NCDC — Coronavirus in Nigeria now 1932

204 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

80-Kano

45-Lagos

12-Gombe

9-Bauchi

9-Sokoto

7-Borno

7-Edo

6-Rivers

6-Ogun

4-FCT

4-Akwa Ibom

4-Bayelsa

3-Kaduna

2-Oyo

2-Delta

2-Nasarawa

1-Ondo

1-Kebbi

11:50pm 30th April- 1932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 319

Deaths: 58

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NIGERIA POLITICS --- Police arrest three people for insulting President Buhari on social media

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APC replies Atiku: You’re part of Obasanjo’s short-sighted govt

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