21.   The Nigerian government has come under international scorn since it executed nine dissidents last November.

22.   The senator made this trip, too, with Matthews, who was now working for a lobbying firm with strong links to the Nigerian government.

23.   The tournament was devalued when the Nigerian government pulled its defending champion team out because of security reasons.

24.   There was the doctor from West Virginia who received an official-looking letter from the Nigerian government, offering a business opportunity to export agricultural equipment.

25.   These names were falsely used by two sons of Abacha, Mohammed and Abba, said a lawyer for the Nigerian government.

26.   These questions are unavoidable and should be addressed directly and frankly by the Nigerian government.

27.   When Francis Okaroh moved to the US, the Nigerian government was considered stable.

28.   Over the weekend, all five political parties registered with the Nigerian government chose Abacha as their unanimous presidential candidate for the August elections.

29.   A bomb exploded in a Lagos suburb early Wednesday, the sixth in the past year apparently targeting the Nigerian military government.

30.   A Commonwealth team said Wednesday it had reached agreement with the Nigerian government for a visit to the West African country to investigate its commitment to democratic reforms.