{
  "id": 8235783,
  "title": "Nigeria Alcohol Tragedy: Nearly 50 Die After Consuming Suspected Methanol-Laced Local Brew",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nigeria-alcohol-tragedy-nearly-50-die-after-consuming-suspected",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/nigeria-alcohol-tragedy-nearly-50-die-after-consuming-suspected-methanol-laced-local-brew"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are undergoing treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic drink suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday. Banji Ajaka, Ondo state's commissioner for health, said cases were reported in the Odigbo and Irele local government areas. He said 182 people are believed to have been affected, with some…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}