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
Amol there was. Amol, in the era of the Alid dynasties and Marashis dynasty, was the capital of Northern Iran. The inhabitants of Amol embraced Islam during the reign of Mahdi (775–785), the Abbasid Caliph. Amol was also the capital city of the Bavand dynasty and Ziyarid dynasty. Today, Amol is a thriving modern metropolis. In the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth century, Amol was one of the largest cities in Iran. Khalid ibn Barmak built a palace in the city and ruled for years. People from the Qarinvand dynasty arrived a couple of years and fought with the Abbasid Caliphate