The Daily Independent (Lagos newspaper) The Daily Independent (Lagos newspaper) The Independent is a newspaper published in Nigeria. It is based in Lagos. Independent Newspapers Limited was incorporated on 17 July 2001 and started operations in October 2001. The company publishes the flagship "Independent" newspaper, and the "Saturday Independent" and "Sunday Independent". The "Independent" is a successor to the "Diet" newspaper established in 1997 by James Ibori, a close friend of the military ruler General Sani Abacha. By 1999 most of the "Diet" staff had left since they had not been paid for some months. Ibori, who had been elected governor of Delta State in
Daily Pakistan Daily Pakistan The Daily Pakistan () is a daily newspaper in Pakistan, published both in Urdu language and in English. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami is its chief editor. "Daily Pakistan" is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously. This Lahore-based daily was started in December 1990. During Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's regime, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami suffered hardships and was put behind the bars. Prior to taking over "Daily Pakistan", he was Editor-in-Chief of the "Weekly Zindagi", Lahore. He also served as President, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors in 2002. The newspaper is known for its writer Hamid Mir who interviewed Osama