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
Ajit (newspaper) Ajit (newspaper) Ajit (Daily Ajit) is a Punjabi language daily newspaper published in Jalandhar, India. The newspaper is run by Sadhu Singh Hamdard trust. The newspaper was founded in 1941 in Urdu language. Veteran journalist and ex-Rajya Sabha member, Barjinder Singh Hamdard, is the current editor-in-chief. In 2007-08, it claimed a circulation of more than 333 thousand. "Ajit" started its circulation with an Urdu language weekly edition in 1941 from Shaheed Sikh Missionary College Amritsar. Ajit Singh Ambalvi was its first editor. In November 1942, it became a daily newspaper and began printing from Lahore. After independence it moved its