Nigerian Observer of the "Nigerian Observer" and other Nigerian papers published in 1999 noted that it had a relatively small circulation, with only 15% of column inches taken up by advertisements, compared to 50% in a typical North American paper. Many of the ads were government bulletins; low revenue coupled with shortage of newsprint had the effect of limiting coverage of events, and in particular of limiting investigative reporting. Nigerian Observer The Nigerian Observer is a daily newspaper published in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It has been published since 29 May 1968. The publisher, Bendel Newspapers Company Limited, is owned by
Nigerian English into the dialect and have a unique meaning. The examples below of prominent Nigerian English loanwords are provided by Grace Ebunlola: ""agbada:" a kind of flowing dress for men, especially among the Yoruba: ‘Chief Ogini wore agbada to the wedding ceremony.’ "babanriga:" a kind of long, loose dress for men, especially among the Hausas: ‘I really like your babanriga.’ "akara:" an item of food, also referred to as ‘bean cake’ "akamu pap:" a kind of corn porridge: ‘This morning I ate akara and akamu.’ "akpu, banga, eba, egusi, ogbono, tuwo": ‘soup’ (in various Nigerian languages), as in: ‘Anytime I eat