The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has commiserated with the family of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, a.k.a Ogogo, describing his passing as the loss of a “fallen great tree which roots and fruits would nourish generations to come.”
Ogogo died on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at the age of 66, following a battle with stage-four cancer. His death was confirmed by his family on Monday.
In a condolence message through his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, Alaafin said “a true custodian of our heritage has gone to rest, while the light of a single, brilliant flame has faded out, yet its glow remains in our collective history”.
According to the Paramount Ruler, “the world lost a giant, whose spirit lives on in every life he inspired.
” An irreplaceable voice has gone quiet, but the echo of his art would ring through generations. You carried our history and our pride with grace. A single light has gone out, yet its brilliance will continues to guide us”, He said
Oba Owoade pointed out that through his remarkable career, late Hassan entertained generations while showcasing and preserving the rich cultural values of the Yoruba people on stage and screen.
The Royal Father noted that late Hassan’s commitment to theatre, Yoruba culture and the broader entertainment industry had left an enduring mark on the creative landscape of Lagos State and Nigeria.
Said he poetically , ” anything you lose comes round in another form.
Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Only from the heart can you touch the sky.
Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.
“For nothing is fixed,
forever, forever, forever,
it is not fixed;
the earth is always shifting,
the light is always changing,
the sea does not cease to grind down rock”.
While commiserating with the bereaved families for the loss of their beloved one, Alaafin retorted thus, “we mourn the loss of a rare cultural pillar, yet we celebrate an immortal legacy that will forever shape our identity”.
The Oyo State chapter of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, has mourned the death of…
Oba Owoade also sympathized with the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) over the death of of one of their notable members, describing it a “” a painful loss””.
