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 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