogogo’s private life, details about the relationship were not a major feature of his public career.
His Children
Ogogo was a father of six children.
Different online biographies and family references have not always presented the children’s names consistently, so individual details should be treated carefully. Recent reports confirm that daughters Kira and Lima were among his children and were the family members who publicly discussed his illness during his final days.
Other family accounts have identified children including Haleemah and Shakirat, as well as a son, Ibrahim Opeyemi. Because publicly available sources differ over the complete list and spelling of the children’s names, it is safer not to attach unverified details to individual family members.
What is clear is that his children played an important role during the final chapter of his life.
The Cancer Battle
Ogogo’s final weeks were marked by serious health concerns.
On August 17 and 18, 2026, his daughters Kira and Lima made emotional appeals for medical help, revealing that their father was battling stage-four cancer. They said the family urgently needed access to specialists and hospitals capable of treating his condition. They also stressed that they were seeking medical assistance rather than financial donations.
The appeals came shortly before false reports circulated claiming that the actor had already died. His daughter Lima publicly rejected those reports at the time.
Ogogo ultimately died at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 23.
Final Farewell
His death was announced by veteran actor Jide Kosoko, who said Ogogo had died at 66. His remains were taken to Ilaro ahead of the burial the following day.
On Monday, August 24, Ogogo was buried according to Islamic rites in his hometown.
Family members were joined by numerous colleagues from the Yoruba film industry, including Yinka Quadri, Jide Kosoko, Femi Adebayo, Faithia Balogun and Mr Latin. Yinka Quadri was visibly emotional during the burial procession.
For Ajoke and Taibat, however, the ceremony was not simply a public farewell to a cinema icon. It was the final goodbye to their husband and the father of their children.
A Private Legacy
Ogogo’s professional reputation often overshadowed his life away from the cameras.
He became one of the most recognizable figures in Yoruba cinema, building a career that lasted more than four decades. Yet he generally kept his family outside the entertainment industry’s constant spotlight.
His two marriages and six children formed the private foundation behind that public career.
The emotional scenes at his funeral demonstrated how deeply his death affected those closest to him. Ajoke’s grief, the presence of his children and the support of relatives and colleagues all showed that the man known to millions as Ogogo was also a husband, father and family man.
Taiwo Hassan’s death leaves a major gap in Yoruba cinema, but his influence will continue through the films and performances that established his reputation.
Away from the screen, his family story was more complicated and personal. He was married to Ajoke and Taibat, raised six children and maintained a household that brought together different religious backgrounds.
As Ilaro said goodbye to one of its most famous sons on August 24, 2026, his wives, children, friends and colleagues gathered around the same final moment.
Ogogo may have spent his career playing unforgettable characters, but for his family, his most important roles were far more personal: husband, father and a central figure in their lives. His final journey ended in Ilaro, but the family and cinematic legacy he left behind will continue long after his burial.
