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
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) and publisher of "The Daily Star", is also on its six-member board of directors, of which Rokeya Afzal Rahman is chairman. The board deals with financial matters. The general section of the newspaper is headed by Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, its managing editor, while the news team is led by Syed Ashfaqul Haque, chief news editor. Ahmed Ali is in charge of the Metro. Other leaders are AFM Jamaluddin (establishment manager), Mizanur Rahman (accounts manager), Selim S.H. Chowdhury (production and events manager), and Sher Ali (advertising manager). The online version of "The Daily Star" as a leading English daily newspaper of