Nigerian Observer Bendel State, the predecessor of Edo State. The Rivers State newspaper "The Tide" did not mention the conflict with the teachers. During the administration of President Shehu Shagari (1979-83) the newspaper was subject to harassment by the police, with staff being detained and the premises shut, as were other papers belonging to state governments controlled by opposition parties. Early in 1989 worsening economic conditions forced the paper to close for some time. On 22 July 1993 the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida banned the "Nigerian Observer", as well as the "National Concord", "The Punch" and the "Daily Sketch". An analysis
Nigerian Americans hat). In the Igbo tradition, the men's cultural attire is "Isiagu" (a patterned shirt), which is worn with trousers and the traditional Igbo men's hat called "Okpu Agwu". The women wear a puffed sleeved blouse, two wrappers and a headwrap. Hausa men wear "barbarigas" or "kaftans" (long flowing gowns) with tall decorated hats. The women wear wrappers and shirts and cover their heads with "hijabs" (veils). Among Nigerian Americans, traditional Nigerian attire remains very popular. However, because the fabric is often hard to acquire outside of Nigeria, traditional attire is not worn on an everyday basis but rather, reserved for