‘Ogogoro’ Brewer, Ovwiroro Laments Decline In Popularity Of The Local Gin
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Every morning, Wilson Ovwiroro leaves home early to paddle a wooden canoe into thick rainforest in southern Nigeria, where he taps raffia trees, making palm wine from their fermented More...
Dongoyaro Soaked In ‘Ogogoro’ Cures Coronavirus-Delta Rural Dwellers
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In a bid to avoid Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some Deltans in the rural areas soak dongoyaro (Neem) leaves into locally made gin, popularly known as ogogoro as an antidote for More...
Delta Court Jails Father, Son 26 Years For Selling ‘Ogogoro’
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Federal High Court, sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday sentenced a 58-year old man, Isaac Uti and his son, Jonathan (29) for dealing on ethanol, popularly known as Ogogoro. The More...
2 Die, 3 Hospitalised after Consuming ‘Ogogoro’ in Edo State
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two persons have died after consuming some quantity of locally-brewed gin popularly called “Ogogoro’’, believed to have been contaminated. Three persons were hospitalised More...
Warri Cleric Expresses Dismay over Continuous Consumption of ‘Ogogoro’ in Delta State
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Despite the known harms of ogogoro and the Federal Government’s ban on its public sales and consumption, the locally made alcoholic drink is still flourishing as a favourite in More...
“I Am Scared of Going to Rehab, Enjoy Ogogoro” – Majek Fashek
Majek Fashek LAGOS JULY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Reggae star, Majek Fashek who is currently struggling with drug addiction says he is scared of going to rehab after his last experience in America. According to the singer More...
Ogogoro Ban: An Indirect Way to Sabotage N’Delta Economy
Ogogoro brewers in Niger Delta region By Mozimo Beke LAGOS JULY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-While the person or group of persons that are unqualified brewers of the ogogoro locally made gin that could have ventured into the More...
‘Ogogoro’ Killer Gin, Spread to Delta, Kills Two in Kwale
Ogogoro hawkers LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Local gin known as ‘Ogogoro’ has started spreading to other states in Nigeria after killing no fewer than 38 in Rivers states. Report has it that despite government’s More...
It’s Criminal to Consume Unregistered Brew Gin, Ogogoro, Kparaga, Bitter in Nigeria
It is now criminal to consume this brand of local gin in Nigeria LAGOS JUNE 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Any one caught comsuming local made gin, popularly known as “Ogogoro or Kparaga or Kaikai”, will be charged to court More...
Rivers Govt Bans Consumption of ‘Ogogoro’ as Dog Meat, Ogogoro Death Toll Rises to 32
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Rivers State government has banned the consumption of local gin popularly called Ogogoro, following the death of about 32 persons, 15 from Bonny Island and Woji in Obio/Akpor Local More...