41.   But government opponents cried foul, accusing the ruling party of stuffing ballots, drawing up voting lists with names of people long dead and busing in supporters.

42.   But many communists and other government opponents also took part in the rallies, which passed without any serious incidents.

43.   Chubais said economic growth would actually be bad news for government opponents, such as the communists, who have railed against free-market reforms.

44.   Critics have suggested military hardliners provoked the violence in order to justify a crackdown on government opponents.

45.   Critics have suggested military hard-liners provoked the violence to justify a crackdown on government opponents.

46.   Coomasie said retired Nigerian Gen. Alani Akinrinade, a government opponent in exile in London, was running the bombing operations from his London base.

47.   Crying foul, government opponents predicted a similar outcome in run-offs next week.

48.   Condemning imprisonment and executions of government opponents, the U.N. Human Rights Commission overcame African opposition and voted Tuesday to put Nigeria under special scrutiny.

49.   Condemning imprisonment and executions of government opponents, the U.N. Human Rights Commission overcame African opposition and voted Wednesday to put Nigeria under special scrutiny.

50.   Day after day they charged protesters, soaking them with stinging jets of water, beating and arresting them as government opponents were scooped up into detention.