Ogogo’s Daughter Did Not Welcome Any Child – Family

The family of late Nollywood actor Ogogo has dismissed reports claiming that his daughter, Shakirat (Kira) Taiwo, welcomed a baby boy. Haleemah (Lima) Taiwo, another daughter of the late actor, recently issued the clarification via a press statement shared on her Instagram page.

Urging Nigerians to disregard the claim, Haleemah described the news as false and begged fellow citizens to stop circulating unverified information about the family as they mourn the late moviestar.

She concluded by appreciating Nollywood fans for their prayers at this difficult time.

Her words, “DISCLAIMER. Please disregard the information currently circulating that my sister has given birth. This is not true.

We have been receiving several calls and messages from friends and family asking about it, so we felt the need to clarify publicly.

At a time when our family is mourning the loss of our father, we kindly ask everyone to stop spreading or sharing unverified information about our family.

Thank you for your understanding, prayers and for our privacy at this difficult time.”

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.