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 Sportsman (2006 newspaper) The Sportsman (2006 newspaper) The Sportsman was a daily published in the United Kingdom for seven months during 2006. It was launched on 22 March and intended to complement Dennis Publishing's gambling magazine, "Total Gambler". It was the brainchild of editor-in-chief Charlie Methven, and the UK's first new national daily newspaper since the launch of the "Daily Sport" in 1991. It claimed to be a one-stop shop for the modern punter, offering news, views and tips on sport, racing and anything else bookmakers give odds on. Sales reached 22,333 in May, some way short of its target break-even figure of