{
  "id": 10736788,
  "title": "Ondo alcohol poisoning: 48 dead, 182 affected as panel confirms methanol in ‘monkey tail’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ondo-alcohol-poisoning-48-dead-182-affected-as-panel-confirms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/ondo-alcohol-poisoning-48-dead-182-affected-as-panel-confirms-methanol-in-monkey-tail/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The NMA-NAFDAC Liaison Committee has confirmed that high concentration of methanol in a local concoction known as ‘monkey tail’ is responsible for the recent mass deaths in Ondo State. Chairman of the committee, Dr Azim Adekunle Ashimi, disclosed this in an update on Tuesday, citing laboratory findings by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration […] Ondo alcohol poisoning: 48 dead,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}