1.   As the Nigerian opposition leader, Moshood K.O. Abiola, was laid to rest, the frenzy of the moment conveyed all that was being buried with him.

2.   Nigerian opposition groups Tuesday stepped up the pressure on the new government, renewing calls for a large pro-democracy demonstration on Friday.

3.   Other Nigerian opposition leaders called for Abiola to be installed as president of a transitional government in Nigeria.

4.   Other Nigerian opposition leaders called for Moshood Abiola to be installed as president of a transitional government in Nigeria.

5.   A year ago, Soyinka joined Nigerian opposition groups who met in Norway and agreed to form a united front against the Abacha regime.

6.   A year ago, Soyinka was with Nigerian opposition groups who met in Norway and agreed to form united front against the Abacha regime.

7.   Farrakhan, who is on a tour of Africa, would not disclose the nature of his two-hour meeting with Nigerian opposition leader Moshood Abiola.

8.   Farrakhan, a controversial American preacher, would not disclose the nature of his two-hour meeting with Nigerian opposition leader Moshood Abiola.

9.   Friends said he would go immediately to the family home of Moshood Abiola, the Nigerian opposition leader who died in custody in July.

10.   He flatly denied Mandela or the government had offered any aid to Nigerian opposition groups.